Folks is it true we’re putting Crocs on dogs now? Please advise.

With the Knicks back in the finals (!!), it's a great time for longtime fans to pick up this fantastic book about the '90s New York teams from my friend and former coworker, @herringnba.bsky.social: www.amazon.com/Blood-Garden...

All hotel rooms look the same, quiz edition www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: The banking industry has known for months that Trump was planning to issue an executive order saying they needed to check customers’ citizenship status. They fought hard to stop this and tonight they won. W/Paige Smith & Katanga Johnson www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"How often do you sit down to take your shoes off at the end of the day, only to realize you’ve been skimming through God knows what on Threads for 15 minutes? You didn’t even download Threads!" I feel seen.

Bob Ross paintings are selling for six figures — and the hokiest ones are fetching the highest prices.

When your child shows talent, why can it feel less like a gift and more like a responsibility? In an age of hustle culture and hyperoptimization, parenting has become high-stakes. The consequences aren’t great.

The Bloomberg Review of Books, coming to an inbox near you www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

War, global fuel shortages and government shutdowns are all on the list of scenarios that are rarely covered by insurance policies. Here’s a guide to help travelers navigate their options amid unprecedented uncertainty

Incredibly proud of my @bloomberg.com colleagues, who won a Pulitzer today for illustrated reporting for the graphic novel version of an incredible, harrowing story about “digital arrest” scams in India. Gift link to the graphic novel, will thread the feature below: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Forget healthspan — middle-aged men are facing pressure to increase their “hotspans.” This is how they're doing it. Read more: bloom.bg/4eFztVV 📷️: Alamy

Seven weeks before the World Cup kickoff, NYC "hotels have sold just 18% of available rooms between June 13, date of the first match at NJ's MetLife Stadium, and July 19, when the venue hosts the final." "The comparable figure this time a year ago was 26%" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millions of fans gearing up for the 2026 World Cup have already been hit with sticker shock over ticket prices. Now many are realizing that getting to the stadiums will cost them even more

Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon wouldn’t do any “climate change crap.” It’s still fortifying bases against rising seas and stronger storms.

Are you in London? Come work with me on the best team at Bloomberg bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...

When Trump froze $$ for the NY-NJ Gateway tunnel over possible “illegal DEI,” the pretext only lasted until he offered to restore it in exchange for naming Penn Station after him. But there WAS a program to help disadvantaged businesses. Here’s what’s become of it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Transportation Security Administration warned new airport screeners won’t be ready in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the agency grapples with staffing shortages during a prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown

In David E. Kelley’s new Apple TV series ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles,’ Elle Fanning plays a new mom turned OnlyFans creator navigating the platform’s mix of entrepreneurship, creativity and creeps.

Such a joy to work my brilliant French colleagues to document this wondrous transformation in Paris over the last decade. And a respite from all the rest ...

"Conveniently, wine whales are also aging." The rumors are true: I now work with (and edit!) @felixsalmon.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Once upon a time, being a Formula One fan felt like being in on a secret — at least if you lived in America. Now, the 2026 races promise new tech, new rules, new ways to watch and drama in a higher gear. Read more: bloom.bg/4dnNDdo 📷️: Getty Images

Couldn't stop thinking about the shoes so I wrote about thinking about the shoes. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FLUTE VAULT

A night at the movies is the latest group outing to turn into a private, luxury experience. New York's Metro Private Cinema offers first-run and classic films, plus drinks and multicourse meals. Is less audience more? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled since 1950. Older people experience a month a year when heat prevents them from routine activities. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Plus: Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are showing a darkly modern pathway for users to bet on war and other morbid outcomes

From California to Texas, electric utilities are struggling to manage mounting fire risk in a warming climate. They are spending more than ever before on lawsuits and settlements, as well as on preventative measures, such as undergrounding lines. 1/5

The number of US nationals applying for British citizenship hit an all-time high in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US courts are foiling efforts by the Trump administration to keep under wraps information about the Department of Government Efficiency and the role that Elon Musk played in it during his whirlwind stint with the White House last year

A cartoon by David Borchart, from 2015. #NewYorkerCartoons

The folks at @gothamist.com capture it perfectly: "It's Monday in New York City, where we're doing this again."

A handy Bloomberg chart on Trump's options on replacing the tariffs just struck down: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

They're the absolute amateurs taking movies from good to great this Oscar season, just in time for the first-ever Best Casting award. (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

CDs are back. Dumb phones are cool. The anti-screen generation is growing up

The getaway now comes with a body count: Murder mystery weekends are selling out everywhere. (free link, w/ great video from the Six Bells Inn in Upstate NY) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

RIP Doug Moe. A great coach, a warm person and so funny. He should and will be remembered for plenty more, but this story has always felt the most like him www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

“Green Eggs & Ham” as read by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday Night Live. youtu.be/A1mqg4C0awA?...

For our next trick, we explain why professional magicians are having a major moment.

I wrote about the cowardly lions of corporate America under Trump and their decades-long push to shape the country’s political life and democracy, no matter their protestations to the contrary now. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For our next trick, we explain why professional magicians are having a major moment.

Modern daters tend to think they have a “type.” But research shows that who we actually click with IRL doesn't have much to do with what makes us swipe right.

The other night on Jeopardy, two players were tied going into final. The woman in third made a small wager and her answer was, "I hope they both bet everything." They both did, all three got it wrong, and she won. As if that wasn't already hilarious enough, turns out it was all a master plan!

So far, only 20 players have received a perfect score on the latest edition of Pointed. Do you think you can join the 190-point club? Prove it and play now:

Expert advice on spending, investing and gifting — plus tax implications you need to consider

The US now has more than 600,000 EVs that can feed power to houses during an emergency.

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at [email protected]

Plots of empty space above London buildings are being listed for hundreds of thousands of pounds each, as developers eye potential to build on top of existing rooftops. But adding storeys is fiendishly complicated — especially in the UK capital. Read more: bloom.bg/3MdpY4b 📷: Echlin

Six top executives, including those at Chase and Nasdaq, break down why they were able to stick with certain promises to themselves (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Canadians took 28% fewer trips to the US last year as President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state angered many in the northern nation.