Trump’s New Biography is Already Raising Eyebrows
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's new biography, “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success,” which releases Sept. 22, is already raising eyebrows for comparing his schooling at an expensive boarding school to military service.
In the book, Trump — who never actually served in the military — compared his schooling at the New York Military Academy to military service. The New York Times reports that Trump said the school gave him “more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military,” a daring declaration, considering that in July Trump belittled Senator John McCain, who was tortured for five years after being taken prisoner in Vietnam, by saying that was not a war hero. [NY Times]
Apple's New Products Look Really Familiar
Apple fans who clamored Wednesday to watch the company's latest announcement of its new gadget roll out might have felt like they'd seen this show before. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus make improvements on the existing models, the new version of Apple TV will be voice-activated and Apple Watch is going lux with a Hermès partnership.
Most surprising, however, was the appearance of Apple Pencil, a stylist that drew a lot of comparisons to the one that comes with the Microsoft Surface. It's a surprising shift in attitude for Apple given that its co-founder Steve Jobs famously asked, "Who wants a stylus?"
Apple Pencil works with the iPad Pro, a larger, souped-up version of the current model that comes with a keyboard cover. [Wired]
Brooklyn Lager Now Comes from the Land Down Under
Williamsburg’s flagship brewing company is outsourcing part of its operation to Australia to serve a big market in the world’s smallest continent. And this isn't the brewery's first foreign production plan. Brooklyn Brewery opened an operation in Sweden last year. [Brooklyn Paper]
“Hipster Church”
The Atlantic has a profile on St. Lydia’s in Gowanus — a co-working space for freelancers by day and religious services on Sunday and Monday nights, typically in the form of a dinner party. [The Atlantic]
The Other Williams Sister
As Serena Williams moves forward with her effort to win a Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, Grantland takes a closer look at her sister Venus Williams, who Serena defeated earlier this week to advance to the semifinals. The piece talks about what she has been doing since Serena began dominating the tennis headlines and argues that Venus helped create her phenomenally successful sister. [Grantland]
Cheese Wontons, Anyone?
Chinese-American cuisine is an endangered species, said Eater restaurant critic Robert Sietsema of New York's salty and greasy take-out staples. Sietsema has rounded up 10 of the city's old-fashioned Chinese eateries that are continuing this glorious tradition. [Eater]
The Bands You Knew Before They Were So Mainstream
Music snobs are now able to show off how much more plugged in they are than the rest of us thanks to Spotify. The streaming music service has unveiled a new tool called "Found Them First." It works by clocking your listening hours and history and determines whether you were an "early listener" to bands that have broken out. [The Verge]
