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A WORD FROM LARRY

Beaches are buzzing July is already here and so is summer! The beaches are buzzing and I want to start out by wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July! Here are some of the events that are happening this month at Hampton Beach. The Casino BallLarry Marsolais room re-opens on July 2 with Badfish, a tribute to Sublime. There are 11 live concerts scheduled for July; go to casinoballroom.com for the complete list.

Fireworks are back on July 4th. Next up is Hampton Beach Family Fun Country Music Fest, July 6 to 8 on the Sea Shell Stage, and

the shows start at 7 p.m. See our story about it in the Nite section!

Monday night movies on the beach are back and the dates for July are 12, 19 and 26.

They start at dusk and are located across from the playground on Ocean Blvd.

The 75th Miss Hampton Beach Contest returns to the seashell stage on July 24 and 25, always a favorite.

There is so much to see and do on the Seacoast this summer so start making your plans now and put one of these on your calendar.

Larry Marsolais is the past president of the Hampton Rotary Club.

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Travel the world this summer, even if you’re staying home. Whether you’re on a hammock in your backyard or sitting by the community pool, you can travel near and far with a book. To help you find the perfect read, we asked local library staff to recommend some of their favorite titles.

The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh, 2015 Recommended by: Shannon Weber, Adult Services Librarian, Seabrook Library. “The book was inspired by Middle Eastern folk tales and really immerses you in Middle Eastern culture. It’s an exciting story about a young king who Fiction The Thief Lord by murders a different bride every night, and Caroline Corneila, the young woman determined to stop him.

Full of action and romance, this one is a 2001 Set in Venice, Italy. quick read!”

Recommended A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor by: Susan Schatvet, Director, Seabrook Towles, 2016 Set in Moscow beginning in 1922, an Library. “If you have never been you will unrepentant political prisoner Count Alexwant to go” – Artful ander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel across the street from the Dodger of Venice.

Kremlin. The political turmoil of the preThe President’s Hat and The Red Note- and post-war years plays out and instead of becoming smaller the Count’s world book by Antoine Laurain, 2013 Both set in Paris, they deal with lost becomes bigger.

Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, items, the person who lost them and the people who find them — and how their Director, Salisbury Public Library lives are changed.

Strange Weather in Tokyo and The Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi KawakaDirector, Salisbury Public Library mi, both 2017 Set in modern-day Tokyo, both are SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 1 - JULY 7, 2021 | PAGE 4

tales of loneliness, love and human connections.

Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Director, Salisbury Public Library The Dry by Jane Harper, 2017 All books by Jane Harper are set in Australia.

Recommended by: Susan Schatvet, Director, Seabrook Library. “What I like is that the setting plays a role in story development.”

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, 2020 The story of the family William Shakespeare left behind when he went to London to write, produce and perform plays.

Recommended by: Susan Dunker, Adult Services Librarian at Dover Public Library. “A beautifully written and fascinating novel about possibly the greatest author of all time.”

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, 2020 Recommended by: Erin Sniderman, Library Assistant at Hampton Falls Free Library. “Piranesi is the child of the House. The House is alive, the House is generous and gives to Piranesi its gifts.

Piranesi wanders the halls as dictated by the times, weather, floods and seasons with his only companion another man named The Other, until The Prophet comes and throws Piranesi’s world into Chaos. Susanna Clarke creates wonderful worlds to lose yourself in. This book is strange and unique and captures a child-like innocence in Piranesi as he explores the wonders of his world.

This is a smaller book for Clarke, but still gives immense satisfaction in reading it.”

Exit by Belinda Bauer, 2021 Felix, a British man in the second half of his life and a member of an inconspicuous group that helps terminally ill people die with dignity, makes a horrible mistake with a ripple of consequences.

Recommended by: Susan Dunker, Adult Services Librarian at Dover Public Library. “A delightfully quirky story that will keep your heart pumping throughout.”

The Smash-Up by Ali Benjamin, 2021 This modern take on Edith Wharton’s 1911 novel Ethan Frome is based on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the rage it causes Zo and her group of fellow activists All Them Witches and the toll it takes on her marriage to husband Ethan.

Recommended by: Susan Dunker, Adult Services Librarian at Dover Public Library. “I read Ethan Frome in high school and found this story to be a great complement to that excellent book.”

The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey, 2021 Perveen Mistry, India’s first female solicitor, expected social unrest during the 1921 visit of England’s Prince Edward.

However, she did not expect to investigate the death of a young Parsi student who had recently come to her for legal advice.

Recommended by: Barbara Tosiano, Library Director at Hampton Falls Free Library. “This book is the third in a series featuring Perveen Mistry as an attorney who is called upon to solve mysteries while respecting the often conflicting religious and gender roles in early 20th-century India. While the series is entertaining, it also gives insight into cultures and customs with which the reader might not be familiar.”

thing has changed and this trip may turn out to be their last chance to fall in love.

Summer is the perfect time for romance and this book does not disappoint. Emily Henry’s characters are relatable and the story is light and breezy.”

Mysteries

The Shape of Water

by Andrea Camilleri, 2002 (first book in a series) Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Director, Salisbury Public Library.

“Wonderful setting, colorful characters, great descriptions of food!”

Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny, 2005 to 2020 Set in eastern townships near Quebec, her town of Three Pines is a character all its own.

Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Director, Salisbury Public Library. “My hands-down favorite. This series is so popular here that I have to buy two regular print copies, two large print and two audio with every new title.”

Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Director, Salisbury Public Library. Ava Lee is a forensic accountant whose home base is Toronto but she travels all over the globe following money or goods stolen from “the little people. ... Sort of a superhero for grownups.”

resident, tells the story of his 2019 expedition to try to find out whether explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine ever reached the summit of Mount Everest before they disappeared in 1924.

Recommended by: Susan Dunker, Adult Services Librarian at Dover Public Library. “A great book for a hot day; you’ll appreciate reading about the freezNonfiction Olive, Mabel and ing temperature the climbers endure.”

Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Young adult Good Dogs by Andrew Shabanu: DaughCotter, 2020 ter of the Wind by Sports commentator Suzanne Fisher StaAndrew Cotter tells ples, 1989 the story of how his This book takes you two dogs, Olive and to the Cholistan DesMabel, became part of ert of Pakistan. his family and captured the hearts of peoRecommended by: ple around the world with viral videos of Jennifer Hartshorn, their antics.

Youth Services LibrarRecommended by: Susan Dunker, ian from Seabrook Library. “Shabanu is Adult Services Librarian at Dover Pub- an extremely strong and vivid character lic Library. “As a dog-lover and owner of and I loved seeing the story through her a few Labradors over the years, I found perspective. It is a very authentic tale that it really hilarious and touching. It’s a rare captured me from the beginning and left dog book where the dogs don’t die in the me wanting more at the end. The story is end.” magical!”

The People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry, 2021 Recommended by: Joanna Meighan, Library Assistant at Hampton Falls Free Library. “Best friends Poppy and Alex The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib have nothing in common and yet they conand Death on Mount Everest by Mark Khorram, 2018 tinue to meet up for a fantastic summer trip Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton, Synnott, 2021 Recommended by: Jennifer Hartshorn, every year for 10 years. This year some- 2014 (part of a series) Synnott, a Jackson, New Hampshire, Youth Services Librarian from Seabrook

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Library. “I loved this book! I got so into it that if anyone had asked me what I was doing this weekend, I would’ve [said], ‘Yes I am just in Iran with Darius this weekend, how about you?’ It was so easy to feel in the story.

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dance career while trying to find the mysterious painting and falling in love along the way?

Recommended by: Emily Fortin, Teen & Information Services Librarian at Dover Public Library. “This story is the perfect getaway read, and you’ll want to hop a When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller, plane to Paris for the summer to see all of 2020 the sights mentioned in the book!”

This book takes place in Korea.

Recommended by: Jennifer Hartshorn, Across the Green Grass Fields by SeanYouth Services Librarian from Seabrook an McGuire, 2021 (part of a series) Library. “From the moment Lily looked Teenager Regan finds a magical door in out of the car window and spied a tiger in the woods that brings her to a world full of the rain, this story had my heart. As some- magical equine creatures that expect her to one who doesn’t know much about Korean become a hero and save their society. This folklore and spirituality, I was fascinat- novella is a stand-alone story in the Wayed with the mythology and descriptions of ward Children series by McGuire, and each ritualistic practices such as kosa and using story details a new fantastical world. mugwort for protection.”

Recommended by: Emily Fortin, Teen & Information Services Librarian at Dover The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Public Library. “Highly recommended for Howard, 2020 (graphic novel) anyone who loves Alice in Wonderland!”

Recommended by: Emily Fortin, Teen & Information Services Librarian at Dover Children’s Public Library. “A collection of slice-ofA Story for Small life short horror stories beautifully drawn Bear by Alice B. in black and white. Not too scary, but McGinty, 2020 enough to make you want to lock your door Recommended by: at night!”

Patty Falconer, Children’s Librarian at As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Dover Public Library Stamper, 2021 In this sweet picture High school graduate Marty leaves his book, Small Bear must get ready to hibersmall town in Kentucky to pursue a career nate before his mother will tell him a story. playing oboe (and hopefully find love along the way) in London, England.

Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, Recommended by: Emily Fortin, Teen 2020 & Information Services Librarian at Dover Badger’s orderly, predictable world is Public Library. “This is a sweet coming of turned upside down when skunk comes to age story, and you’ll be rooting for Marty stay. as he finds his way in a new country.”

Recommended by: Patty Falconer, Children’s Librarian at Dover Public Love is for Losers by Wibke Bruegge- Library. “Written with quirky humor, the mann, 2021 text is enhanced by Jon Klassen’s expresWhile her mom is away building a sive illustrations.” health clinic in Syria, 15-year-old Phoebe lives with her mom’s cat-loving best The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by friend, Kate. When Phoebe needs a sum- Kate O’Shaughnessy, 2020 mer job, she agrees to help at Kate’s thrift Eleven-year-old Maybelle enters a singshop, where she meets the effortlessly cool ing contest being judged by the father she Emma, who might be more than just friend never met. material.

To get to the contest in Nashville, she Recommended by: Emily Fortin, Teen takes an RV road trip with the unlikely pair & Information Services Librarian at Dover of her neighbor and the local bully.

Public Library. “This novel in diary entries Recommended by: Patty Falconer, Chilis a sweet coming of age story with plen- dren’s Librarian at Dover Public Library. ty of laugh-out-loud funny musings from “This summer adventure brings Maybelle Emma, and perfect for fans of Louise lots of discoveries about herself and others.”

Rennison.”

Delicious! Poems Celebrating Street Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Food Around the World by Julie Larios, Jouhanneau, 2021 2021 Sixteen-year-old Mia knows that she is The back of the book has a section destined to be a ballerina — according to describing the foods in the poems — includher family legend, her great-great-grand- ing Fenway Franks! mother was the subject of one of Degas’ Recommended by: Terry Kyrios, Direcpaintings. Can Mia stay focused on her tor, Salisbury Public Library

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Inspired in many ways, including by how light fills a landscape with shadows or the beauty of a flower’s shape, artist and North Hampton resident Jane Davis Copp describes her painting style as contemporary realism.

“It is a movement of art where the painter’s and sculptor’s discipline is representational art,” she said. “We try to capture an image in a realistic manner.”

Working with both acrylic and oil, subject matter for her paintings ranges from landscapes, boats and flowers to figures, birds and animals.

As for her creative process, she said it varies depending on what inspires her at a particular moment, or whether she is painting for a specific theme for a show or for her wall at Ceres Gallery in Portsmouth.

“I like to have one very large landscape in the works,” she said.

Winter landscapes are a favorite, and she’s working on one right now.

“I’m often drawn into the elegance of winter and monochromatic compositions,” said Davis Copp, who recently sold a 30x40 landscape of Seal Point Cove in Acadia.

“The emphasis was on the reflections in the water and the back light streaming through the trees.”

Occasionally she is inspired by humor, which explains two recent works, both of which feature golfers and are on display at the Seacoast Artist Association Gallery in Exeter. One is titled “Hey, Take Your Time.

I’ve Got All Day,” while the other is titled “Where’d it Go?” “Those who play golf, I think, can relate to the narrative titles,” she said, laughing.

Those two are part of a series of six paintings, inspired by photos her husband had taken of his golfing partner. When he showed them to her, she was drawn to the figure actions and the draping of the clothes.

In reflecting on the “most fun” aspect of painting, Davis Copp said that for her it’s the actual process, especially when it is going well.

“Being a part of a community of artists is great, too,” she added. “We can talk about process and vision and connect in a unique way as we are involved in the same problemsolving challenges.”

One of her biggest challenges, according to Davis Copp, is deciding when a painting is done.

“I try to get the right composition and setup of shapes that are my vision initially,” she said. “This is difficult but makes a big difference in the final outcome…. Getting the light right and the atmospheric feel are very challenging, too.”

A self-taught painter, Davis Copp has

Jane Davis Copp. Courtesy photos.

made a career in art education, as she has taught in public schools in Derry, Epsom and Hampton. She has also written a book on middle school art called Visual Arts for Middle Schools – Skilled Based Curricula with Summative Assessments.

“The book is unique in its structured approach to art curriculum and the many illustrations of children’s artwork,” she said.

“It gives teachers a lesson plan, a materials list, rubrics for assessment, and samples of student artwork for each topic.”

When not creating in her studio, Davis Copp may be found outdoors, where she likes to plein air paint and capture reference photographs.

“When I travel or drive to locations to paint, I always have a camera with me to capture the essence of a scene or details that might later be worked into a painting,” she said.

To learn more about Davis Copp, who is also a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association, visit janedaviscopp.com or collaborativegraphics.square.site.

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By Ray Magliozzi the way. While that might sound exciting, the real thrill is that we plan to make this journey in my fabulously maintained 2005 Toyota Corolla with 331,000 miles on it.

OK, OK, I can already hear your groans, so let me elaborate. Before leaving, I’ll tuck the vehicle’s title in the glove box, in the unlikely event of a fatal, mechanical issue. If necessary, I’ll trade the title for a tow and call it even. Then, I’d head to the closest dealership and buy a new car and be back on our way. I was thinking — just thinking, mind you — of checking out a few vehicles before the big adventure, so I’d know exactly what to buy, you know, on the outside chance I needed another vehicle somewhere along the way. Oh, I should add that I love my dad! — Barry Barry, your dad has written to us three times now begging us to tell you to get a new car.

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that it’s important to you to get every last mile out of your car. But at 331,000, you’ve come darned close enough. Declare victory and put it on Craigslist.

By getting the new car now, you won’t have to give a second thought to breaking down in the middle of nowhere and having to synthesize dad’s Lipitor out of cactus leaves.

You’ll both be more comfortable. Newer cars — even small cars — are more comfortable, roomier and quieter than ever. They also ride and handle better. Your air conditioning will work well, and you might even have heated and cooled seats. Wait, you’d never spring for those, Barry. Scratch that.

Most importantly, you guys will have all of the modern-day safety equipment. There’s been a revolution in automotive safety since you bought your 2005 Corolla.

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Dear Car Talk: The left CV boot on my 2007 Honda Ridgeline is leaking. There’s a 3-inch-diameter spot of grease on the garage floor. There’s no noise coming from the front axle and no difference in the performance. A shop quoted $870 to replace both boots and axles, and said they would not do boots only. The dealer quoted $400 per side to replace the boots and axles, $300 per side boots only. The service adviser also indicated that there would be some labor savings for doing both at the same time. I made an appointment with the dealer. On arrival, the same service adviser told me it would be $1,066 + tax and fees = $1,200. I backed out of the deal, even after speaking to the general manager and receiving a lowered price of $1,000. The truck is a spare vehicle used for only 4,000 miles per year. Is it OK to drive for a while? I would appreciate your comments. — Bill I wouldn’t drive it for too long, Bill. The CV boot covers the CV joint, which is part of the axle. And if you keep driving it without proper lubrication, you will ruin the axle.

But given how little you drive this Ridgeline, I would fix only what’s actually broken right now. While it’s fairly common to replace the axle along with a torn boot, it’s not necessary.

The reason we do it is because we make more money that way.

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You want him to soak that CV joint in parts cleaner and get all the gunk out of it that he can.

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AT HONG ASIAN NOODLE BAR Jingying “Joey” Lin of Dover and business partners Vivian Lin and Tin Zhang never could have imagined the volume of hungry customers their new eatery would receive in such a short timeframe. Hong Asian Noodle Bar (519 Central Ave., Dover, 343-4446, hongasiannoodlebar.com) opened in the former Dover House of Pizza by the railroad tracks in mid-May, only to close for a brief period following an overwhelming response as the three owners regrouped on staffing and product supply.

Now the restaurant is back open five days a week, serving an eclectic menu of both Chinese and Japanese-style noodle bowl options. Signature dishes include the Lanzhou ramen, made with beef and around two dozen Chinese spices, while the Japanese ramen noodle bowl features a pork stock base with bean sprouts, scallions, chashu (pork belly), bamboo shoots and a soft boiled egg. Also on the menu are several assorted appetizers, from edamame with a spicy garlic sauce to crab rangoon and Japanese-style marinated seaweed salad, plus a selection of bubble teas in a variety of flavors. The Scene recently caught up with Lin to talk about some of her favorite dishes and must-try recommendations at Hong Asian Noodle Bar. Photos by Matt Ingersoll.

How long has Hong Asian Noodle Bar been around?

We did a soft opening in May, then closed for two weeks and opened again on June 1. … We never thought we’d be this popular in town.

What makes Hong Asian Noodle Bar unique?

We have three partners here and we’re all from southeastern China. … We want people to try real Asian food, and so we [have]

What is your favorite thing about being one. … We spend 20 hours on the soup broth, and we try to get all of our ingredi- on the Seacoast?

I used to live in Portsmouth and now I ents sourced from China. We use at least 25 Chinese spices in the soup. The Japanese live in Dover. I love it here, because everyone is always so friendly. I always tell ramen is really good too. people that New Hampshire is my second What is your personal favorite dish?

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That’s a trick question. We both know you had absolutely nothing planned. The 2020 Fourth of July took a hit just like everything else last year.

Actually, that said, my family was preparing for my dad’s 70th birthday, as he was born on July 5. It was supposed to be the first time we got together as a family, albeit outside and socially distanced, since the world came to a halt in March 2020.

I was looking forward to having a beer with my dad, and it was off to a good but very brief start when the skies opened up and thunderstorms took over. Hey, we tried. But Covid-19 won in the end. In hindsight, I suppose it was predictable.

This year, we’re all overdue for a party.

I know my dad is.

With last year behind us and a light visible at the end of the tunnel, this year feels different. I don’t think people are going to be attending the same old Fourth of July cookout this year. This is the year to take things up a notch.

I mean, bring the burgers and dogs, but let’s also throw a couple T-bones on the grill in honor of what we missed out on last year. I think we should all be allowed to have an extra-large ice cream sundae on the Fourth this year too, or maybe an ice cold root beer float.

That goes for beer too. Don’t hold back on your beer choices this year. This is the year to wait in line for the beer you want.

There. I said it.

Here are three beers that will help you celebrate the Fourth of July.

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down on the Fourth of July, people light fires and then enjoy toasted marshmallows and smores. And I think this brew would go absolutely perfectly with a summer bonfire on the Fourth. This is rich, decadent and full of chocolate and coffee flavor but relatively low on alcohol, which makes this just slide right down.

Tie Dyed Dry-hopped Pale Ale by Great North Aleworks (Manchester) I’m legitimately scared you are going to drink too much of this. It’s got the hop character that beer drinkers these days love but in a package that is just so much more palatable and drinkable. I hadn’t had one of these in a while and cracked one open recently, and I said to my wife, “I could drink a million of these.” I didn’t and I’m not going to, but I think you’ll appreciate how this beer combines big hop flavor with an easy-drinking brew.

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A live audience, said Morgan, lets performers know what they like.

“If they all get up to go the bathroom at the same time, they let you know it’s not a very good song,” he said. “It’s happened, and we’ve scrapped those songs.”

For those unfamiliar with his music, Morgan extended an invitation.

“Well, if you like good ol’ country music, then come on out and dance a little bit and knock the dust off them old boots,” he said.

“We have a steel guitar in our band and it should be a lot of fun.”

Currently, Morgan is working on a new album with Keith Stegall, whom he described as “a huge CMA and Grammy nominated producer.”

“Keith produced Alan Jackson’s whole career,” he said. “I am a huge fan of Alan — I went on tour with him in 2019. To be working on an album with Keith is pretty exciting.”

Though he’s not sure when the album will be released, Morgan said he anticipates going to the studio before the end of the year.

“We have some pretty good songs to go in and record pretty soon,” he said. “Of course, we had a lot of time to write during Covid.”

With society somewhat returning to normal now, though, he said life on the road is feeling more normal, too.

“I am sure the people are excited to get out and enjoy some music and a good time around other people,” Morgan said. “It’s not as busy as it was before the pandemic, but it’s definitely picking back up.”

As for his time in Hampton, Morgan is excited for some local food.

“If I remember correctly, there’s a little hole in the wall crab shack there,” he said.

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From 5 to 6 p.m. on each day of the festival, there will be free line dancing lessons.

The music starts at 7 p.m. each night.

This won’t be Morgan’s first time at Hampton Beach; he’s played there several times before.

“It’s beautiful there — it’s been fun,” he said. “The last time I played in Hampton, it may have rained, and people were still out there having a good time and listening to some country music. I’m excited to get there.”

A country music singer and songwriter from Vicksburg, Mississippi, who is signed to Warner Bros. Nashville, Morgan described his music as leaning on “the traditional side of country music.”

“I grew up listening to George Strait and Merle Haggard, and I guess that is what I try to base my music on,” Morgan said.

“There’s a lot of blues, soul music, R&B and deep country music roots [in Mississippi]. Jimmie Rodgers is the godfather of country, and he is from Mississippi. There is a lot of soul music in Vicksburg. I take a little bit of that soul and put it into my country music.”

Currently, Morgan is writing some “up tempo, fun stuff.”

“I feel like I have sung a good bit of ‘drinkin and cheatin’ songs, so now it’s time to bring some good party songs,” he said.

Having moved to Nashville when he was 19 — he is 28 now — Morgan said he has “done some living, had some heartbreak, and caused some heartbreak” along the way.

“I have been to 49 out of 50 states and been to the U.K. and Switzerland,” he said.

“I have seen and done a lot, so I take those life experiences and put them into song.”

He described Alaska as one of his favorite places on Earth.

“I have done a lot of hunting and fishing while up there, and the good lord blessed us with a caribou the last time we were there,” he said. “We just made a roast the other day.”

As for what people can expect when he performs at Hampton Beach, he cited a variety, including some of his well-known hits.

“We’re going to of course play ‘Vinyl’ and ‘I Met a Girl’ and others that people may know,” he said. “We will definitely take this opportunity to play new music and see what people are gravitating toward.”

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If you only know John Green as the author of young adult novels such as The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, you don’t know John Green. Of the successful pop novelists working today, Green has one of the more interesting careers, to include a YouTube channel and podcasts created with his brother, Hank.

Sometimes when a famous person tries to hoist a sibling to fame the effort seems sort of awk, as the kids say. (Two words: Randi Zuckerberg.) But Hank Green, John’s younger brother, has a mind equivalent to that of his more famous brother, maybe even superior. John Green says he looks up to him, even though he’s two years younger. He’s written two novels of his own (2018’s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and 2020’s A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.). And it was Hank who came up with the title of John Green’s latest book, The Anthropocene Reviewed.

The brothers were talking about “the sudden everywhereness” of reviews on a 1-to-5-star scale, and John offered that he’d long wanted to review Canada geese. Hank’s response became the title of the book, but before that, a podcast. Which is why, after five novels, John Green has moved into the contemplative essay space — and he has done it expertly.

To be honest, Green had me at the line in which he mentioned “writing” a podcast, which seemed a wondrous thing. Who “writes” podcasts? The ones to which I subscribe don’t seem to follow a script. But in fact, “The Anthropocene Reviewed” podcast is deeply researched, and its episodes (which indeed include one on Canada geese) translate nicely to the page.

The conceit of both the podcast and book is that Green rhapsodizes about any one or two topics — from Diet Dr Pepper to viral meningitis to the wintry mix — and gives it a rating.

This is a brilliant concept that could have been done superficially and unsatisfyingly on TikTok or Twitter; in fact, probably someone is doing that. But Green thinks more deeply than that, and his ruminations on the QWERTY keyboard (4 stars), Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (2 stars) and Super Mario Kart (4 stars) are charming forays through personal and product history.

There is a theme to all the ruminating, which is that humans are destroying the planet.

The anthropocene, of course, is the unofficial name for the present geologic epoch, the proposed successor to the holocene. The term is largely used by people who study and/or worry about humans’ impact on the planet, and Green does both. In his chapter on Kentucky bluegrass, he imagines aliens coming to Earth and questioning us about the “ornamental plant god” that we worship in the front and back of our homes. “Why do you worship this species? Why do you value it over all the oth-

er plants?”

Green wonders that as well. Nearly onethird of drinkable, residential water in the U.S. goes to our lawns, which are a relatively new addition to the anthropocene. (Until about the 1500s, we spoke of only pastures and fields.)

He also bemoans our use of fertilizer and pesticides (10 times more per acre than American farmers use on corn and wheat fields) and the grass clippings rotting in landfills. Maintaining a lawn is, essentially, “an encounter with nature, but the kind where you don’t get your hands dirty.” Kentucky bluegrass gets 2 stars.

Better, but not by much, is air conditioning, which has allowed “the most privileged among us” to put a barrier between us and the weather. “I am insulated from the weather by my house and in its conditioned air. I eat strawberries in January. When it is raining, I can go inside. When it is dark, I can turn on lights. It is easy for me to feel like climate is mostly an outside phenomenon, whereas I am mostly an inside phenomenon.” Three stars.

If there is a slight air of moralizing in the essays, it is well taken with Green’s acknowledgment of complicity with the sins. He has a lawn that he mows; he uses air conditioning. “Like an expensive painting or a fragile orchid, I thrive only in extremely specific conditions.”

So whether you wind up liking him or not may hinge on what you think of his assessment of Monopoly (the game, not our Big Tech overlords), Teddy bears, the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” or the band The Mountain Goats.

But to be clear: Despite an occasional foray into the whimsical and comic, this is a book of largely serious reflections by a man who once planned to become an Episcopal priest and is writing (at times) during a global pandemic.

The book is heavy on wonder and gratitude, while cognizant that life can be wonderful and terrible at the same time. Five stars for the content, 10 for the delightful relationship of the Green brothers. A — Jennifer Graham

F9 (PG-13)

Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto gets even more reason to talk about family in F9: The Fast Saga, a rather slow entry in this “what if James Bond were a muscle car” franchise.

Dom (Diesel) and his wife Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) are living off the grid. They are raising Dom’s young son, Brian (played by Isaac Holtane and Immanuel Holtane), and they don’t even have a phone (really?), so when old work buddies/Toretto crew “family” people Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridge) and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) need to talk to Dom and Letty, they have to drive to the couple’s farm. (What do they farm, you ask? As far as I can tell, fancy guns and old vehicles.)

The trio arrives to tell the couple about a downed plane and an emergency communication, both involving Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell), the shadowy government guy from previous movies, and Cipher (Charlize Theron), a villain from the previous movie who was being transported in Mr. Nobody’s plane.

Also being transported in that airplane, which seems like a super terrible idea, was part of a potentially society-destroying weapon, which means that when the plane is run out of the sky the baddies involved can collect both a piece of the weapon and a possible ally.

After some “I can’t get involved, I’m a parent now” from Dom, he eventually decides to join Letty in joining the crew to help Mr. Nobody. They head to the spot in Mexico where the plane went down but before they can learn too much about what happened, a local military force shows up. In the midst of what turns into a shootout car chase, another set of bad guys arrive, this one featuring a face Dom recognizes: Jakob (John Cena), his long estranged younger brother.

The Dom vs. Jakob battle serves as the center of this movie, and forces us to flash back to 1989 to the brothers as young men (teens?

20somethings?). The movie spends a lot of time on their relationship and how it formed the kind of adults they became and how Jakob suffered when Dom shunned him because “the worst thing you can do to a Toretto is take away his family” — blah blah blah, it’s a lotta chat that really takes the time away from the good stuff, like a scene in the present day where Sean (Lucas Black), of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift fame, straps a rocket engine to a car or a scene where some of our heroes are driving on a suspension bridge after one side is cut.

Other things happen: As has been spoiled all over the place, Han (Sung Kang), who died in Tokyo Drift (the third movie) and then appeared in the next three movies of the franchise (because time, like gravity and physics in general, works differently in the Fast & Furious movies), returns here. Dom’s sister Mia (Jordana Brewster), who has been out of the franchise since the real-life death of Paul

Walker and the retirement of his character Brian (to whom Mia is married), returns. This movie’s biggest star is probably the concept of magnetism; the movie has some fun with giant magnets in its various fight and chase scenes. An element of the final showdown involves space, which was great.

Yeah, I said space.

This may not be a popular opinion in the Fast & Furious community but I think these movies need at least a little action star power in the form of a Dwayne Johnson or a Jason Statham (the latter of whom was apparently in a post-credits scene that I did not stick around for because this movie is two hours and 25 minutes long and just enough with all that post-credits business, man). When Helen Mirren shows up to reprise her role as Queenie Shaw, mother of Statham’s Deckard Shaw character, you can see the difference between a strong screen presence having a good time hamming it up in these movies and the, uhm, not-exactly-master-thespians in the main roles just sort of earnestly presenting some really silly dialogue. John Cena, who can be fun, isn’t given much room to play here; he frequently comes off as just sort of wooden until the movie’s final act. Theron really feels more like a guest role — it’s like even the movie realizes its bad guys aren’t that exciting and so it tries to dress things up with a little Cipher, all hissing insults and wacky hair.

Without big fun personalities having a big fun silly time and spreading that joy to you through the screen, you’re left with time between big action set pieces (which are the movie’s true big stars) to ponder the oh so many things that don’t make sense or aren’t explained or may have been explained in the last movie but no character details from the last movie are as memorable as the scene with a submarine-related car chase. Things like: Does the 1989 flashback mean that Dom is in his 50s? Actually, how old is anybody supposed to be? Is this really how magnets work?

Is that really how space works? How does time work in this movie?

F9 isn’t the sort of movie that should leave room for you to ask any hole-poking questions while you’re watching it. But the length — much of which goes to the Dom/Jakob relationship, which I was never all that interested in —really bogs the movie down where it should be light and zippy. A merciless editor needed to get in there and slice a good 45 minutes of story, maybe even killing the darlings that are Theron’s and Mirren’s appearances, since they don’t actually amount to much plot-wise. Depending on how you count it, this movie has like three villains and that is at least one and a half villains too many.

I wanted to enjoy F9; I have been looking forward to it for months. But too much of its runtime featured me impatiently waiting through all the yammering. I wanted more fast, more furious and less of the franchise flotsam. C+ — Amy Diaz

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Eagle in the Attic returns to NBPT Brewery The band performing on the Fourth of July at Newburyport Brewing has a perfect Independence Day name: Eagle in the Attic. Along with a patriotic-sounding moniker, however, they’re sometimes mistaken for a tribute act. That’s not the case, asserts lead singer and main songwriter Randy Robinson.

“We have practiced ‘Hotel California’ at least once, so maybe we’ll play that live eventually,” he said in a recent phone interview, “but we’re not an Eagles cover band.”

The North Shore quintet — Robinson, lead guitarist Eli Cutting, a rhythm section of bassist Bill Sullivan and drummer Paul Marino, and saxophone player Clark Zindra-Short — can hit a classic rock sweet spot with “Sweet Emotion”

by Aerosmith, Steely Dan’s “The Fez” or a keyboard-less take of “Frankenstein,” but they’ll also groove out to Kool and the Gang.

It’s a well-mixed potion, and this eclecticism is apparent on Let It Flow, an album of original songs released in 2016 that they hope to follow up in the coming months. From the funky “Love Is A Gamble” to the loping Americana of “All Life Breathes,” and “Slice of Pie,” a loping acoustic number laced with double entendre and smooth harmonies, the group hits many marks.

Fleshing out the music are bracing guitar licks from Cutting, who also performs with progressive metal band Lattermath, and Zindra-Short’s light as air horn work, reminiscent of Dave Matthews Band’s breakthrough sound.

“Funny you should mention that, because we’re going to debut our version of ‘Ants Marching’ at this next show,” Robinson said.

Eagle in the Attic came together as Robinson was looking to make a move away from solo slots at open mic nights.

“I was trying to play for people as much as I could, and get better at it,” he said. “My friend Chris Butterfield was putting on a show at the Spotlight Tavern in Beverly, and he sent me a message saying, ‘I know you’ve got some original material, can you get a band together and play?’ I said yeah.”

In a nod to the top-floor apartment where he lives and the band practices, and an odd notion of a majestic bird sharing it, Robinson branded his new group.

“The words sounded like they went well together; I thought it was already a thing,” he said. “I looked it up on Google and didn’t find anything. It lingered in

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my brain, and I decided to make it the band name.”

The band was ready to go into the studio to make a follow-up to Let It Flow in March 2020.

“You know what happened,” Robinson sighed. “We would probably already be done with the album by now for sure, but it is what it is. We’ve got to roll with the punches.”

Studio time is booked for July and August, with the machinations of being an independent act likely pushing a release out.

“I’m hoping to get a good chunk of the recording done, but then there’s mixing, artwork, videos; a lot of different factors,” Robinson said. “If we finish by the end of the year, or by next spring, it’d be nice.”

The new songs range from soul, reggae and rock inspired by Robinson’s love for The Beatles and other greats of that era.

“Beautiful Heart” is a particular favorite.

“It’s got a catchy kind of country pop feel,” he said. “It’s not our normal field.”

They’re keen to get back to playing for live audiences.

“The Newburyport Brewery is pretty much all we did last year after the pandemic started,” Robinson said, “and this is our first gig since we played there last September. So it’s been a while. It’s going to feel good. I can’t wait to do it again, and do it often.”

— Michael Witthaus

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Logan’s Run 816 Lafayette Road 926-4343

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Thursday, July 1 Hampton Bernie’s: LuFFKid, 7 p.m.

CR’s: Rico Barr Duo, 6 p.m.

Goat: Mike Forgette, 9 p.m.

L Street Tavern: live music, 3 p.m.

Sea Ketch: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m.

Sea Shell Stage: King Country (country), 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Shane’s Texas Pit: live music, 5 p.m.

Smuttynose: Jordan Quinn Duo, 6:30 p.m.

Wally’s: Chris Toler, 8 p.m.

WHYM: music bingo, 6 p.m.

Portsmouth The Gas Light: Corinna Savlen, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

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The Striker: Cormac McCarthy, 7 p.m., Sean Fell of Erin’s Guild, 9 p.m.

Seabrook Castaways: live music, 5:30 p.m.

Red’s: live music, 7 p.m.

Friday, July 2 Hampton Bernie’s: Beach Nights, 8 p.m.

CR’s: Don Severance, 6 p.m.

The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.

L Street Tavern: live music, 7 p.m.

Logan’s Run: live music, 7 p.m.

Sea Ketch: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m.

Sea Shell Stage: 39th Army Band, 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Wally’s: Fast Times, 9 p.m.

WHYM: live music, 5:30 p.m.

Shane’s BBQ 61 High St. 601-7091 Smuttynose Brewing 105 Towle Farm Road Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954 WHYM Craft Pub & Brewery 853 Lafayette Road 601-2801

Portsmouth Gas Light: Lewis Goodwin, 7:30 p.m.

Gibb’s Garage Bar: trivia, 8 p.m.

The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m.

Grill 28: live music, 6 p.m.

The Striker: Max Sullivan, 7 p.m., Matt Luneau, 9 p.m.

Thirsty Moose: Erika Van Pelt, 9 p.m., East Coast Soul, 9 p.m.

Seabrook Red’s: live music, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 3 Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 8 p.m.

The Community Oven: live music, 5 p.m.

The Goat: Chase Jobe, 9 p.m.

L Street Tavern: live music, 3 p.m.

North Hampton Locals Restaurant & Pub 215 Lafayette Road 379-2729 Portsmouth The Striker 15 Bow St. 431-5222 The Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122 Gibb’s Garage Bar 3612 Lafayette Road

Sea Ketch: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m., Clint Lapointe, 8 p.m.

Sea Shell Stage: Radio Roulette, 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Smuttynose: Ryan Williamson, 1 p.m., Mica’s Groove Train, 6:30 p.m.

Wally’s: Diezel, 9 p.m.

WHYM: live music, 5:30 p.m.

Portsmouth Gas Light: Paul Warnick, 2 p.m.; Matt Luneau, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: Jonny Friday Duo, 9 p.m.

The Striker: Michael Troy, 7 p.m., Sam Witman Trio, 9 p.m.

Thirsty Moose: Adam Lufkin, 9 p.m., Jon Hollywood, 9 p.m.

Seabrook Castaways: live music, 5:30 p.m.

The Goat 142 Congress St. 590-4628

Thirsty Moose Taphouse 21 Congress St. 427-8645

Grill 28 Pease Golf Course, 200 Grafton Road 766-6466 Herbert’s Restaurant 1500 Lafayette Road 431-5882

Seabrook Castaways 209 Ocean Blvd.

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The Statey Bar & Grill 238 Deer St. 431-4357

Chop Shop: MoneyKat, 8 p.m.

Red’s: live music, 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 4 Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 1 p.m.

L Street: live music, 1 p.m.

Sea Ketch: live music, 1 p.m.

Sea Shell Stage: The Continentals, 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Shane’s BBQ: live music, 5 p.m.

Smuttynose: Brett Wilson, 1 p.m., Little Kings, 5:30 p.m.

Wally’s: The Quins, 9 p.m.

WHYM: Max Sullivan, noon Portsmouth Gas Light: Austin McCarthy, 12:30 p.m.; Jodee Frawlee, 6 p.m.

The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.

The Striker: David Zangri, 7 p.m., Sam Witman Trio, 9 p.m.

Chop Shop Pub 920 Lafayette Road 760-7706 Red’s Kitchen + Tavern 530 Lafayette Road 760-0030

Seabrook Castaways: live music, 5:30 p.m.

Red’s: live music, 11 a.m.

Monday, July 5 Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 7 p.m.

The Goat: Maddie Ryan, 9 p.m.

Sea Shell Stage: Lee Lewis and the Doo Wop Allstars, 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Portsmouth Gas Light Deck: John Irish, 5:30 p.m.; Tim Theriault, 7:30 p.m.

The Goat: Musical Bingo Nation, 7 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 9 p.m.

Seabrook Red’s: Trivia with DJ Zati, 9 p.m.

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All quotes are from One Life, by Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) I don’t Megan Rapinoe, born July 5, 1985. think the French ever really knew what to make of me. Take your time getting to Cancer (June 21 – July 22) … I know someone new. trained like a maniac, and when I Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) If anycame back I was in the best shape I’d thing could bring me down to size, ever been. I had never worked so hard it was walking into the national team or been so galvanized, and when the locker room as the youngest and least league season started again, I crushed experienced player. You have to start it. Get ready to crush it! somewhere.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) The truth is Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) When you that being a soccer mom or dad, at least win a World Cup, you spend six months one with a kid who travels for games, is after the tournament flying around to a massive commitment and a ton of hard suck up opportunities and publicity, so work. It’s your turn to bring the sports by the time the Olympics roll around the drinks. following summer, you’re completely Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) A word exhausted. Plan ahead for better results. about minivans: ugh. You don’t need Aries (March 21 – April 19) It was glamour; you just need transportation. as if everyone got a memo over the sumLibra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) I knew the mer and I missed it. … All of a sudden, World Cup would be big, but whoa; I the girls didn’t run around with the boys had no idea women’s soccer could pull anymore. … Sitting around and chatting such a crowd. You are more popular was a girl thing; charging around after than you realize. a ball was for boys. Eating ice cream is Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) In soc- for everyone! cer, finding your own style on the field Taurus (April 20 – May 20) While is as much about self-discovery as it is my career was at its lowest point, my about practicing and strengthening your personal life was flourishing. Focus on skills. Skills and style go together. the flourish.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Even Gemini (May 21 – June 20) … after if you asked me now why we lost, I so many months out of action, I shot out would struggle to give you an answer. onto the field like a cannon. It can take You could say it was because we were a while to get into your stride, howeva young team, or because we were er…. Australia was ranked seventh to exhausted from travel…. Really, I have our first, but we ended up losing 1-0, a no idea. Take a nap and prep for the terrible result by our standards. You’ll next game. find your stride.

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“There’s Norway” — you might get a Peace Prize when you’re done Across 1 Home planet of TV’s ALF 7 Sex ed subj.

10 Tests for college credit, briefly 13 Constellation whose name means “eagle”

14 “The Andy Griffith Show” kid 15 “High School Musical” star Efron 16 Keeps going and going 17 Quite skilled 19 Tavern gambling game, in

some states 21 One more than zwei 22 It may get tacked on 23 Features erroneously added to male cows in some cartoons 25 Streaming device maker 29 More encrusted 32 JFK flier, once 33 Smokey Robinson song that was covered by The Jackson 5 36 Veterans will mention it’s not their first 37 Offensive or defensive player 38 Mature, legally

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42 Taco Bell taco variety with a unique shell 45 Ozone depleter, for short 48 Strengthen 49 Subway map dot 50 Reason for excommunication 52 “___ appetit!”

54 Nastase of tennis 55 Started to stall, like a bad Internet connection 62 Chicano rock band with the apt debut album “How Will the Wolf Survive?”

64 ___ Creed (church recitation) 65 Singer Kamoze with the 1994 hit “Here Comes the Hotstepper” 66 Venti, e.g.

67 “Dollface” actress Povitsky 68 Part of MS-DOS (abbr.)

69 Night before 70 Create a new draft of

Down 1 Sports announcer Albert 2 Prefix for lateral 3 Ilsa ___ (“Casablanca” character) 4 ___-en-scene (stage setting) 5 Icy 6 Ex-ballplayer who wrote “Juiced” 7 Get a glimpse of 8 Gauzy, like a light dress 9 “No Sudden Move” actor Benicio ___ Toro 10 Sky blue hues 11 Indianapolis five 12 Flaky metamorphic rock that sometimes gets laughs in high school geology 14 Plastic ___ Band 18 Like the length and width of most crossword grids 20 Description for some conditioners 24 “Cats rule, dogs ___” (“Homeward Bound” line) 25 1980s D.C. monogram 26 “Well, well, well!”

27 Floored, as a boxer 28 Well-trodden

30 1977 Burton role in “Roots” 31 Not certain 34 Pillages 35 Crafts that are also called UAPs (as of 2021 news) 39 Do something 40 Marshmallow residue 41 Prescience of a sort 43 They Might Be Giants title character who “proudly stands at the rainbow’s end” 44 Reverend known for confusing initial letters 45 Restaurant chain with a green and red logo 46 Arson, e.g.

47 Tense situation 51 Fish sometimes wrapped in rice 53 Staticky output 56 Move like lava 57 Cat-loving poet’s initials 58 “Great White North” sketch show 59 City north of Utah Lake 60 Wallet stuffers 61 “OK, now where ___ we?”

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A TikTok user in New Jersey shared the unsettling scene that unfolded on June 10 as she pulled up carpet in her new home, the New York Post reported. “Ashley” showed followers the floorboards underneath the carpet, which appeared to show a bloodstained imprint of a human being and a chalk outline of a body, along with a 2018 date and a case number. “I wasn’t bothered knowing someone died in my new house,” Ashley said. Responding to comments on her video, Ashley tested the bloodstain by spraying hydrogen peroxide on it, which caused bubbling — a sure sign that the substance was blood, some said. Still, Ashley isn’t fazed: It “seems chill here. It’s all good.”

Inexplicable

The latest trend in plastic surgery in China, according to Gulf Today, is the pointy ear.

The modified ears resemble those of animated characters or fairy tale creatures, and they give the face “a slender shape,” the site reported on June 17. Doctors first insert cartilage or an implant in the back of the ear, then fill it in with hyaluronic acid. Plastic surgery clinics in China are experiencing such great demand that patients have to get on waiting lists.

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and slammed into Matthew Burr’s mailbox. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the Doesn’t seem all that dramatic, but postal ser- digits 1 through 9. Answers will appear in next week’s paper. vice guidelines specify that mailbox poles be Puzzle A Puzzle B able to break away, which Burr’s clearly did not do. Burr had installed an 8-inch metal pole, buried 3 feet in the ground and fortified with rocks and dry cement poured on top, News5Cleveland reported. This immoveable fixture caused Snay’s truck to roll and left him a quadriplegic. Attorney Kathleen St. John argued on June 16 to the Ohio Supreme Court that a property owner “is not justified in inflicting, without warning, bodily harm upon the person of a trespasser,” but Burr’s attorney, Doug Leak, calls the USPS recommendations “just guidelines” and said Burr was justified in reinforcing his mailbox after years of accidents and vandalism. The court is expected to rule soon.

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Julia Yonkowski of Largo, Florida, only needed a $20 bill when she visited the ATM at Chase Bank on June 19, but she decided to check her balance while she was there. What she saw on the paper slip surprised her: a balance of $995,985,856. “I was horrified,” she told WFLA-TV. “I know most people would think they won the lottery, but I was horrified.”

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