Feel Good Friday

“Mothers and their tween and teen daughters aren’t supposed to see eye-to-eye on many things. But these days, it seems, a mutual affection for Taylor Swift and her music is shaking up that whole dynamic.” For many mothers and daughters, instead of a rift, there’s Taylor Swift. (For many fathers and daughters, instead of a rift, there are headphones.)

+ Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says.

+ ‘Mississippi miracle’: Kids’ reading scores have soared in Deep South states.

+ 93-year-old grandmother and grandson finish quest to visit all 63 national parks.

+ Novel Rutgers vaccine may provide more durable protection against SARS-CoV-2.

+ Worried about their grandkids’ future, more seniors are taking up the climate fight.

+ It took commuting from L.A. to Berkeley by plane, but he’ll finally graduate from Cal. Go Bears.