what wizardry is this: BLDGBlog contemplates spells against autonomy

no wine before its time: Moldova declares wine to be a food, a status that beer has enjoyed in Germany for centuries
don’t be jimmy: Colorado mass-transit just adopted an awful, crass mascot as an negative example for passengers, very unlike NYC’s good-mannered feline
ronald the grump: Sesame Street characters respond to news that they are being defunded
inter-city express: passenger train passes through residential apartment block in Chongqing