It seems GMail (Google’s mail service) invites are a new currency on the Web. I have a whole stack of them, so if you are one of the five or six people left who doesn’t have an account, send me an email or post here and I’ll get you hooked up.

Weekend A La Carte (July 5)
A La Carte: Let’s not rush to roles / Before you go to the nations / Children are not adults / Lia Thomas and a dark chapter for women’s athletics / No pit so deep / The first five years / and more.