BRAVE NEW SEPTIC WORLD

-- "Once Manhattan’s largest Starbucks — now outsized by the 23,000 square foot Starbucks Reserve and Roastery in Chelsea — the Astor Place location is 'a go-to spot for the destitute,' said Dave, a 28-year-old homeless man from Boston. 'They’ve got phone chargers and nice couches,” he said. 'Ever since those black guys were arrested at one in Philadelphia a few years ago, nobody really wants to touch you.'" --

THE WAGES OF WOKE

-- "Scotland, site of the recent United Nations 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) climate summit, has cut down 14 million trees to make room for new wind power installations." --