Feel Good Friday

My daughter was one of the brave few who attended an overnight screening of The Odyssey. That’s not the feel-good news, as her comings and goings kept me up most of the night. But it occurred to me that my kids and their friends go see movies all the time, in the real world, on big screens, out of the house, with other people. That’s the feel-good part. Zoomers Are Going to the Movies. This Is Great News for Everyone.

+ Fan Photos: When the World Cup came to town. And Game Photos. AP photographers pick their favorites. Plus, A Tribute to the Mathematically Marvelous Soccer Ball.

+ Brain implant helps paralyzed man to feed himself and drink from cup.

+ At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again. (Interestingly, the thing I’m most looking forward to in my 90s is not hiking.)

+ America’s Enterprising Spirit Is Booming After Decades-Long Slump.

+ The pigeon came to them seeking help’: California firefighters give oxygen to suffering bird.