http://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/11/climate-crisis-inflation-economy-climatenomics-book Climate crisis is ‘battering our economy’ and driving inflation, new book says Climatenomics lays out how ‘supply chain disruptions’ has become a euphemism for the effects of climate change A woman walks under an orange smoke-filled sky in San Francisco. Photograph: Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP/Getty Images Edward HelmoreSat 11 Jun 2022 04.00 EDT Forget Ukraine, coronavirus, corporate … Continue reading Supply chain disruption becoming synonym for the climate crisis
Giant sequoias threatened by out of control Yosemite fire
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-09/out-of-control-yosemite-fire-threatens-iconic-giant-sequoias-in-mariposa-grove? Out-of-control Yosemite fire threatens iconic giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove BY ALEX WIGGLESWORTH, DIANA MARCUM JULY 9, 2022 UPDATED 6:41 PM PT FISH CAMP, Calif. — The first that Michael Gilbert, a 67-year-old rock climber and bellman, heard of the fire in Yosemite National Park was from a mother and daughter who drove up breathless on Friday. They … Continue reading Giant sequoias threatened by out of control Yosemite fire
Gmail about to look different even if you didn’t ask it to
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/28/23187304/google-gmail-ui-opt-out-rollout-chat-spaces-meet Gmail’s new look is about to appear for more people, even if they didn’t ask for it The new UI lines up Gmail, Chat, Spaces, and Meet in their own side rail. By Richard Lawler@rjcc Jun 28, 2022, 7:29pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window)Share this on Twitter (opens in new window)SHAREAll … Continue reading Gmail about to look different even if you didn’t ask it to
Emma Thompson talks about her wonderful new movie showing on Hulu
https://apple.news/Asdn2qSvfR32Kg3nLsF9Qjw Emma Thompson: “Does Anyone Know or Care if Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Any Sexual Satisfaction?” BY EMMA THOMPSON June 14, 2022 A 62-year-old retired religious education teacher (Nancy), who has never had an orgasm, hires a 28-year-old male sex worker (Leo) to help expand her horizons. This is the story of the film Good Luck to … Continue reading Emma Thompson talks about her wonderful new movie showing on Hulu
Supreme Court assisting the split of U.S. into red and blue
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/us/politics/us-divided-political-party.html Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis On abortion, climate change, guns and much more, two Americas — one liberal, one conservative — are moving in opposite directions. The Supreme Court’s decisions have accelerated a division of the nation along policy and ideological lines.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York … Continue reading Supreme Court assisting the split of U.S. into red and blue
Amazing — men rushing to get vasectomies (about time)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/29/abortion-vasectomies-roe-birth-control/?f Men rush to get vasectomies after Roe ruling By Meena Venkataramanan June 29, 2022 at 3:12 p.m. EDT Thomas Figueroa always knew he didn’t want children. Growing up in Central Florida, he remembers his classmates getting pregnant as early as middle school, and had considered getting a vasectomy for the past few years. But after … Continue reading Amazing — men rushing to get vasectomies (about time)
NYC facing a commuter surge — new tunnel an imperative
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/nyregion/nj-ny-commuters-traffic.html New York Faces New Commuter Surge, Ready or Not, Study Suggests The study appears to underscore the need for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, part of the huge and long-planned Gateway project. The pandemic emptied out commuter trains and buses from west of the Hudson River.Credit...Hilary Swift for The New York … Continue reading NYC facing a commuter surge — new tunnel an imperative
If you’re a teen and need an abortion, Teen Vogue has answers
http://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-get-an-abortion-if-youre-a-teen-post-roe-v-wade? How to Get an Abortion if You're a Teen After Roe v. Wade Was Overturned BY LAUREN RANKIN JULY 7, 2022 In 2019, Teen Vogue published this article on how to get an abortion if you're a teen. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, we're publishing this update on how to navigate abortion restrictions as … Continue reading If you’re a teen and need an abortion, Teen Vogue has answers
What makes a good beach read? (Hint: not the cover)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beach-read-books-summer-holiday-vacation-11656599789?mod=hp_featst_pos5 Sunshine and Glistening Seas on the Cover of Your Beach Read Might Mask Something Darker Publishers put a blue sky and sand dunes on the cover no matter the subject; ‘The Hemlock Sisters’ becomes ‘The Sunshine Sisters’ Readers on the beach in Benidorm, Spain, in 2018. MARTIN PARR/MAGNUM PHOTOS By Ellen GamermanFollow The siren call of … Continue reading What makes a good beach read? (Hint: not the cover)
Plastic’s dangers expand — found to help viruses survive
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/27/viruses-survive-in-fresh-water-by-hitchhiking-on-plastic-study-finds Viruses survive in fresh water by ‘hitchhiking’ on plastic, study finds Intestinal viruses such as rotavirus were found to be infectious for up to three days by attaching to microplastics, research shows Human enteric, or intestinal, viruses survive for days on plastic particles easily swallowed by swimmers, Stirling University researchers found. Photograph: GJ Flick and … Continue reading Plastic’s dangers expand — found to help viruses survive
Colorado so low that some regions will have to cut their water use 50% in the next sixty days
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/06/colorado-river-drought-california-arizona-00044121? The Southwest is bone dry. Now, a key water source is at risk. Climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores to dangerous lows. Now the federal government is telling states to drastically cut back. By LARA KORTE07/06/2022 04:30 AM EDT SACRAMENTO — California and six other Western states have less than 60 … Continue reading Colorado so low that some regions will have to cut their water use 50% in the next sixty days
Does this work? Podcast about two series on Apple TV+
JUL 1, 2022 — 16:43 EDT MacStories Unwind: Only Murders In the Building and Loot BY JOHN VOORHEES 0:0019:18 This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico is enjoying season two of Only Murders In the Building, while John loves Loot.
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