Not trying to Matt Levine you here, but the modern American economy can be perfectly explained in two stories: Taylor Swift’s engagement and the new Reese’s Oreo.

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This week: bangin’ sound on your next Alaska flight, the tragedy of Roomba, and televised sports. 🥌.

Links:

• The New ‘Perfect Combination’: The Reese’s Oreo Cup? The Oreo Reese’s Cookie? - WSJ
• T Swift is engaged
• The way Roomba fumbled this whole robot vacuum game needs to be studied ferociously.
• Talk Me Out of the Polestar 3, Is It That Bad? : Polestar
• BMW i4 Gran Coupe: Model overview, features, and specs
• Philz Coffee to be bought by private equity firm
• NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in blockbuster billion-dollar agreement: Sources - The Athletic
• ESPN Sets Launch Date for Streaming Service, Priced at $30 Monthly
• MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources - The Athletic
• Apple officially announces iPhone 17 event
• The Town With Matthew Belloni - The Ringer
• Money Stuff