Thinking of everyone affected by the central U.S. floods. Check on your buddies, everyone.

Earrings worth $769,500 recovered by Florida police after alleged thief swallows them by Ana Faguy (BBC News)

Hasbro Debuts a New Version of Monopoly Minus the Cold Hard Cash by Jamie Sorcher (Popular Mechanics)

Chuck E. Cheese gets a rebrand -- which means no more animatronic band by Ariana Brockington and Savannah Sellers (Today)

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We’re vibing to bossa nova, watching a statue vanish in plain sight, and learning something new (and unfair?) about clumsiness.

Unexpected ways your cycle messes with you by Julie Vargo (Orlando Health)

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Lulu's former co-host, Alison Burns, drops by to answer five questions. They chat sauna boxes and steam cleaning before Lulu wraps it up with a bready-made closer.

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Sweden Has a Hotel for Sourdough Starters by Danny Lewis (Smithsonian Magazine)

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We’re granting wishes, digging up ancient luxury, and celebrating Betty White in stamp form. Also in the mix: a personal reflection on legacy, loss, and the strange power of a deleted webpage.

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Make-a-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6 by Cal Jeffrey (Techspot)

'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii by Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis (BBC)

Trump has big dreams for Kennedy Center but doesn't seem to know what it does

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We’re diving into Cory Booker's historic speech, horror movies, and whether Germany thinks Birkenstocks count as art. (Spoiler: they do not.)

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Birkenstocks Aren't Art, German Federal Court Says by Karen K. Ho (ARTnews)

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Waltzing through Vienna’s ball season, reliving corset trauma on tour, spotlighting an incredible mental health org, and learning about kidney donations. It’s a full Thursday bowl.

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From sweatpants to cosplay, here are some surprising twists of Vienna's annual ball season by Lynn Brown (BBC)

Colorado woman donates kidney to save Pennsylvania man 35 years after they went to prom together by Seth Kaplan (ABC 27)

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Darkness Rising Project

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We’re stirring together fancy hot chocolate dreams, the ethics of repatriating cultural artifacts, and a little SAG Award speech that might just send you chasing your own greatness. (Also, shoutout to creme brulee.)

Most Hot Chocolate Sucks. Make It at Home Instead. by Rebecca Flint Marx (Eater)

The Netherlands Will Return 113 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria by Karen K. Ho (ARTnews)

Timothée Chalamet Wins SAG Award for Best Actor and Says 'I Want to Be One of the Greats': 'I'm in Pursuit of Greatness' by Clayton Davis (Variety)

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We’re blowing through the essential rechargeable fan roundup—because summer waits for no one, and neither does backstage sweat. Bring one to a national park this summer!

Hundreds in Park Service Have Opted to Quit, Agency Memo Says by Lisa Friedman (NYTimes)

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