2025.03.05
MN’s Korean Adoptees, ‘More Confused Than Ever,’ Look for Answers
Plus the end of the 'All Are Welcome Here' sign, an Ann Kim x Target collab, and a list of local orgs losing federal funding in today's Flyover news roundup.
By Em Cassel and Jessica Armbruster
https://racketmn.com/mns-korean-adoptees-more-confused-than-ever-look-for-answers
The sweet smell of grift in the morning: White House to overhaul $42.5bn Biden-era internet plan – likely to Elon Musk’s advantage
Billionaire cost-cutter’s Starlink service the likely beneficiary of Trump plan to alter rural internet program
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trump-musk-rural-internet-starlink
Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level
Republicans are relying on ‘nameless’ donors who want to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/billionaires-funding-republicans
Interview
Peter Wolf on Faye Dunaway, David Lynch and Bob Dylan: ‘My mission was to be an observer’
Jim Farber
The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/05/peter-wolf-j-geils-waiting-on-the-moon
Give Edinburgh fringe the same status as Olympics, departing head urges
Shona McCarthy says public authorities have routinely ignored needs of world’s largest arts festival
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/05/edinburgh-festival-fringe-olympics-shona-mccarthy-chief-executive
Gordon and Jim after coming out to Gordon’s mum: Sage Sohier’s best photograph
‘They had been together for 21 years. They’re telling Margot, Gordon’s mum, that they’re about to appear in a Valentine’s Day issue of the local newspaper’
Interview by Lydia Figes
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/05/sage-sohiers-best-photograph-valentines-day
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica
Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and seals
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/05/a23a-iceberg-runs-aground-south-georgia-climate
Plus the end of the 'All Are Welcome Here' sign, an Ann Kim x Target collab, and a list of local orgs losing federal funding in today's Flyover news roundup.
By Em Cassel and Jessica Armbruster
https://racketmn.com/mns-korean-adoptees-more-confused-than-ever-look-for-answers
The sweet smell of grift in the morning: White House to overhaul $42.5bn Biden-era internet plan – likely to Elon Musk’s advantage
Billionaire cost-cutter’s Starlink service the likely beneficiary of Trump plan to alter rural internet program
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trump-musk-rural-internet-starlink
Packed Pacs: how billionaires in the US are bankrolling Republicans at the state level
Republicans are relying on ‘nameless’ donors who want to push a rightwing agenda and gain long-term hegemony
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/billionaires-funding-republicans
Interview
Peter Wolf on Faye Dunaway, David Lynch and Bob Dylan: ‘My mission was to be an observer’
Jim Farber
The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/05/peter-wolf-j-geils-waiting-on-the-moon
Give Edinburgh fringe the same status as Olympics, departing head urges
Shona McCarthy says public authorities have routinely ignored needs of world’s largest arts festival
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/mar/05/edinburgh-festival-fringe-olympics-shona-mccarthy-chief-executive
Gordon and Jim after coming out to Gordon’s mum: Sage Sohier’s best photograph
‘They had been together for 21 years. They’re telling Margot, Gordon’s mum, that they’re about to appear in a Valentine’s Day issue of the local newspaper’
Interview by Lydia Figes
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/05/sage-sohiers-best-photograph-valentines-day
World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica
Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and seals
Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/05/a23a-iceberg-runs-aground-south-georgia-climate