In miscellany this morning:

US voters go the polls in midterm elections next week. We’re following the latest through the New York Times and Axios.

Inflation is now a thing in the United States. Not Egypt-in-2016/17-style inflation, but enough that the WSJ is declaring That Big Mac and Coke now comes with a side order of inflation.

Folding smartphones are coming. We’re gadget geeks. We’re also fairly sure we’ll be sitting out the first wave. (WSJ)

When your worlds collide: A 40-year-old guy in a small Norwegian town has become an internet and iTunes sensation re-recording pop songs as metal tracks. He somehow made the Wall Street Journal.