CNN | A landmark study shows what makes a successful relationship

(CNN) – It’s not who you’re with, but the dynamic you have with them.

That’s the big takeaway from a landmark study that explores what makes relationships successful, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Whether you’re finding a potential partner by swiping right on an app, or thumbing through stacks of biodata a la Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking,” there may be some wisdom for you in the researchers’ findings.  —more—

CNN entertainment | Oprah Winfrey launching new show on Apple TV+

(CNN) – Apple TV+ has quickly become the new home of Oprah Winfrey.

The streaming service has announced a new series featuring the media mogul.

“The Oprah Conversation” is set to debut Thursday and, according to a press release, “will continue to explore impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world.”  —more—

CNN Politics | John Lewis’ final crossing provides a new chapter in the history of the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Washington, DC (CNN) – The late US Rep. John Robert Lewis made his final journey on Sunday across the famous bridge in Selma, Alabama, where the towering civil rights figure helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965 that came to be a key part of his legacy.

Following a short ceremony outside of Brown Chapel AME Church on Sunday, Lewis’ body traveled on a horse-drawn caisson through several blocks of downtown Selma to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Lewis’ flag-draped casket crossed. It was on that bridge that a 25-year-old Lewis and other marchers were met by heavily armed state and local police who attacked them with clubs, fracturing Lewis’ skull.  —more—

CNN Business | Home sales jumped nearly 21% in June

After several months of plummeting sales caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the housing market came back to life in June, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of previously owned homes jumped a record 20.7% from May, the largest month-over-month increase since NAR began tracking in 1968.

“Record low mortgage rates are no doubt helping to bring buyers to the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “But the inventory levels are shrinking, which could create a bottleneck for sales gains going forward.”  —more—

CNN style | The ancient art of painting on water

Garip Ay’s paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an ancient technique called ebru, or marbling. He drops and flicks dyes onto water treated with a wetting agent that keeps the pigment from sinking. —more—

CNN Opinion | This is the best way to honor John Lewis’ legacy

(CNN) – There is a bridge in Selma, Alabama, where the 25-year-old John Lewis nearly died during the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march. This bridge, named after Edmund Pettus — a Confederate general and leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan — spans the reality of America’s racist foundations and the dream of a just country.

The bridge should have been renamed long ago. Pettus was a domestic terrorist who fought in a traitor army for the right to claim ownership of human beings. Children aren’t brought to Edmund Pettus Bridge to learn about him; families now make the pilgrimage to teach the next generation that men like him can and did lose. That while these men wielded hideous and violent power, there were very brave people who linked arms and faced that violence together in their demand for justice. That heroes like Lewis put on his best $5 suit, along with his trench coat and backpack and fought for Black voting rights.  —more—