Flying Solo, 19-Year-Old Woman Takes Off On Round-The-World Record Bid – Pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, took off on Wednesday at the start of a three-month bid to become the youngest woman to fly solo round the world. [reuters]

Afghan Chaos Undercuts Biden’s Promise Of Competence – There’s a quote in To Kill A Mockingbird where Jem is told by Miss Maudie that “things are never as bad as they seem.” For Joe Biden, right now, things do look pretty dark. [bbc]

Chinese President Vows To ‘Adjust Excessive Incomes’ Of Super Rich – Chinese Communist party to crack down on almost weekly creation of billionaire company bosses. [guardian]

Queen Elizabeth Warns Press Photographers To Stay Away From Balmoral—And Prince Andrew – British media organizations hoping to snap a picture of a disgraced Prince Andrew holidaying at his mother’s private Scottish residence have been warned off by the queen, The Daily Beast can exclusively reveal. [beast]

Prince Andrew ‘A Person Of Interest’ In Epstein Probe – U.S. prosecutors probing the activities of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and others linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein consider Prince Andrew a person of interest in the investigation, a source familiar with the U.S inquiry said. [reuters]

Germany Is Returning Nigeria’s Looted Benin Bronzes: Why It’s Not Nearly Enough – Commonly called the Benin Bronzes, these beautiful and technically remarkable artworks have come to symbolise the broader restitution debate. [dmav]

Covid-19: Western Cape Hospitals Remain Under Pressure, But Outbreak ‘Slowing Down’ – Western Cape hospitals remain under pressure, despite early indications that Covid-19 case numbers are decreasing in some districts. [n24]

Oh Cool, Jeff Bezos Just Put a Soft-Serve Machine In His House – At home, the Amazon founder reportedly now enjoys ice cream on tap, from a machine that looks like a truck. [vice] The Instagram post in this story is pretty funny.

Princess Charlene ‘Resting’ After Four-Hour Procedure In South Africa – Monaco’s princess on Friday underwent a four-hour procedure, a statement from the office of her husband Prince Albert II said, without giving further details. [ch24]

Home Of The Week: Inside A $55 Million Long Island Compound Straight Out Of ‘The Great Gatsby’ – The sprawling estate–complete with superyacht dock, casino and shooting range–was recently listed for as high as $100 million. [rr]

Facebook Releases A Report On The Most-Viewed Content In News Feed – It can be hard to get a picture of what Facebook’s users actually see. [verge]

Netflix Now Rolling Out Spatial Audio Support On iPhone And iPad – This enables an immersive experience using directional audio filters, and it has been a long time coming to Netflix users. [9to5]

Condé Nast Lists Cape Favourite As Premier Tourist Destination – There’s a slow and steady trickle of tourists visiting our shores, and that will hopefully pick up as we head towards the end of the year. [here]

Astronomers See Galaxies In Ultra-High Definition – Astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. [bbc]

How Cocaine Almost Destroyed The Life Of Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks – In truth, it’s somewhat of a miracle that she was even able to perform as finely as she did. [farout]

Netflix Just Put Hit Documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ On YouTube For Free – You can now watch the cautionary tale about social media… on social media. [mash] OMG, are you saying they’re tracking, like, everything?

Want To Follow Daniel Craig And Leave Your Children Nothing? – Experts reveal how to broach the topic of leaving your offspring no inheritance after the star branded the practice ‘distasteful’ [dm]

The Sad Story Behind Jeff Bezos And His Biological Father – The biological dad of scandal-hit Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos died without ever reuniting with his son. [p6]

Black Hole Megastructures May Be Powering Alien Civilizations, Scientists Say – Dyson spheres encompassing around black holes could yield up to one million times more energy than those built around stars, according to a new study. [vice]  

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