As the New York Knicks clinched their first championship in 53 years and the NBA notched its highest Finals series ratings since 1998, professional basketball was inking another record: The five-gave series between the Kicks and the San Antonio Spurs generated "15 billion views and counting on social media, the most ever for an NBA Finals and nearly triple the previous record set in 2025, reported CNBC recently, adding that social platforms like TikTok and YouTube are claiming a disproportionate amount of viewing time for Generations Z and Alpha . That's once one of the stories from this month's roundup of news and opinion from around the web.

  July 24, 6pm: Fresh Cut at Bookstein Projects Summer exhibitions often feel like bouquets gathered from many gardens, and Fresh Cut at Bookstein Projects embraces that spirit with particular charm. Bringing together more than fifty artists from different generations, the exhibition celebrates the enduring pleasures of flowers, still lifes, and scenes drawn from everyday experience. Historic masters and contemporary voices mingle easily, revealing how familiar subjects can cont...