Almanac Highlights From 2017 And Notable Birthdays
Almanac notes today's date and summer day count. It lists birthdays of figures such as Cameron Diaz and Warren Buffett, plus a fact about internet usage rising from 2000 to 2010 and a note on Ty Cobb's 1905 major league debut. A quote from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is included, and the lunar phase spans from first quarter to full moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Lewis Black
Michael Chiklis
Mark Strong
Cameron Diaz
Agust
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Frankenstein
Harvey's Weather Message From Houston Crisis
A Washington Post opinion piece argues climate change likely amplified Harvey's rains and energy in the Gulf, linking stronger storms to warming. It warns future floods may strike cities like Corpus Christi and Miami, urging adaptation, flood defense funding, and cleaner energy while noting policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Houston
Siberia
Arctic
Barbados
Trump
Gulf of Mexico
Harvey
Penn State University
Michael Mann
The
Guardian
Katrina
Sandy
Corpus Christi
Mobile
Pensacola
Tampa Bay
Naples
Miami
Jacksonville
Savannah
Charleston
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Diana as Beauty Icon and Public Cult Survives
The column surveys Diana, Princess of Wales, as a enduring beauty idol and media staple. It notes August celebrity passings and cites Germaine Greer’s critique of Diana’s image as a crafted myth.
The People's Princess and the Beauty Cult
The piece argues Diana's rise was a crafted performance amid a culture of hype and beauty worship. It questions public griefs if different fates altered history and likens media icons to interchangeable, glossy figures sought by an eager audience. Readers may email Cal Thomas at teaeditors tribpub.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Campbell
Barbara Cook
Dick Gregory
Jerry Lewis
Thomas Meehan
Annie
Marilyn Monroe
Elvis Presley
Graceland
Diana
Princess of Wales
Paris
Channel 4
Britain
Peter Settelen
Army
John Hewitt
People Magazine
Germaine Greer
Sunday Times
Prince Charles
Camilla
Chicago
Velma Kelly
Roxie Hart
Greer
Cal Thomas
Teaeditors
Tribpub.com
Trump unites black ministers and Jews in anti hate march
The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial hosts a 300 clergy gathering as Rev. Al Sharpton and King III join Jews in a cross faith protest against anti Semitism and racism sparked by Charlottesville. Jesse Jackson attends, praising unity amid tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trump
al Sharpton
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Mall
Charlottesville
Virginia
Sharpton
Martin Luther King III
Religious Action Center
Reform Judaism
Dr. King
Goodman, Chaney
Schwerner
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Selma
Malka Binah Klein
Philadelphia
Black Lives Matter
Marine One Fleet
Jerry Falwell Jr
Jesse Jackson
Hymietown
King
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Almanac
Warren Buffett
Eugene Robinson
Obama
Eugenerobinson
Washpost.com
Princess Diana
Cult of Beauty
Dana Milbank
Nun
Jonah Dov Posner
Posner
Jonah Geffen
New York
Milbank
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