The Weekly Links: Monkey Queen, Southern Accents and 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'

This week, Scene staffers are reading stories from The New York Times, Jezebel and the Wall Street Journal

Scene Staff
Jan 21, 2022
Jan 21, 2022

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Here it is, our weekly roundup of things on the internet that Scene staffers read and found enjoyable or interesting or otherwise engaging. Most of us spend too much time online and we might as well share.

From The Atlantic: The Simplest Way to Sell More Electric Cars in America

From Jezebel: I Killed My Southern Accent and a Piece of Myself With It

From the Boston Globe: Set the underground rivers free

From The New York Times: Japan’s Monkey Queen Faces Challenge to Her Reign: Mating Season

From Rolling Stone: Singer and Actor Meat Loaf Dead at 74

From The Atlantic: The Power of the Dog Has a Queer Problem

From Variety: Louie Anderson, Emmy-Winning Comedian, Dies at 68

From the Wall Street Journal: How ‘Encanto’s’ ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Became Bigger Than ‘Let It Go’

From Rolling Stone: Newly Declassified Video Shows Botched U.S. Drone Strike That Killed 10 Afghan Civilians