GOOD DAY FOR: Being green, after First Lady Michelle Obama agreed to guest star on Sesame Street, in the first episode of the children’s show’s 40th season. Obama, who has started a fruit and vegetable garden on the White House law, will talk about planting vegetables and encourage Muppets and young viewers alike to eat healthy. (Reuters in Yahoo! News)
BAD DAY FOR: Street cred, as Bob Dylan’s upcoming Christmas album, “Christmas in the Heart,” is being made available to Citibank’s rewards customers a week before its released to the general public. The 13 million eligible Citibank customers will be able to download the album. Dylan says the proceeds will go to feed the needy. (Reuters)
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Anne Hillerman's 6 favorite books with Native charactersFeature The author recommends works by Ramona Emerson, Craig Johnson, and more
-
How Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral run will change the Democratic PartyTalking Points The candidate poses a challenge to the party's 'dinosaur wing'
-
Book reviews: '1861: The Lost Peace' and 'Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers'Feature How America tried to avoid the Civil War and the link between lead pollution and serial killers
