Saturday assorted links

1. James Parker on John Donne (good piece, but he is way off on Spenser).

2. In California, unions are backing NIMBY (NYT).

3. Monkeys anoint themselves with onions.

4. How to read the Bible, with reference to Babel.

5. The kids-for-cash scandal.

6. Bed Bath & Beyond as a meme stock.

7. How to be a good chess coach for Uzbekistan.