This is a story about those damn rats in Washington, DC. I don't mean the stinkers, bums, crumbs, finks, and lowlife vermin one usually associates with the DC rat race. I mean, like, the rodents and the dogs (and dog-owners) who hunt them. And it's quite the story, with quite the opening. "The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a stuffed squeaky toy makes. It seems so obvious. Of course the toys sound that way, because that sound awakens something deep in a docile dog’s neurons that says: Shake it. Shake it till it’s dead." Even that lede—the similarities to the grip party extremists have on Kevin McCarthy notwithstanding—seems like a refreshing change from the usual reporting out of the nation's capital. WaPo (Gift Article): Washington is full of rats. These dogs are happy to help with that. "The rat hunters’ primary motivation, they say, is making their dogs happy. The free pest control for the city is a bonus. But the dogs aren’t the only ones having fun. The humans see it as a team sport." (Just like with those other Washington stories...) 2Club Med"Today, tourism is surging. An explosion of newcomers since the pandemic has brought new restaurants, fancy shops and guided tours. But it is also driving up rents and drawing pushback from locals. As cities around the world struggle with the negative consequences of mass tourism." This is a common story of how quickly tourism, remote workers, and outside investment can change a city. What's less common about this story is that we're talking about a city that, not all that long ago, was known as the murder capital of the world. (Murder, shmurder. How's the internet speed?) Bloomberg: Once Beset by Violence, This City in Colombia Now Struggles With Too Many Tourists. 3Colorado Springs"For a brief moment, on Saturday afternoon in Boulder, Deion Sanders is invisible. Hard to believe, I know. Since he took over as head coach at the University of Colorado, Sanders has become college football’s centrifugal force, the planet around which attentions circle on loop after thirsty loop. The Buffaloes were on Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff the past two weeks, and will host ESPN’s College GameDay this coming weekend. Sanders’s every word—whether spoken in press conferences or in private locker-room meetings—seems to not only get filmed, but to go instantly viral." The Ringer: How Deion Sanders Made Colorado Football the Center of the Sports Universe. And how he became the prime example of the changes to (what used to be known as) college football that made the whole thing possible. 4Grifting is Always in Fashion"Delvey (real last name Sorokin) has been under house arrest for nearly a year as she appeals deportation to Germany following a two-year stint in prison for grand larceny, among other financial crimes, and an additional 18 months detained by immigration authorities for overstaying her visa. Her ascent up New York’s social ladder as a “fake heiress” and subsequent downfall for defrauding financial institutions (and others) out of more than $200,000 were recounted in multiple magazine features and a book written by a former bestie, before being dramatized in the Netflix miniseries." In other words, she makes the perfect hostess for a Fashion Week rooftop runway show. Inside ‘fake heiress’ Anna Delvey’s rooftop fashion show — hosted under house arrest. (You scoff, but consider how difficult it is to find just the right outfit when you're accessorized with an ankle bracelet.) 5Extra, ExtraThree Hots and a Caught: A burglar alarm. A heat signal picked up from an aircraft. A lightning storm. A police dog. A bite. And at last, an end to what must have seemed like an endless nightmare for people living in the area. Escaped Pennsylvania killer captured after two-week manhunt. 6Bottom of the News"No sugarcoating here; let’s slice right to the wedding cake of truth. After the past year and a half, three weddings, and a sum of money I don’t want to think about (precisely $4,634.50), I hereby declare my retirement from the job of being your bridesmaid." Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store.
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