What are we reading on July 3, 2025?
Plenty of news regarding the network state, the problems with Pixar, and the decline and fall of the software coder. Here's what caught our attention this week.
Pixar’s ‘Elio’ is emblematic of a bigger headwind for Hollywood
Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” had a record low opening for the studio, but its performance is emblematic of a much wider trend in Hollywood: a reliance on sequels.
Sarah Whitten
From Gay Money to ‘God’s Wrath’: Praxis CEO Melts Down
How a Gay-Funded ‘Tech Utopia’ Turned Into a Bigot’s Apocalypse
Gil Duran
Why the Marine Corps should adopt the M10 Booker
Two Marine officers believe the Army’s loss could be the Marine Corps’ gain by adopting the relatively light but heavily armed M10 Booker.
Lt. Col. John J. Dick, Lt. Col. Daniel D. Phillips
Why Americans fell out of love with the hotel minibar
For many prevalent midscale hotel chains, minibars are becoming a relic.
Darren Geeter
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
Rose Horowitch
Bosses Are Abusing Their Employees in an Archaic, Completely Unforgivable Way
Looking for a way to ruin morale, undermine your own authority, and cause good employees to seek work elsewhere? Look no further!
Alison Green
This could be the summer of economic hell | CNN Business
In the face of higher tariffs on virtually everything the United States imports, plus a Middle East crisis, the United States economy has, remarkably, held its ground. Inflation has mostly held steady, while the unemployment rate remains near historic lows. Stocks, meanwhile, hit fresh record highs last week.
Elisabeth Buchwald
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