lsanderson | 2024.09.20

Opinion In Springfield, I heard stories about strain, promise — and race
A struggling Rust Belt city of Haitian immigrants confronts lies from Trump and Vance. (PayWalled)
By Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/19/springfield-haitians-trump-race/

The Home You Own
KitchenAid’s gorgeous new mixer sold out. Bakers won’t touch it.
The model features an eye-catching wooden bowl. But can you whip egg whites in it? (PayWalled)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/09/19/kitchenaid-mixer-wooden-bowl/

Retropolis
Sword with pharaoh’s mark found in Egypt, still shimmering 3,000 years later
The bronze sword was unearthed by archaeologists at an ancient fort in the Nile Delta. It was emblazoned with the signature emblem of Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II.