It’s (kind of) a long weekend, which means I want to read more than I want to write. So: here’s an extra-long list of And Did You Hear About recommendations!

News outlets call DR Congo supporter Michel Kuka Mboladinga the ‘living statue’ and a superfan, but I’d argue he’s actually the best example of the World Cup’s inherent politicism.

Shockingly, the former reality TV villain—a Republican in a Democratic stronghold who has never held a ‘real’ job and has zero political experience—won’t be facing current L.A. mayor Karen Bass in this year’s mayoral election. But I don’t think this is the last we’ll see of him, or the new breed of celebrity politicians he represents

In her non-fiction debut, Go-Between Girl, the author blends family history with deeply-researched insight on indentured servitude, and the lingering effects of this exploitative system of labour.