I've been begrudgingly handed the reins by
Carey in her absence. The only requirement is that nobody's allowed to
like my version better (or at least you can't tell her if you do.)
Because Carey won't let me hack into her account, you won't be getting
the pretty linked version. Sorry! On the plus side, if you want to
comment, just hit "Reply all" and tell everybody what you think.
Following up on the sports news:
The
World Cup started last week. It's really cool to like soccer, but even
if you don't you should be able to talk about it. Here's a guide: http://nymag.com/daily/
The LA Kings beat the NY Ranges last night to win
hockey's Stanley Cup (this might be the most interesting story to come
out of it: http://sports.yahoo.com/
The NBA play-offs are happening between the Miami
Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs are up 3-1 and need one more
game to win the championship. The star player on the Heat (and maybe of
the league) is LeBron James (have you heard of him?) Apparently, there
was some to-do about his cramps and the media reaction to them. Read
about it here: http://espn.go.com/nba/
In political news, Eric Cantor, the
house majority leader for the Republicans, lost his primary to an
unknown and unfunded Tea Party Candidate. Lots of waves here with both
implications for the elections in November and the picking a Republican
leader to replace him in the Senate. There are several theories on why
he lost, but the prevailing view seems to be that it's not necessarily a
resurgence of the Tea Party, rather a guy getting too big for his
britches and losing touch with his constituents. http://www.politico.com/
Looks like the House Whip, Kevin McCarthy is likely to replace him,
but has not been confirmed as of press time. He's friends with Frank
Underwood! http://www.politico.com/
Lots been happening in Iraq. Let's start with a quick break-down of the major players: http://www.nytimes.com/
There's a lot to read on this topic, but this is a good read on Obama's role and reaction to the crisis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/Following Carey's lead, there's more talk about gun violence this week. It is definitely terrible what's been happening lately and particularly embarrassing that this is such a problem specific to American culture. However, all this coverage makes me get angry at the media and people's tendency to jump on the bandwagon about high profile issues. Can we solve gun violence? Would a sustained effort (beyond just posting articles/stats on their Facebook walls) by critical mass of Americans accomplish something? Could we make it happen? (Bloomberg is trying to throw money at the problem, will that work? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
Enough of my whining about it, here are two articles I found interesting and refreshing in the wake of all the sensational coverage:
Interesting that the same week this article came out, the Gates Foundation, a proponent of data-based teacher evaluation, came out recommending a two-year moratorium on using assessment data so that teachers and students could get used to the new standards and tests. Yay! Let's all take a deep breath and be thankful that we might have more time to get better at teaching these brilliant Standards which will change the face of education. Too much? I really just want to see if Chuckles is reading this.
Interesting stuff happening in California, where parents of kids in bad schools are taking their outrage to court. Michelle Rhee and Arne like the outcome, Diane Ravitch doesn't, so it's probably related to the Bill Gates conspiracy. A couple different opinions posted here:
http://www.nytimes.com/
The most important news of last week:
The Tonys happened last Sunday. Do you remember when Carey explained to you what they are? http://lastweeksupdate.
Neil Patrick Harris won for Best Actor in a Musical and everyone needs to see the clip of him performing.
http://canstatic.cbs.com/
If you loved that clip, go see the show! NPH is only in it through August 17th, then Andrew Rannells takes over. So get your tickets now, Jordan.
Also, In Christina-related Tony news, although If/Then was nominated for 2 Tonys (Best Actress for Idina Menzel and Best Original Score) it lost both, proving Tony voters have good taste!
Bonus item:
Not sure if everyone's a Lost fan, but I know we have quite a few in the readership. Here's an interesting profile of one of creators. Spoiler alert: he might be more sensitive than Becca!
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
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