Extra, Extra

Big D Energy: “Democracy is at once everywhere and nowhere—on the lips of the masses calling for freedom and fearing for its safeguarding, while every day asking the question: What even is democracy? Starting in 2018, that is the question the Our Democracy team—me along with photographer Andrea Bruce and educator and videographer Lorraine Ustaris—set out to answer. Our starting point wasn’t simple, but it was frank. We would travel cross-country to see how Americans live and hear what they say democracy looks like in their daily lives.” MoJo: Searching for Democracy and Finding America.

+ Days and Confused: Iceland embraced a shorter work week. Here’s how it turned out. “Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay.”

+ Running in Place: Exercise in a pill: have scientists really found a drug that’s as good for you as a 10km run? (If they have, can I break it half and start with two 5Ks and work my way up?)

+ Quincy: “Quincy Jones, the musical giant who did it all as a record producer, film composer, multi-genre artist, entertainment executive and humanitarian, has died. He was 91.” He had one of the most successful careers in music. It’s a good time to watch the documentary on Jones co-directed by his daughter Rashida Jones: Quincy. Also worth a watch: The Greatest Night in Pop. Or the night Quincy Jones pulled together a massive collection of stars for We Are the World.

+ I Can’t Come to the Phone Right Now: A loudmouth football fan found out the difference between spouting nonsense online vs in real life. Jason Kelce smashes phone of fan who directed anti-gay slur at brother Travis.