Extra, Extra
Conversion Reversion: “Since at least a decade ago, a rare consensus has prevailed on a provocative issue for L.G.B.T.Q. people. Professional counseling aimed at changing the sexual orientations of gay teenagers, sometimes known as conversion therapy, was viewed as harmful and widely rejected.” Like so many other subjects about which we thought there was a consensus, there wasn’t. Or at least there isn’t anymore. NYT: A Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is Back. Which brings us to today’s SCOTUS hearing. “The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to back a free speech challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy aimed at young people questioning their sexual orientations or gender identities in a case likely to have national implications.”
+ The Hostage: Two years after the Oct 7 attacks, the NYT (Gift Article) catches up with Emily Damari, who was held captive in Gaza for 471 days. Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity.
+ Surgeon General Agreement: “Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.” WaPo (Gift Article): Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
+ Coin Toss: Another lede that manages to perfectly sum up our national moment. “The Trump administration on Monday defended its plan to mint a $1 coin bearing the image of President Trump despite the fact that an 1866 law dictates that only the deceased can appear on U.S. currency.”
+ Friend Zone: WSJ: Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends. (I’ve always preferred to measure my social life in terms of subscribers.)
+ Lox Smith: “The oldest of three brothers, Mr. Zabar did not intend to go into the family business, which his parents, Louis and Lillian (Teit) Zabar, started in 1934 as the smoked-fish department of a Daitch supermarket on Broadway. Saul had visions of becoming a doctor. But when his father died in 1950 at 49, Saul left college and returned home to help out.” Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97.
+ Box Out: America’s latest recession warning is a brown cardboard box.
