After Chelsea: Shouldn’t Hillary Clinton be reacting more strongly to the bombings in New York City and New Jersey this past weekend? No, Josh Voorhees writes. What she’s doing now is exactly right.
After Orlando: J. Bryan Lowder argues that the gay community, which has gotten really, really good at responding to trauma with creative activism, is going to go all in on gun control.
Thanks, Apple: The new iOS 10 update strips emojis of all their fun, Zoe Mendelson writes. What once was quirky and inscrutable is now way, way too obvious. (Can’t believe what they did to my beloved anxious rictus. I’m never updating.)
20 Years: Today, in our coverage of the 20 years since Slate’s founding, Timothy Noah mourns the death of the phone call (1876-2007). And, for Slate Plus, Seth Stevenson offers an homage to Today’s Papers, a classic Slate column that was ahead of its time. (Reminder: Our celebratory 30-percent off Slate Plus membership offer still stands.)
#SlatePitch of the Day: Despite being an awards show, the Emmys were actually really good, Willa Paskin writes. (Here’s more evidence, of the Jeffrey Tambor, Kate McKinnon, and Courtney B. Vance varieties.)
For fun: Choice Emmys GIFs, for your future use.
Nice one, Kimmy Schmidt,
Rebecca
