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The Viking-era islands you need to visit... Together with [Facet]( [July 09, 2023]( | [View Online]( | [Sign Up]( | [Shop]( [Beachgoers on Coney Island] Soaking up the sun on Coney Island. Spencer Platt/Getty Images  BROWSING  [Classifieds banner image]( The wackiest headlines from the week as they would appear in a Classifieds section. Careers QUINT PROTÉGÉ: The shallow waters around Cape Cod are seeing an [influx]( of hundreds of great white sharks. In fact, the area has now become one of the biggest hotspots for great whites in the world, per Scientific American. They just haven’t been able to find better lobster rolls anywhere else. NY SHARK EXPERT, WHILE WE’RE AT IT: There were five apparent shark bites in the Long Island area last week. Now, New York is spending up to $1 million on [42 shark-monitoring drones]( to keep a closer eye on the predators. LOOPY TEACHERS: Ontario, Canada, is bringing back [cursive]( as a mandatory part of the school curriculum, saying it’s important that kids learn how to write love letters to their beloved in the war. But there’s a problem: Because vintage handwriting lessons haven’t been required since 2006, a cohort of young educators may not know how to teach it. Personal PLEASE RETURN CLASSIFIED COKE STASH: Someone’s holiday weekend plans at the White House were quashed. Officers [found]( a bag of cocaine near the White House’s West Executive entrance, a heavily trafficked area used by visitors to the West Wing. COME FOR THE HEADRUSH: Eight passengers were trapped upside down on a roller coaster when it [malfunctioned]( in Wisconsin last Sunday. The worst part? It took 45 minutes for a special truck with a 100-foot ladder to arrive at the scene, and hours longer to safely retrieve each rider. For sale SILVERFISH SMOOCHER: Have you ever wanted to kiss a beautiful beetle but realized your lips are too big? That’s why an artist called Legboot invented the [Bugkiss]( a device that lets you show your tiny friends just how much you love them. RED PEN—USED: GQ took the controversial step of [removing]( a film critic’s piece that roasted Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav after its publication on the site. A quick timeline: The article was published, Zaslav’s team complained about the article, the GQ editors tweaked the article, the critic asked for his name to be removed from the piece, and then GQ just deleted the whole thing.—MM  TOGETHER WITH FACET Would you say no to $500? [Facet]( We don’t know anyone who’d turn down a Benjamin, let alone five of ’em. How to get said bucks? With the fine folks at Facet. They’re offering to deposit *$250 into your brokerage account if you invest $5k within your first 90 days. 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The perks just keep coming, so [start snagging yours here](.  SNAPSHOTS  [Photo of the week](#) [A little girl looks out a window as the pack of riders cycles past during the 5th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France]Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images The Tour de France always produces stunning images, like this one of a girl looking out of her window at cyclists pedaling through the Pyrenees.  SCIENCE  [Dept. of Progress](#) [Willem Dafoe saying ]Spider-Man/Sony Pictures Here are some illuminating scientific discoveries from the week to help you live better and maybe even look at your coffee differently. Is the buzz from your morning brew a placebo effect? New research on our namesake found coffee to be more brain-boosting than straight caffeine alone. Whether people have a cup of joe or a plain caffeine alternative, they feel alert afterward, but people who drank [coffee]( also showed better memory and goal-directed behavior, according to brain scans. The study’s main author says people might feel these coffee-specific benefits because they associate the smell, taste, and experience of drinking coffee with seizing the day. More research is needed to see whether withdrawal relief plays a role and if decaf has similar go-get-’em effects. A wave-riding carpet is taking on fossil fuels. A contraption fit for Aladdin is looking to compete with oil and gas by leveraging the motion of the ocean. The Waveline Magnet is an undulating raft that sits on the sea’s surface, can stretch to more than five football fields long, and has been estimated to reach “power station levels of production” by [converting]( wave energy into electricity, according to the co-CEO of Sea Wave Energy, the company that’s developing it. The converter has one more stage of prototyping to go before it’s ready for prime time, but it’s entering a market that’s expected to balloon nearly 40% annually between now and 2029, per HTF Market Intelligence. Static electricity propels ticks to their next meal. As if there weren’t enough reasons to hate the little bloodsuckers, ticks have been found to ride the pull of a static charge onto passing humans or animals. After dragging bedsheets through the woods and bringing the buggy haul back to the lab for experiments, scientists learned that the low-level electric field natural to living things can attract [ticks]( from a few millimeters or even centimeters away. But knowing about this attraction might ultimately help us repel the disease-ridden creatures: Future experiments could explore if an antistatic spray keeps the ticks away.—ML  SPONSORED BY MOTIVOSITY [Motivosity]( From manager to mentor. Here’s a startling stat for you: 65% of people think they would be more effective if they had a better boss. How to level up your managers? [Enter Motivosity](. Their manager development tools can help leaders develop the right habits, like 1-on-1 meetings, quarterly feedback, and goals. [Get coaching](.  NEWS ANALYSIS  [OOO](#) [Retired Garfield]Garfield and Friends/Paws, Inc. via Giphy The News Analysis section is on vacation this weekend . We’ll be back next Sunday. Carry on!  BREW'S BEST  # [To-do list graphic] Meal prep: Tomatoes meet goat cheese in this no-sweat French [tart](. Book rec: If you liked The Girls by Emma Cline, good news—her [latest]( book, The Guest, is just as messy and charming. Buy: This teeny [remote]( connects to your device so you can turn pages/scroll/record video (mostly) hands-free. Watch: Tom Holland plays a dark and unsettling criminal in the new psychological [thriller]( from Apple TV+, The Crowded Room. Art rec: If you’re reading this with a [dog]( lying on your lap, you’ll adore Iain Welch’s [drawings](. Podcast: You may recognize Elyse Myers from TikTok, but her keen storytelling abilities extend far beyond the app. Check out her [pod]( Funny Cuz It’s True. Mighty member: Performance anxiety givin’ you the bedroom blues? Check out MysteryVibe’s [Tenuto 2]( the only wearable male vibrator clinically proven to combat ED. [Banish bedroom anxiety]( *This is sponsored advertising content.  DESTINATIONS  [Place to be: The islands with big Viking energy](#) [Neolithic stones in the Orkney Islands]A Neolithic stone circle on the Orkney Islands. Getty Images It’s a big world out there. In this section, we’ll teleport you to an interesting location—and hopefully give you travel ideas in the process. In the mid-15th century, the Orkney Islands were handed over from Norweigan and Danish control to Scotland as a dowry payment for a royal wedding. Now, they might want to return. Feeling overlooked and underloved by the UK, Orkney Islands councilors voted last week to investigate other options for governance, such as becoming a more autonomous British crown dependency or even rejoining Norway after more than 550 years of separation. It’s clear why reentering Norway’s orbit is attractive—in many ways, the Orkneys never left. While this cluster of about 70 low-lying islands is located just ~10 miles north of the Scottish mainland, it wears its [Viking legacy proudly]( even depicting bearded Norsemen on its ferries. Vikings first landed in the Orkneys in the late 8th century, found the place lovely, and ended up staying for another 500 years. Tourists have also found the place lovely. Of course, on islands inhabited for ~8,500 years, there is a bounty of historical gems to take in, such as the 5,000-year-old village Skara Brae. But the islands have also played an important role in modern history because of their strategic location. Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural harbors in the world, is the final resting place of many doomed World War II ships. When you’ve had your fill of the Neolithic ruins, you can check out the Orkneys’ [other delights]( like puffin colonies, seafood, and scenic walks along the coast. One bucket list item: Take the world’s shortest scheduled passenger flight from Westray to Papa Westray. It lasts less than two minutes.—NF  COMMUNITY  [Crowd work](#) Last week we asked you to pick one: a porch, patio, yard, rooftop, or deck. Here are our favorite responses: - “Rooftop…I live in the mountains of northern Arizona and have breathtaking views. Plus, spitting seeds at my kids and them not realizing it’s me is definitely a bonus.”—Jonathan from Prescott, AZ - “Front porch, because talking to your neighbors died with the back deck!”—Syd from NC - “Definitely going with a large deck to put multiple cold plunges on. Me and the boys are staying cool this summer.”—Dustin from Edwards, CO - “Screened-in porch. I grew up spending lots of time at Grandma’s, and there was something magical about sitting on the porch in the summer during a torrential downpour. You’re outside in the rain but inside and dry being taught how to play Casino and eating stuffed cabbage.”—Laurence (Grandma’s was in Far Rockaway, NY) - “Definitely a yard. Mowing that is free therapy.”—Isaac - “A covered porch. Too hot in Georgia to sit outside without some shade! Rooftop?? Northern idiots!”—Gary from Georgia This week’s question Some fashion magazines say [Bermuda shorts are back](. What clothing item from your childhood are you hoping has a renaissance? Matty’s response to get the juices flowing: “I wanted a [Happy Bunny]( shirt so badly in elementary school, but my parents were not cool with that snarky little bunny. Bring the bunny back.” [Share your response here](.  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. 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