Paying extra for milk alternatives: unfair, illogical – and a little bit racist? Why charging customers more for non-dairy milk in coffee at Starbucks and other cafes is more of a problem than you might think by Aliya Uteuova f you are vegan, lactose intolerant, or simply don’t consume dairy, chances are your coffee run comes … Continue reading Is it fair (or maybe racist) to charge extra for milk alternatives at Starbucks?
Month: March 2022
Las Vegas: a city with a big climate crisis target on it: heat, drought
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/04/las-vegas-population-growth-climate-crisis Record growth, record heat, record drought: how will Las Vegas weather the climate crisis? New communities are being built in Las Vegas, right up against desert conservation areas, as more people flock to the region. Photograph: Gabrielle Canon/The Guardian ‘One day this place will be uninhabitable. The question I pose when people say that is, … Continue reading Las Vegas: a city with a big climate crisis target on it: heat, drought
New mysteries and thrillers (four great, one to skip)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/03/06/thrillers-mysteries/ 4 great new mysteries and thrillers — and one to skip Jane Pek’s ‘The Verfiers’ and Peter Swanson’s ‘Nine Lives’ are two of our picks this month By Richard Lipez Today at 8:00 a.m. EST Every month, I comb through stacks of new thrillers and mysteries looking for five to recommend. Often it’s hard to keep … Continue reading New mysteries and thrillers (four great, one to skip)
Global plastic agreement, but will it be enforced?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ab4by/the-world-just-vowed-to-solve-the-global-plastic-problemwill-it-work The World Just Vowed to Solve the Global Plastic Problem—Will It Work? A legally-binding United Nations treaty aims to address the global plastic crisis by 2024. By Audrey Carleton On Wednesday, 175 United Nations agreed to begin writing a legally-binding treaty to address the global plastic pollution crisis by 2024. Decided this week at the … Continue reading Global plastic agreement, but will it be enforced?
“The Batman” unlike any prior version (contains spoilers)
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/3/4/22960312/the-batman-movie-review-detective-matt-reeves-robert-pattinson ‘The Batman’ Is Unlike Any Superhero Movie Before It Gotham City’s favorite vigilante has long been known as “the World’s Greatest Detective.” Matt Reeves is the first director to truly realize that on screen. By Miles Surrey Mar 4, 2022, 6:30am EST Even within the oversaturated world of superhero blockbusters, there isn’t a spandexed figure who … Continue reading “The Batman” unlike any prior version (contains spoilers)
Russian sanctions threaten to boomerang
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/596962-efforts-to-decimate-russian-economy-threaten-to-boomerang Efforts to decimate Russian economy threaten to boomerang BY SYLVAN LANE - 03/06/22 12:00 PM EST Efforts to decimate Russia's economy to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine could have serious and unpredictable implications at home for the U.S. and its allies. The Russian economy has begun to crumble after the U.S., United Kingdom, European Union … Continue reading Russian sanctions threaten to boomerang
Publisher has cats, language and five book recommendations about Ukraine
http://www.thenation.com/article/culture/war-ukraine-books-kyiv/ The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv Ukrainian publisher Anetta Antonenko has her books, her cats, her language—and her gun. By Benjamin Moser FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex, also known as Mystetskyi Arsenal, is Ukraine's flagship cultural institution, a museum and art exhibition complex located … Continue reading Publisher has cats, language and five book recommendations about Ukraine
10,000 new jobs authorized for the IRS to resolve problems caused by Congressional underfunding
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/03/irs-tax-backlog-hiring/? IRS rushes to hire 10,000 workers but giant backlog expected to persist through 2022 The agency does not expect to resolve its backlog of 24 million tax returns until the end of the year By Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein, March 3, 2022 at 10:50 p.m. EST|Updated March 3, 2022 at 11:00 p.m. EST The Internal Revenue Service plans to … Continue reading 10,000 new jobs authorized for the IRS to resolve problems caused by Congressional underfunding
A Steven Soderbergh series to seek out on HBO Max
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/10/kimi-review-steven-soderbergh-thriller-zoe-kravitz Kimi review – Steven Soderbergh’s sleek and stylish tech thriller The director’s efficient paranoid thriller pays tribute to Hitchcock with the tale of a woman, played by Zoë Kravitz, who hears a murder via an Alexa-style device Zoë Kravitz in Kimi, a tight, mostly one-location thriller. Photograph: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/AP Benjamin LeeThu 10 … Continue reading A Steven Soderbergh series to seek out on HBO Max
Brandon Sanderson bypasses the entire book business structure
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK CLUB Reviews and recommendations by critic Ron Charles Presented by Livermore Publishing March 4, 2022 Brandon Sanderson launched “A Year of Sanderson” Kickstarter on March 1, 2022. (Youtube screenshot) Brandon Sanderson is a popular writer of epic fantasies, but nothing he’s written is so epic and fantastical as what happened to him this week. On Tuesday, Sanderson launched a … Continue reading Brandon Sanderson bypasses the entire book business structure
Wondering why the buzz over “Euphoria”? Here’s why
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/02/euphoria-most-loved-hated-tv-show How did Euphoria become the most loved and hated show on TV? Zendaya, who plays Rue. Euphoria does have the evergreen appeal of the unrealistic teen soap. Photograph: HBO The HBO teen drama’s second season is either a glorious mess or an excessive fantasy of high school. Either way, it’s a record-breaking hit Adrian Horton, … Continue reading Wondering why the buzz over “Euphoria”? Here’s why
Wearing masks may become regular for those with allergies
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/well/live/mask-allergy-symptoms.html Can Wearing a Mask Reduce My Allergy Symptoms? Research shows that wearing masks outdoors can protect against more than Covid-19 for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. By Dani Blum Published March 31, 2021Updated June 4, 2021 As we head into our second pandemic spring, many of us may be itching to give up our masks. But … Continue reading Wearing masks may become regular for those with allergies
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