SpaceX and the World Cup: The Winners of Week 2 of Our Summer Reading Contest

SpaceX and the World Cup are among the themes highlighted by Week 2 winners in The Times Summer Reading Contest. The program, in its 10-week run for teenagers worldwide, drew 750 submissions this week, including written comments and 90-second video responses. Editors selected two winners: Heeva Alavi, 17, from Arlington, Virginia, who wrote about mixed family reactions to the World Cup in “Jaded and Exhausted, Many Iranians Shrug at World Cup,” and Aariv Shah, 14, from Los Gatos, California, who created a video response to “SpaceX Sets Milestone With World’s Largest I.P.O., Furthering Musk’s Power.” The article also notes runners-up covering topics from climate change to ancient artifacts.