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
On the Road to Perdition? A Friend who had joined Quakers after leaving a Calvinist church was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign by a gas station, hit his car broadside and he was knocked out cold. Passersby pulled him from the wreck, laid him on the sidewalk, and revived him. … Continue reading Quaker Chuckles – This Week We’re Going to Need Them . . .