Extra, Extra
Cease and Release: “In an Instagram story, which was shared by Israeli media, Damari thanked her family and the large protest movement that coalesced to advocate for the release of the hostages. ‘Thank you thank you thank you I’m the happiest in the world,’ she said.” The much-anticipated beginning of the Gaza ceasefire has held and the first three hostages were released over the weekend. Another four are expected to be freed this weekend.
+ Cecile Richards: “Cecile Richards, the dynamic former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and one of the country’s most well-known defenders of abortion rights, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 67.”
+ Booze Clues: “The industry’s fortunes began to change toward the end of 2022 and into 2023 and 2024, when sales of spirits fell after 20 years of roughly continuous growth, bringing the entire industry into decline. The only spirits to see growth last year, according to Nielsen, were tequila and Canadian whisky.” Dry January may extend into more months. Why America is in an alcohol recession.
+ Nth Avenue Freeze Out: “The ambulance parked up by a green in central Berlin is small, almost toy-like; a thick orange stripe across its sides, a tangle of wires looping from the ceiling. It is one of three retrofitted and operated by Tomorrow.Bio, Europe’s first cryonics lab, whose mission is to freeze patients after death, and one day bring them back to life.” (I wonder if one can sign up to just be frozen for four years?)
+ Say Cheese: “For most of the past half-century, cottage cheese has been known as a food that you eat when you’re on a diet and trying not to eat much food. But these days, Americans who are obsessed with health, wellness and longevity are so hungry for rich sources of protein that cottage cheese has become one of the sexiest products in the grocery store.” We Grew Up Hating Cottage Cheese. Now We’re All Eating It. (Ever have one of those days when you realize you’ve spent your entire adult life trying to achieve internet fame only to realize that effin’ cottage cheese went viral before you did?)
