WEIRD OR ICONIC?
B-Girl Rachael Gunn, or “Raygun”, broke the internet with her breakdancing performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Isabel van Brugen is a journalist whose work has been published in outlets including Newsweek, The Times, the London Evening Standard, and the Daily Express, covering beats ranging from the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. elections and politics, and human rights in China. Originally from London, Isabel graduated from City, University of London with an M.A. in Newspaper Journalism, and from Queen Mary, University of London with a B.A. in Russian.
SHE’S LOVIN’ IT
VP Kamala Harris says she worked one summer “doing french fries and ice cream” at McDonald’s. She joins 41 million Americans, including Jeff Bezos, who worked at the Golden Arches.
IN TEARS
After a difficult week, boxer Imane Khelif broke down in tears after beating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, securing Algeria’s first Olympic medal for boxing since 2000.
BIRTHDAY WISH
As the 39th U.S. President’s 100th birthday appraoches, Jimmy Carter told his family from hospice care that his ultimate goal is to vote for Kamala Harris before he passes.