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COVID-19's "unexpected business boom holds lessons for how to make the economy more conducive to new ideas, new companies, and new entrepreneurs in the future," @AnnieLowrey argues:http://on.theatln.tc/1s3xy4A 

The Olympics has become increasingly synonymous with overspending, corruption, and autocratic regimes. As the world looks ahead to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, @YasmeenSerhan asks: Is it time for the Games to end?http://on.theatln.tc/GZtcpUp 

Talking with strangers can make us happier, more connected to our communities, mentally sharper, healthier, less lonely, and more trustful and optimistic, @JoeKeohane writes. So why don’t we do it more?http://on.theatln.tc/wua1Bpz 

Katie Roiphe's advice for her daughter: Do talk to your professors outside of class. Do notice the way the sky changes color. Don’t get too drunk.http://on.theatln.tc/FDb4f8T 

"If anyone understands why discussing our weight with our loved ones can be such a toxic brew of shame, resentment, and frustration, it’s the van Tullekens," @HelenLewis writes:http://on.theatln.tc/rNagUKZ 

"The feelings of progress, buoyancy, and even semi-normalcy from the late spring and early summer have dissipated," @jpinsk writes. Steeply rising case counts reflect the Delta variant’s contagiousness—and correlate with a more private, psychological toll.http://on.theatln.tc/kVlXiae 

How bad can Delta get in a highly vaccinated country with no restrictions? We're about to find out, @sarahzhang writes:http://on.theatln.tc/dSbJgQc 

Kids under 12 can’t be vaccinated yet. "Until they can be, the best way to protect them is simple," @olgakhazan reports: "Vaccinate all the eligible adults and teens around them.http://on.theatln.tc/v5J2Qmg 

The arrogance and insularity of meritocratic elites fractured America’s class system and left resentment and alienation in its wake. It’s time we blame the bobos, @nytdavidbrooks writes.http://on.theatln.tc/aR7FbGA 

A popular watchdog Twitter account has dedicated itself to “monitoring” the far right, reports @kait_tiffany, but does reposting extremist content on a mainstream website do any good?http://on.theatln.tc/hlB5Kw0 

Throughout the pandemic, service workers have faced a wave of abuse from customers. That’s exactly the way American consumerism was designed to work, writes @amandamull:http://on.theatln.tc/rdpWItv 

In the classic study of the hero’s journey, women were in the background, James Parker writes. “The Heroine With 1001 Faces,” a new book by @mariamtatar, puts them at the center of the story.http://on.theatln.tc/hyRH7gS 

Trump's gains with Latino voters offer a lesson for California Republicans—if they choose to listen, @realcpaz writes:http://on.theatln.tc/h6tO4T2 

The Olympics has become increasingly synonymous with overspending, corruption, and autocratic regimes. As the world looks ahead to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, @YasmeenSerhan asks: Is it time for the Games to end?http://on.theatln.tc/g2l9Cv9 

Talking with strangers can make us happier, more connected to our communities, mentally sharper, healthier, less lonely, and more trustful and optimistic, @JoeKeohane writes. So why don’t we do it more?http://on.theatln.tc/9JecLkF 

Synchronized swimming has been an Olympic fixture since 1984. But in 2017, its name was changed to “artistic swimming”—a controversial move that many athletes and coaches fear detracts from the athleticism of the sport, @VValosik reports:http://on.theatln.tc/PiO6cFA 

"Strange as it may seem, affairs have a lot to teach us about marriage—what we expect, what we think we want, and what we feel entitled to," Esther Perel wrote in 2017.http://on.theatln.tc/xemDU8U 

"Given the spike in homicides that has afflicted the United States during the pandemic, disproportionately killing Black people," @conor64 writes, "there’s an especially strong case for this overdue slogan: Solve All Murders."http://on.theatln.tc/iolxOsy