2024.09.29
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lsandersonOpinion
Will Ferrell’s new film showcases a richer, riskier kind of humor
“Will & Harper” is a testament to the power of friendship and humor in the lives of trans people. (DePayWalled)
By Jennifer Finney Boylan
https://wapo.st/3XItR2W
‘Once she was Jan, I never thought of her as anything other than a woman’: Jan Morris remembered by her son
When celebrated writer Jan Morris published a memoir about her gender reassignment in 1974, it brought trans identity to public attention. Fifty years on, her son Mark reflects on the flawed woman he thought of as his father
Mark Morris
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/29/jan-morris-conundrum-memoir-transgender-son
Want to book cheap holiday flights? Airfare expert Scott Keyes tells us how.
The founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, now called Going, answered your questions with By The Way. (PayWalled)
By Hannah Sampson and Alexandra Pannoni
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/09/24/booking-cheap-flights-holidays/
Hidden Planet
Scientists just discovered why Earth’s atmosphere is leaking
It turns out the mysterious force is a previously undiscovered global electric field. (PayWalled)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/29/earth-electric-field-discovery/
How Hurricane Helene could have widespread consequences for homeowners
Although it is too early to know the full extent of Helene’s damage, experts said the storm could have major consequences for homeowners, the private insurance industry and the federal flood insurance program. (PayWalled)
By Anna Phillips and Brianna Sacks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/29/helene-homeowner-flood-insurance/
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border
Two countries agree to modifications beneath Matterhorn peak, one of Europe’s highest summits
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/29/melting-glaciers-switzerland-italy-alpine-border-matterhorn
Meanwhile, right here in River City:
Fans can be Prince for a night as Purple Rain house debuts on Airbnb
Minneapolis house featured in 1984 movie offers once-in-a-lifetime experience with interiors based on late music star
Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/prince-purple-rain-house-airbnb
Will Ferrell’s new film showcases a richer, riskier kind of humor
“Will & Harper” is a testament to the power of friendship and humor in the lives of trans people. (DePayWalled)
By Jennifer Finney Boylan
https://wapo.st/3XItR2W
‘Once she was Jan, I never thought of her as anything other than a woman’: Jan Morris remembered by her son
When celebrated writer Jan Morris published a memoir about her gender reassignment in 1974, it brought trans identity to public attention. Fifty years on, her son Mark reflects on the flawed woman he thought of as his father
Mark Morris
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/sep/29/jan-morris-conundrum-memoir-transgender-son
Want to book cheap holiday flights? Airfare expert Scott Keyes tells us how.
The founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, now called Going, answered your questions with By The Way. (PayWalled)
By Hannah Sampson and Alexandra Pannoni
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/09/24/booking-cheap-flights-holidays/
Hidden Planet
Scientists just discovered why Earth’s atmosphere is leaking
It turns out the mysterious force is a previously undiscovered global electric field. (PayWalled)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/29/earth-electric-field-discovery/
How Hurricane Helene could have widespread consequences for homeowners
Although it is too early to know the full extent of Helene’s damage, experts said the storm could have major consequences for homeowners, the private insurance industry and the federal flood insurance program. (PayWalled)
By Anna Phillips and Brianna Sacks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/29/helene-homeowner-flood-insurance/
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border
Two countries agree to modifications beneath Matterhorn peak, one of Europe’s highest summits
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/29/melting-glaciers-switzerland-italy-alpine-border-matterhorn
Meanwhile, right here in River City:
Fans can be Prince for a night as Purple Rain house debuts on Airbnb
Minneapolis house featured in 1984 movie offers once-in-a-lifetime experience with interiors based on late music star
Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/29/prince-purple-rain-house-airbnb
