Andrew popped on the blog today to praise the better-late-than-never endorsement of medical marijuana from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. And his hope in the Francis-led Vatican deepened following the resignation of one of its most homophobic Bishops. A few more quotes in honor of Dusty here and here.
During today’s slow news cycle, we weighed the pros and cons of boycotting the Olympics in the face of Russian anti-gay laws and kept tabs on the diplomatic rift between Putin and Obama. As the demand for journalists actually increases these days, bloggers continued to envision what a Bezos-led WaPo could look like. The last post of the day, on the beliefs of scientists, is already taking off on Facebook. And just when you thought US prison statistics couldn’t get more startling, they do.
Get your latest fix of airplane views from readers here. Today’s regular VFYW – from the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan – was anything but ordinary. And we marked the end of Ramadan with a boy’s quizzical face.
— C.B.
