Morning Links for July 23 2013

Morning Links for July 23 2013

Yesterday was quite the newsfest. What better way to digest it all than in our condensed format? Read on.  The MLB has suspended Ryan Braun for the rest of the 2013 season. Why? “In essence,” says the Journal Sentinel, “he admitted to both using performance-enhancing drugs and lying about it.” It begs the question: when an athlete performs in remarkable and record-setting ways, how will we know it’s his or her athletic ability and not a boost from drugs? The Duchess hath borne a boy, according to every news outlet everywhere.  If you’re a student, be warned. According to the Wall…

Yesterday was quite the newsfest. What better way to digest it all than in our condensed format? Read on. 

  • The MLB has suspended Ryan Braun for the rest of the 2013 season. Why? “In essence,” says the Journal Sentinel, he admitted to both using performance-enhancing drugs and lying about it.” It begs the question: when an athlete performs in remarkable and record-setting ways, how will we know it’s his or her athletic ability and not a boost from drugs?

  • The Duchess hath borne a boy, according to every news outlet everywhere. 
  • A.V. Club Milwaukee  has five tips (No. 1: Secure your Manifest) for surviving the Riverwest 24, an all-day race which will likely have more than 1,000 participants. 
  • NPR is reporting that if you eat breakfast daily you could live to be 150. We’re kidding,  but there is indeed another study is championing the health benefits of a solid breakfast. 

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.