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Appreciate Emma Stone and especially Dave McCary for showing love to San Diego Padres 🤙🏼.

There’s a nonzero chance the Pope laments the James Shields Fernando Tatis Jr trade.

From the moment the Roman Catholic Church revealed that its next leader hailed from Chicago, one question dominated the world of sports: Which of the city’s two MLB teams does Pope Leo XIV root for? wsj.com/sports/basebal… via Jared Diamond

Last week we wrote about the true-crime thriller rocking Britain. On Friday it came to a conclusion as the two men accused of cutting down an iconic Sycamore tree were found guilty. wsj.com/world/uk/men-f… via Alistair MacDonald

There’s nothing exclusive about AMC’s A-List program. But members of the movie-subscription service won’t stop yapping about it. wsj.com/lifestyle/amc-… via Ann-Marie Alcántara

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American homes are overflowing with stuff, pushing couples to extreme measures to negotiate the clutter. wsj.com/lifestyle/rela… via Dalvin Brown

Kurt Bevacqua and Howard Johnson approve

Early adopters dropped $3,500 on Apple’s futuristic Vision Pro headsets. All they have to show for it a year later? Regret. wsj.com/tech/they-paid… via Joseph Pisani

What do Alix Earle, Kim Kardashian and Marcello Hernández have in common? A Harvard Business School speaking invite. wsj.com/lifestyle/harv… via The Wall Street Journal

A small Christian college in Oklahoma has built a powerhouse in Ultimate Frisbee, shaking the sport to its hippy core. wsj.com/sports/oklahom… via Xavier Martinez

‘It’s disheartening when someone’s, like, bashing your baby.’ Meet the poor souls whose company names became lightning rods. wsj.com/business/dei-e… via Krystal Hur

A model railroad club featured in the WSJ faced possible extinction after the death of its New Jersey home’s owner. When a TV comedian found out, he stepped in to save it. wsj.com/lifestyle/mode… via Betsy McKay

Women are spooking their partners and kids with over-the-top sleep accessories that evoke horror; “What the heck is on your face?” wsj.com/style/beauty/o… via Chavie Lieber

The TikTok generation is finding signs of economic strife in flash mobs, low-rise jeans and Gwyneth Paltrow’s dietary tweaks wsj.com/economy/recess… via hannah erin lang

One of the worst displays of baseball I can remember from this team in the last five years. Still a talented team and they’ll be just fine but this has been brutal.

For wild horse lovers, a passage in Project 2025 has been a call to arms. “It made me physically ill.” wsj.com/politics/insid… via Xavier Martinez

If you see a young couple in a bar arguing, they’re not breaking up. They’re probably playing Uno. wsj.com/lifestyle/ever… via Connor Hart

Manny Machado is having a sneaky incredible start to the year! His ranks among 3rd Basemen: AVG: 1st (.319) OBP: 1st (.391) OPS: 3rd (.888) Runs: 1st (37) SB’s: 3rd (7) wRC+: 2nd (152) fWAR: 3rd (1.9) Still that guy.

There’s no Tripadvisor for bathrooms, so traveling sales reps rely on each other. “He’s my toilet mentor.” wsj.com/lifestyle/trav… via The Wall Street Journal