2024.09.17

[lsanderson]

Moon show: Full harvest blood eclipse supermoon Tuesday night
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/09/16/moon-show-full-harvest-blood-eclipse-supermoon-tuesday-night

Of local interest: Culture
The Temporary Demise of Uptown
The death of Uptown came slowly, then all at once. Its rebirth may be around the corner.
By Mike Norton
https://racketmn.com/the-temporary-demise-of-uptown-minneapolis

Not ready for a knee replacement? You might be able to fix your cartilage instead. (PayWalled)
New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain.
By Andrew Zaleski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/knee-replacement-cartilage-pain-coral-treatment/

Interview
‘I was really desperate’: Giancarlo Esposito on Gus Fring, Sesame Street – and how he nearly hired a hitman
Sian Cain
His Breaking Bad role may have brought him worldwide fame, but at one point the actor nearly paid someone to kill him – so his family could get the insurance money
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/sep/17/giancarlo-esposito-interview-on-gus-fring-sesame-street-and-nearly-hiring-a-hitman

Chief justice Roberts pushed for quick immunity ruling in Trump’s favor – report
Chief justice reportedly took unusually active role in three recent supreme court decisions centering on Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/16/supreme-court-john-roberts-trump-immunity-ruling

There’s a danger that the US supreme court, not voters, picks the next president
David Daley
Millions of Americans will vote this fall – but six Republican justices might have the final say, in a Bush v Gore redux
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/17/us-supreme-court-republican-judges-next-president