In Which We Discuss:

1. The French don’t want their love of ménage à trois to get lost in the olympic frenzy.

2. British pop star Charli XCX makes most important endorsement of the US campaign season.

3. Kamala Harris could set herself apart from past democratic candidates by not making an absolute donkey-brained choice for VP.

4. Nobody wants to sit with JD Vance at the lunch table.

5. Speaking of unpopular people, it’s no longer cool to shake Benjamin Netanyahu’s hand.

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