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🌇 Parting shot: Postcard from Portland

Photo: Meira Gebel/Axios Stay weird and stay light, Portland. The more you know: Portland, Ore., sits at about 45.5° north latitude, high enough to amplify the Earth's tilt, creating darker winters and longer summer days than much of the U.S. ☀️ It's a welcome psychological reset. In December, the sun sets as early as 4:30 p.m., Axios Portland's Meira Gebel writes. Summer sunsets stretch to 9 p.m., with nearly 16 hours of daylight around the solstice.

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Rocky shores

Photo: Aaron Kline Finish Liner Aaron Kline snapped this pic at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in San Diego.

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Runway robot

Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP A humanoid robot was a big hit at last night's Met Gala, the annual haute couture fundraiser for the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Yahoo News reports that the robot, from Chinese firm AgiBot, was a "guest" of designer Alexander Wang. 🛗 Video posted by People shows the bot briefly getting stuck in a hotel elevator — a reminder that humanoid robot tech has a long way to go. Go deeper.

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☕ Parting shot: Coffee in bloom

Photo: John Lombardo Coffee plants bloom in Utuado, Puerto Rico, as bees pollinate the flowers. By November, the harvest should yield "one of the best coffees in the world," Finish Liner John Lombardo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, tells us. ⛰️ The plants are at John's weekend casita in the mountains. He also grows passion fruit and Caribbean cherries to share with friends and family.

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🌊 Parting shot: "Tide Line"

Photo: John Mulligan Finish Liner John Mulligan sent us photos from a trip across the pond. 🪨 This rocky path is an art installation by Julie Brook called "Tide Line" along the Fife Coastal Path in Scotland. You can actually walk it at low tide. John's official review? "Pretty awesome."

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⛲ Parting shot: Fountain springs eternal

Photo courtesy of Interior Department/X 🍦 A summer treat for the nation's capital:

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🦴 Parting shot: Fetch couture

Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Bogie the Chihuahua showed up as singer-songwriter Sam Smith at the 2026 Pet Gala in New York, and the look was immaculate. The annual event, created by pet couturier Anthony Rubio, is the canine answer to the Met Gala. More photos.

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🔊 Parting shot: Second lives

Photo: Nadia Lopez/Axios A tiny former Fotomat kiosk has found an unlikely second life as a DJ booth and independent online radio station that's turning heads in San Francisco's Haight. The small setup — run by the local music label Program Audio — has been drawing clusters of curious pedestrians, electronic music fans and spontaneous dancers during its live weekend broadcasts, Axios San Francisco's Nadia Lopez reports. 💭 Nadia's thought bubble: In a city where nightlife conversations often center on what's disappeared, Program Audio seems to be creating something refreshingly analog.