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July 05, 2025 View Online | Sign Up | Shop Presented By Good morning. You've got three pounds of leftover potato salad to get through and at least three rogue roman candle shells to hunt down in the yard, so we're keeping today's newsletter a casual read. It's full of some of our favorite long reads, product recommendations, and weird videos—including some of our top-clicked recs ever—from our internet rabbit hole to yours, so you can procrastinate cleaning up from your Fourth of July party. —Matty Merritt These recommendations are from our team. When you buy through some of these links, Morning Brew may earn a commission on products. TRAVEL Plan a perfect summer weekend Thomas Dambo A Reddit roundup of the best public pools around the US Plan cycling routes across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand The best weekend getaways in the US, as recommended by Morning Brew readers Free attractions to hit on a road trip CULTURE Deep dives into movies, TV, and more eBay How Napoleon Dynamite rewrote the indie movie marketing playbook. Like anyone can even know that. Why Hey Arnold! sounded so jazzy Crunching the data to decide when you should give up on a TV show How to spot a fake masterpiece Presented By Pendulum Au naturel GLP-1 support Did you hear about the group of PhD scientists from Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and Stanford who walked into a lab—and left with a breakthrough probiotic in hand? These scientists zeroed in on one of the most beneficial strains for gut health, Akkermansia muciniphila. They figured out how to bring live Akkermansia muciniphila to the probiotics market. The final result of their work? Pendulum's Akkermansia probiotic. This particular strain is so groundbreaking because it can strengthen gut lining, improve metabolic and digestive health, and naturally increase GLP-1.* With more than 15k medical provider recommendations, 4.5k mentions of Akkermansia muciniphila in scientific publications, and loyal customers like Halle Berry, this stuff sure sounds promising. Try Akkermansia yourself and take 20% off. READ Our favorite books this summer Grant Thomas Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection will have you laughing out loud at the characters and their outrageous choices until you recognize yourself in them. Ironheart just premiered on Disney+. Get the graphic novel to devour after tearing through the series. Here's a hilarious read about Sarah Hartshorne's time not becoming America's Next Top Model. For those of us obsessed with Love Island, Aisling Rawle's wild satire takes on the reality TV machine. Thumbing through a magazine is just as prestigious as finishing whatever overhyped nonfiction book the NYT is telling you to read. Grab a copy of Gab! ROAST If you're feeling judgey…here are some biting reads Life According To Tessa/YouTube The most scathing book reviews of last year The band Tennis reviews their reviews. Deez Links introduces Hate Read. Not a read, but a watch: Fashion trends from the last five years, ranked from microtrend to timeless. Skims dress, you're on notice. RECIPES Your new favorite summer dishes and drinks Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Two-ingredient ice cream bread (unless you add sprinkles. Then it's three.) A whole bunch of summer cocktails Elevate your summer side dishes with barbecue beans and greens. How to make school cafeteria pizza from the '80s and '90s. (video) A practical guide to elevating your recipe rotation with 15 pantry staples. Together With Golf Digest+ A legend takes it back to basics. In this exclusive series from Golf Digest, watch Tiger's candid commentary and on-course demonstrations on topics like driving, iron play, short game, fitness, strategy, and trouble shots. Find out how golf's iconic star approaches every part of the game—and how you can learn to play better. Watch now. ENTERTAINMENT What to watch and play when it's too hot to go outside Mechanistry Explore galaxies and underwater creatures with the best sci-fi movies out there. From Afghanistan to Bulgaria, it's live TV from around the world. Lose yourself building ziplines and tunnels for a colony of beavers. This video fact-checks the spice ratings on Hot Ones sauces. OUTDOORS The best ways to keep your backyard habitable Stop wasting your time with citronella candles. Here's how to keep mosquitoes away. An outdoor movie projector with five hours of battery life. Throw this souped-up kiddie pool up in the backyard during summer parties—you don't even need to have a kid or a dog. Here's how to host a better party than everyone else. PRODUCTS The items we can't stay away from Morning Brew Ten of Macy Gilliam's favorite things Top products for stress-free travel this summer So, you want to go camping? Here's some gear you might need. MUSIC Discover old and new music MoeIsBetter/YouTube You know the one-hit wonders, but what about the music groups with two hits? The best songs by athletes A guide to the top 50 albums of all time, according to the most well-known sources of ratings The most iconic electronic music sample of every year since 1990. (video) RECS The most popular links from the Recs section...ever. Serve: Spending a day with NYC's hot dog king. (video) Clean: How often you should be washing your sheets and towels. Read: The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifying. Watch: The epic Beavis and Butt-Head sketch from SNL. Communicate: The five "hard truths" a psychologist says couples learn too late. Explore: Even more recommendations from newsletters past. A win for GLP-1: Scientists have brought live Akkermansia muciniphila to the probiotics market—a strain that can naturally increase GLP-1*. Try Pendulum and take 20% off.* *A message from our sponsor. SHARE THE BREW Share Morning Brew with your friends, acquire free Brew swag, and then acquire more friends as a result of your fresh Brew swag. We're saying we'll give you free stuff and more friends if you share a link. One link. Your referral count: 0 Click to Share Or copy & paste your referral link to others: morningbrew.com/daily/r/?kid=eaab23a8 ✢ A Note From Pendulum *Based on preclinical studies. This product is not intended for weight loss. Written by Matty Merritt Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. 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