A labor lawyer’s brazen attempt to trademark the innuendo “Trump Too Small” was rejected by the Supreme Court on Thursday, who argued that the federal trademark office did not violate the man’s First Amendment when it rejected his trademark application. In a unanimous vote, the court said that under federal law, trademarks may not be granted involving the names of living individuals, without their written consent. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Our courts have long recognized that trademarks containing names may be restricted. And these name restrictions served established principles,” Ju ..read more

Two years ago, David Rosenberg’s dealership lots were virtually empty; cars would sell as soon as they arrived. Today, Rosenberg, president of DSR Motors, which has 12 dealerships across New England, says he’s offering up huge deals to get vehicles off the lots because he has so much inventory. Rosenberg has been forced to offer big price cuts for brands like Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) and Nissan, as well as some Subaru models. “For some cars it’s a buyers market,” he says. “We’re taking off $25,000—crazy numbers.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Car prices aren’t just falling at ..read more

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the second half of Bridgerton, Season 3. There’s no denying that polyamory is having its moment in culture this year. From breathless media accounts of 20-person polycules to the buzz surrounding projects like Peacock’s dating show, Couple to Throuple, and Luca Guadagnino’s horny throuple movie Challengers, it’s clear that audiences are hot for (or at the very least, extremely curious about) ethical non-monogamy. Now, the polycurious moment has descended on Bridgerton, where Benedict Bridgerton, arguably the show’s most sexually adventurous character ..read more

Taylor Swift’s crowd showed more than just enthusiasm during her three shows in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the weekend. The singer’s fans—commonly known as Swifties—also caused seismic activity during this stop on the Eras Tour. According to an emailed statement sent to TIME from the British Geological Survey (BGS), seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by roaring crowds dancing at Murrayfield Stadium.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Grammy-award winner’s song “…Ready For It?” caused the most seismic activity, reaching its peak at 160 beats per minute (bpm). During the song ..read more

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. It’s all too easy to dismiss the political clout of LGBTQ Americans based solely on how well they have found toeholds in office. After all, just one-quarter of 1% of elected officials in the United States identify as part of the community. And that’s after so-called Rainbow Wave elections of recent cycles. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But one major glass ceiling is closer to shattering. Delaware state Senator Sarah McBride this week got a step closer to becoming t ..read more

If Game of Thrones taught us anything, it was that a Targaryen with an adult dragon shouldn’t be trifled with. But in House of the Dragon Season 2, premiering June 16, two opposing sides of House Targaryen—each with their own team of dragons—are set to face off against one another. Set nearly 170 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the new season of House of the Dragon will chronicle the early days of the violent conflict known as the Dance of the Dragons, a war of succession that broke out between the ruling Targaryens. Following the death of King Viserys I Targaryen (played by Padd ..read more

In 1985, journalist David Blum wrote a New York Magazine cover story that simultaneously anointed and damned a small group of hot young actors who had performed together in the then-recent hit The Breakfast Club and would, in various permutations, go on to anchor other young-adult hits like St. Elmo’s Fire and Pretty in Pink. The headline, Hollywood’s Brat Pack—a sideways reference to the clique of urbane rebel entertainers, including Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who cool-strutted through Hollywood and Las Vegas in the 1960s—had the catchy élan that editors have always strived for, eve ..read more

Joe Biden’s latest action on immigration has a whiff of desperation. It’s no secret that Biden is struggling with some core Democratic constituencies, and in taking executive action to restrict asylum seekers, the Biden campaign may be targeting wayward Republicans, centrists, and older voters, who tend to prioritize immigration. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It’s not clear how effective these efforts will be, but addressing the immigration issue may help with another group of voters the campaign is struggling to reach: young voters. Even if you are not convinced by polls showing the race ..read more

Florida Gov. Ron De Santis issued a state of emergency on Wednesday following intense flash flooding in south Florida due to a series of showers and thunderstorms that began Tuesday morning but are expected to continue through Friday in some regions, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Some ten to 15 inches of rainfall were measured across the state, causing flight delays and cancellations while also prompting people to abandon cars on roads and highways across five counties—Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota—which are under th ..read more

Among the most dreaded people at NASA are the folks known as the simsups. Simsup is short for simulation supervisor and the people who hold that job are the ones who devise and conduct elaborate—and harrowing—flight simulations, putting both engineers in Mission Control and astronauts in simulators through make-believe breakdowns and emergencies to test their moxie and mettle and prepare them for crises during real missions. Simulations are no easy thing, and in his fine autobiography, Flight: My Life in Mission Control, Chris Kraft, the original Director of Flight Crew Operations during the ..read more