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Welcome to Grapevine, our weekly look at the most thought-provoking and original feature stories from The Wall Street Journal. As the coronavirus pandemic reshapes life in the U.S. and world-wide, we will continue to bring you important stories from across the WSJ to enhance your understanding of relevant issues, people and events. Please stay healthy and continue to read. — Lisa Bannon, Wall Street Journal |
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| A cruise ship passed the Doge’s Palace in Venice on June 5. MIGUEL MEDINA/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES |
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Tourists Return, and Venice Wonders: How Many Are Too Many? |
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The pandemic raised Venetians’ hopes for a reset of their famously over-touristed city once they emerged from Covid lockdowns, writes Giovanni Legorano. Now, many Italians have mixed feelings about tourists returning. “It’s becoming impossible to do my grocery shopping after 6 p.m. On the way back home the streets are now so packed with people outside the bars,” said Francesco Penzo, 48, who works for an insurance company. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Brianna Leavitt received about $93,000 after her father died in 2017. She used the money to pay off her student loans, car payment, and credit card debt. PHOTO: LINDSAY D'ADDATO FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Older Americans Stockpiled a Record $35 Trillion. Now It's Time to Give It Away. |
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Baby boomers and older Americans have spent decades accumulating an enormous stockpile of money, write Ben Eisen and Anne Tergesen. At the end of this year’s first quarter, Americans age 70 and above had a net worth of nearly $35 trillion, according to Federal Reserve data. Their wealth is equal to 157% of U.S. gross domestic product, more than double the proportion 30 years ago, federal data show. Now they have started parceling it out to their heirs and others, unleashing a torrent of economic activity including buying homes, starting businesses and giving to charity. And many recipients are guided by different priorities and politics than their givers. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| The Department of Defense has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos that have been circulating in the public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
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Report Says ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ Defy Worldly Explanation |
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U.S. intelligence officials reviewing dozens of reports of mysterious flying objects found 18 in which the objects displayed no visible propulsion or appeared to use technology beyond the known capabilities of the U.S. or its adversaries, writes Brett Forrest. The Pentagon last summer revived a small, secretive unit called the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force to study the encounters. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| Chemical-free bio pools are gaining in popularity during the second summer of the pandemic. Here, a pool set in the landscape, with a stand of purple plants. PHOTOS: CHLOE AFTEL FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| A natural pond reflects trees. |
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| Natural pools require less energy and chemicals to operate. |
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Natural-Pool Owners Kiss Chemicals Goodbye |
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Natural pools are a tiny fraction of the market for swimming pools in the U.S. but they are catching on post-pandemic, writes Karen Bruno. The roots of aquatic plants, such as water lilies, and materials like gravel create a naturally occurring ecosystem with biofilms called a regeneration zone. Water is kept clean and algae-free as it recirculates over the film of micro-organisms. |
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| Dr. Karen Sutton, chief medical officer for World Lacrosse and a former collegiate player, shares drills to build speed and agility. PHOTOS: JULIE BIDWELL FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Five Exercises to Boost Speed and Agility |
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The chief medical officer for World Lacrosse shares five drills to be lighter on your feet, by Jen Murphy. READ FULL STORY >> |
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| The next generation of diets could be customized for an individual’s gut microbiome. F. MARTIN RAMIN/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, STYLING BY JUDITH TREZZA |
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Diets Engineered to Work With Your Microbiome |
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A crop of “precision nutrition” startups are racing to develop and engineer individualized diet programs, based on growing evidence that people’s gut microbes—even those of identical twins—respond to food in significantly different ways, writes Betsy Morris. The studies reflect the belief among many scientists that more finely-tuned nutrition could help curb the nation’s chronic-disease epidemic. Here's how they work. READ THE STORY >> |
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| Albert Imperato, a longtime jean short wearer, noted that to many, jorts will always be a bit funny. PHOTO: ALBERT IMPERATO |
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Jorts—A Dad Style Staple—Are Suddenly in Fashion Again |
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Fashion gurus have declared that jean shorts, aka jorts, are making a comeback for summer 2021. But even committed jort enthusiasts are aware that jean shorts are still a bit of a gag, writes Jacob Gallagher. “You almost chuckle the minute you hear the word ‘jorts,’” said Albert Imperato, 58, a classical-music publicist in Manhattan, who has worn jorts through many summers. He savors their breezy fit and the laid-back look of the denim, but he knows that “some people just think they’re funny.” READ FULL STORY>> |
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An All American Road Trip Through Ohio |
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A three-day trip through the Buckeye State offers Amish auctions, rock 'n roll and an unexpected variety of roadside attractions, writes Andrew Nelson. Here's where to go. READ FULL STORY>>> |
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| Ron Burkle recently completed a massive restoration of Bob Hope’s former Palm Springs home.MICHAL CZERWONKA FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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Ron Burkle Adds to His Extensive Collection of Homes |
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Billionaire investor Ron Burkle's purchase of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year was just the latest addition to his extensive property portfolio, which includes homes in California as well as in New York, London and Montana, writes Katherine Clarke. The Democratic fundraiser and Pittsburgh Penguins owner also counts historic estates like Greenacres, a 1920s-era Beverly Hills estate built by the silent-movie star Harold Lloyd, as well as a volcano-inspired John Lautner-designed home in Palm Springs that was built for Bob Hope. His primary home sits on its own private island on Montana’s Flathead Lake. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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Podcasts for Your Summer Road Trip |
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From Jamie Lee Curtis’s family-friendly ‘Letters from Camp’ to Joe Nocera's 'The Shrink Next Door' and a podcast for war buffs called ‘The Line,’ here are seven podcasts and audiobooks to listen to this weekend, from Chris Kornelis. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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| The movie ‘No Sudden Move,’ stars Noah Jupe and Jon Hamm. PHOTO: WARNER BROS. PICTURES |
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‘No Sudden Move’ Review: A Noir With Heart and Smarts |
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Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, streaming on HBO Max and starring Don Cheadle and Brendan Fraser, is a crime thriller that twists and turns through a rapidly changing midcentury Detroit. Here's film critic Joe Morgenstern's review. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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| Left to right: Hayden Herrera as a baby with sister Blair, 1941; Hayden’s parents, 1935; Hayden at 4, 1945; summer playmates, 1951; Mougouch Gorky in Orgeval, France, ca. 1949. Background: Horseleech Pond on Cape Cod. PHOTO: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GIL ANDREI FONTIMAYOR FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, PHOTOS: HAYDEN HERRERA AND BLAIR RESIKA |
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‘Upper Bohemia’ Review: Living With Abandon |
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Art historian Hayden Herrera’s new memoir "Upper Bohemia" recounts her privileged but wanting upbringing by narcissistic parents, who each married five times, writes Heller McAlpin. The book, which is both insightful and forgiving, transmits a warning: Beware the child who grows up to become a writer on whom no detail is lost. SEE FULL STORY>> |
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