Extra, Extra: Parents Are Extremely Eager To Send Kids Back To School, Survey Says

Published March 16, 2021

The red brick exterior of an old building on Broome Street in Manhattan. — Broome Street
Chris Protopapas / Flickr

Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
A team of scientists at the University of Arizona have "proposed blowing a big load of sperm and egg samples onto the moon," the AV Club reports.
Adrien Brody IS Pat Riley, in an HBO series about the powerhouse 1980s Lakers.
The New Yorker pokes around behind the scenes at The Pierre, the famous five star Fifth Avenue hotel that has been nearly empty for the past year.
Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell warns that reforming the filibuster will result in the U.S. Senate being dysfunctional.
A new Gallup poll shows nearly 80% of parents are ready for their kids to go back to school.
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is asking new Attorney General Merrick Garland to look into allegations that the FBI's background investigation into then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was "fake."
Vanity Fair interviews Jen Spyra, a Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer (and announcer) who has a new short story collection out called Big Time.
And finally, further proof that intermittent fasting is a boon to artistic creativity:

"here's a little song i wrote called 'starving to death' and it goes like this...." 🔊🆙

📹: TikTok user kotpersik27 pic.twitter.com/ropMcy3wF3
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) March 15, 2021