Coca-Cola. God. Titanic.

The limits of liberalism, why working class whites rule and the significance of 38 years old.

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1. HIP-HOP SLUMP: “For the first time in three decades, no hip-hop single has hit No. 1 yet this year. Record sales are down. According to one senior music executive I spoke with, festivals have been reluctant to book rappers as headliners since 2021. That’s the year that eight people were crushed to death at the Astroworld Festival in Houston; two more died later of their injuries.” — Xochitl Gonzalez writing for The Atlantic. LINK

2. COCA-COLA, GOD, TITANIC: “I read an article that said there are three words in the English language that are known throughout the planet. And that’s ‘Coca-Cola,’ ‘God,’ and ‘Titanic.’” — OceanGate founder Stockton Rush to a BBC documentary crew last year. LINK