Feel Good Friday

Vox: The world’s emotional status is actually pretty good, a new global report finds. “The results are surprisingly … fine.”

+ Time: A New Alzheimer’s Drug May Be the Most Effective One Yet.

+ These people still believe in democracy (little d) and are working to keep it.

+ Tim Bushe decided to shape the hedges in his London neighborhood into a menagerie. They’ve become a local attraction. NYT: You See a Hedge. He Sees Something Else.

+ “I renewed my US passport in a single week with the government’s speedy online beta.”

+ Have a great holiday weekend, folks!