Morning Links for July 16 2013

Morning Links for July 16 2013

Is it Friday yet? No. Will reading these links help you get there? Maybe.  U.S. Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore is jumping on the bandwagon with those who think the minimum wage should be raised.  As we reported, Milwaukee Downtown likely absentmindedly set its “Cya Milwaukee” promotional video to Peaches’ not-at-all subtle genitalia-themed song “Downtown.” Accordingly, A.V. Club Milwaukee satirically selected five additional “not at all” sexual songs Milwaukee Downtown could have chosen. In a victory for Mexican and U.S. authorities (not to mention citizens on both sides of the border), Mexican marines have arrested the head of the Zetas drug…

Is it Friday yet? No. Will reading these links help you get there? Maybe. 

  • U.S. Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore is jumping on the bandwagon with those who think the minimum wage should be raised. 
  • As we reported, Milwaukee Downtown likely absentmindedly set its “Cya Milwaukee” promotional video to Peaches’ not-at-all subtle genitalia-themed song “Downtown.” Accordingly, A.V. Club Milwaukee satirically selected five additional “not at all” sexual songs Milwaukee Downtown could have chosen.
  • In a victory for Mexican and U.S. authorities (not to mention citizens on both sides of the border), Mexican marines have arrested the head of the Zetas drug cartel, according to The Guardian.  

  • Panda twins were born in the Atlanta Zoo, the first set of panda twins born in the U.S. since 1987. (The link includes video of these hairless wonders, too.)

  • The Los Angeles Times posits whether Eric Snowden is digging himself into deeper trouble with his latest revelation

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.