“Suddenly the man gets down on one knee, rips off his mask and shouts: ‘Marry me!’ It’s Sergei, and it turns out he’s the only one here who actually works in law enforcement. The others work for an ‘extreme proposal’ service – part of an industry established in Russia in recent years.” BBC: ‘Freeze… and marry me!’ – Russians who propose at gunpoint.

+ Nice summer-ending photo essay from the NYT: Welcome to the party. The New York City block party.

+ And clearly, I buried the lede. Because you want to see a baby otter drinking milk.