Interview
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele: ‘More people say they’ve seen an alien than a trans person’
Guy Lodge
Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele came out as a trans woman in 2022 at the age of 61. Her friend of 30 years Will Ferrell had questions. So what else to do but jump in a van, cross the US, and make a documentary about it
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/25/will-ferrell-harper-steele-netflix-documentary-interview

Also see: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/24/donald-trump-presidency-republican-lawmakers-targeting-lgbtq-policies

It’s Banned Books Week. LGBTQ+ content tops the most-challenged list.
Attempts to censor or restrict books from U.S. schools and libraries have risen since 2020, reports show. (PayWalled)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/09/24/banned-books-week-lgbtq-challenges/

How newly named Hennepin Arts is charting the ebbs and flows of downtown Minneapolis
In hindsight, buying historic theaters was one of downtown Minneapolis’ all-time best moves.
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2024/09/how-newly-named-hennepin-arts-is-charting-the-ebbs-and-flows-of-downtown-minneapolis/

Ready or not? The expert guide to buying fruit – so it is always ripe and delicious
Whether you are planning to eat it today or keep it for later, here is how to pick the perfect produce, every time
Tim Dowling
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/25/ready-or-not-the-expert-guide-to-buying-fruit-so-it-is-always-ripe-and-delicious

The power of the pint: is it time to retire one of the world’s biggest beer measures?
A study suggested last week that adopting a two-thirds serve could improve public health. But is the pint really the problem?
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/sep/24/the-power-of-the-pint-is-it-time-to-retire-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-beer-measures