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Obama’s Uncle Appears in Court; Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Fruit Passion

• President Obama’s uncle, who was arrested outside the Chicken Bone saloon in Framingham, is due in court today to face drunk-driving charges. [Globe]

• Introducing the Pawpaw, a “secret” mango-like fruit that grows
native on this soil; Thomas Jefferson was reportedly really into them.
[NPR]

• Attention, people with more money than sense: Why not spend
$85 on this Starbucks and Alexander Wang collaboration in the form of
a fake-coffee-stained shirt? [NYDN]

• Before you quit your job to go stage in some temple
of gastronomy, here’s what it’s really like. [Word
of Mouth/Guardian UK
]

Obama’s Uncle Appears in Court; Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Fruit Passion