We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• Bank (No Mercy No Malice)

• The Machine Stops: Oliver Sachs on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future (New Yorker)

• The lie of “expired” food and the disastrous truth of America’s food waste problem (Vox)

• There’s A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States’ Vaccination Rates (NPR)

• The SEC’s Finally Putting SPACs Under Scrutiny the case against Stable Road Acquisition Corp. and Momentus Inc. (Bloomberg.com); And the role of banks that advise SPACs and their merger targets (Bloomberg.com) - and sometimes, both.

• As iPhone users say ‘No’ to tracking, Facebook Inc.’s advertisers are beginning to worry (Bloomberg.com)

• The U.S. Is Rapidly Running Low on Water (Slate)

• What Happens to Your Body After a Year Inside? Pandemic-induced isolation has led to a wide range of physical effects. Here’s what to watch out for - and how to address it. (Outside)

• A Banking App Has Been Suddenly Closing Accounts, Sometimes Not Returning Customers’ Money (ProPublica)

• When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It? (Wired)

What are you reading or listening to?