Our new US-style culture war battlefield? Drag Queen Story Hour The Guardian — Sept. 28, 2023 Click to see figure caption Retired police officer and army veteran Jim Thomas drove to downtown Helena, Montana, the state’s capital, to provide what he considered a community service. On a Saturday in mid-July, he joined a vocal crowd … Continue reading What We Did Last Summer: They Made A Rainbow Over Montana
The Guardian Friends, actually: the truth about the couple who hit it off queueing to see the Queen’s coffin Zoe and Jack met in the 5-mile line for the Queen’s lying in state, then spent 13 hours bonding over crisps and chat. Before long, their so-called ‘love affair’ had gone viral … 19 September 2022 … Continue reading I So Thought I was Done With This, But I’m Such a Sucker . . . . .
If you’re a certain age, and a New York Times reader, this piece may (or ought to have) caught your attention: New York Times — September 27, 2022 The Forgotten Lessons of the Recovered Memory Movement By Ethan Watters Mr. Watters is a journalist and author whose work focuses on psychiatry and social psychology Most students in psychology … Continue reading Recovered Memories, Forgotten Lessons, and Cloudy Skies
Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum Mon, September 26, 2022 By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said on Monday. More than 3.9 million voters voted to … Continue reading Breaking! Cuba Votes YES On Same Sex Marriage
AP News: Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis BY DAVID MCHUGH, JUSTIN SPIKE, KAREL JANICEK AND VESELIN TOSHKOV — Sept. 26, 2022 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who … Continue reading Trial by Winter: The Ukraine War Is Coming to Western Europe