The Evening: Schumer urged new leadership in Israel

Plus, another Trump trial delay. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu - Another Trump trial delay - Plus, the funniest novels [Senator Chuck Schumer among a group of people.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zY2h1bWVyLW5ldGFueWFodS1pc3JhZWwtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Senator Chuck Schumer prefaced his harsh criticism with a long defense of Israel. Kenny Holston/The New York Times Schumer urged new leadership in Israel Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was a major obstacle to peace in the Middle East [and called for elections to replace him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zY2h1bWVyLW5ldGFueWFodS1pc3JhZWwtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). “Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel,” Schumer said today in a speech on the Senate floor. “He has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza, which is pushing support for Israel worldwide to historic lows. Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah.” Schumer’s speech was the sharpest critique yet of Netanyahu from a senior American elected official. It reflects growing dissatisfaction among Democrats, particularly progressives, with Israel’s conduct in the war and the conflict’s toll on Palestinian civilians, which has created a strategic and political dilemma for President Biden. Republicans have tried to capitalize on that dynamic for an electoral advantage. Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, called Schumer’s actions “unprecedented,” and accused Democrats of having “an anti-Israel problem.” [Alvin Bragg speaking at a lectern while gesturing with his hands.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9hbHZpbi1icmFnZy10cnVtcC10cmlhbC1kZWxheS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney. Dave Sanders for The New York Times Prosecutors asked to delay Trump’s hush-money trial Less than two weeks before Donald Trump was set to go on trial on criminal charges in Manhattan, the prosecutors who brought the case [proposed that the judge delay it by up to 30 days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9hbHZpbi1icmFnZy10cnVtcC10cmlhbC1kZWxheS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). It was a startling development in the case, the first prosecution of a former American president. The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which accused Trump of covering up a sex scandal during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, sought the delay so defense lawyers could review a new batch of records. It is unclear when the judge will rule on the delay. A postponement in the Manhattan case would most likely delight Trump, whose central strategy for fighting his legal entanglements is to stall as much as possible. [Here’s where the four criminal cases against Trump stand.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy91cy90cnVtcC1pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy1jaGFyZ2VzLWluZGljdG1lbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Vice President Kamala Harris speaks into a microphone in an abortion clinic while several people stand in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLWFib3J0aW9uLWNsaW5pYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Vice President Kamala Harris has become the Biden administration’s most outspoken defender of abortion rights. Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times Kamala Harris visited an abortion clinic, in a historic first Vice President Kamala Harris met today [with abortion providers and staff members](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLWFib3J0aW9uLWNsaW5pYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in the Twin Cities, a visit that is believed to be the first by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic. Her visit was an attempt to highlight what the administration has done to try to preserve access to abortion, as conservative states enact growing restrictions. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has created an energized coalition of voters who helped Democrats win federal and state races, thanks to the candidates’ support of abortion rights. The issue has emerged as a linchpin of President Biden’s re-election strategy. [A graph showing the riding demand on electrical utilities from 1989 to today, and projecting costs continuing to rise.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8xMy9jbGltYXRlL2VsZWN0cmljLXBvd2VyLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The New York Times A surge in power use threatens U.S. climate goals Demand for electricity, which has stayed largely flat for two decades, has surged in the U.S. Utilities are facing an explosion in the number of data centers, a resurgence in manufacturing, and millions of electric vehicles being plugged in — and have nearly doubled their forecasts of how much additional power they’ll need by 2028. This expansion [could jeopardize the country’s plans to fight climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMy8xMy9jbGltYXRlL2VsZWN0cmljLXBvd2VyLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). 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TIME TO UNWIND [With a wide grin, cartoon face gazes at dozens of tiny books in their hands on a yellow background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9ib29rcy9mdW5ueS1ub3ZlbHMtaHVtb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2MzAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDgyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeLlbvNlXkHhDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Illustrations by Cari Vander Yacht The funniest novels Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel, “Catch-22,” presented a voice that was fresh and liberated, but also funny — about something American novels hadn’t been funny about before: war. He gave writers permission to be irreverent about the most serious stuff, including life and death. With Heller in mind, we put together a list of 22 of the funniest novels written in English since “Catch-22.” Our list includes the dark and deadpan “Then We Came to the End,” the dreamlike “I Am Not Sidney Poitier,” and the profane and surreal “Lake of Urine: A Love Story.” [See our full list here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9ib29rcy9mdW5ueS1ub3ZlbHMtaHVtb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2MzAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDgyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeLlbvNlXkHhDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). What is your favorite funny novel? We’ll [put your picks in a separate roundup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZmF2b3JpdGUtZnVubnktbm92ZWwtaHVtb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2MzAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDgyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeLlbvNlXkHhDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — and in our reading queues. [A young man wearing a beanie and headphones around his neck taps at a smartphone screen under his desk.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9zdHlsZS9nZW4tei1kYXRpbmctYXBwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Getty Images/E+, via Getty Images Gen Z can’t commit to dating apps Dating-app fatigue is real for young singles. On social media, they don’t hold back about why: Swiping feels transactional and unnatural. They don’t trust the app companies. They’re not interested in hookup culture. My colleague Gina Cherelus, who writes a column about relationships, [gave up swiping](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9zdHlsZS9nZW4tei1kYXRpbmctYXBwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and noticed that her dating life became more active. “Knowing that I’ve eliminated them as an option to meet people has made me more inclined to engage in conversation with a stranger at a cafe, bookshop or house party,” she wrote. Dinner table topics [ The author and his goldendoodle, Steve on the floor of a luxury kennel.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9tYWdhemluZS9sdXh1cnktZG9nLWhvdGVscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) The author and his goldendoodle, Steve, at the Holiday Barn Pet Resorts outside Richmond, Va. Holly Andres for The New York Times - Bespoke pet care: A writer’s goldendoodle spent a week at some luxury dog “hotels.” [So he tagged along](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9tYWdhemluZS9sdXh1cnktZG9nLWhvdGVscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - It’s Pi Day: The famous mathematical ratio pi, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits, [helped make the world modern](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9waS1kYXktbWF0aC1nZW9tZXRyeS1pbmZpbml0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Saving, not socializing: For Gen Z, Facebook isn’t a place to keep up with friends and relatives, [it’s a place to score deals.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9idXNpbmVzcy9nZW4tei1mYWNlYm9vay1tYXJrZXRwbGFjZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMzE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNzYzMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYwODIxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4uVu82VeQeEMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) - Snake catchers: Their business [is booming in Australia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC93b3JsZC9hdXN0cmFsaWEvc25ha2VzLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAzMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE3NjMwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjA4MjEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXi5W7zZV5B4QxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), as the period of brumation, a sort of hibernation for reptiles, is shrinking — a result of the warming earth. 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Nearly all of the young men have bleached blond hair.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9zdHlsZS9taW5uZXNvdGEtaG9ja2V5LWhhaXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2MzAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDgyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeLlbvNlXkHhDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) A state hockey tournament where bleached blond hair is as vital as the sweaters and skates. Luke Schmidt, Bauer Hockey and MSHSL A pageant of hockey hair Minnesota’s state high school hockey tournament is a four-day smorgasbord of slap shots, glove saves and power plays — and [the global hub for “hockey hair.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn1fPlP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xNC9zdHlsZS9taW5uZXNvdGEtaG9ja2V5LWhhaXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDMxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTc2MzAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MDgyMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeLlbvNlXkHhDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The tradition stretches back to N.H.L. greats like Guy Lafleur and Marty McSorley, who once took to the ice with epic mullets. It’s an opportunity for the players to see who can out-mullet their peers. “As soon as our players make the state tournament, it’s like, ‘Guys, come on, we’ve got to play hockey now,’” one coach said. “And they’re busy making hair appointments to get perms.” Have a glamorous evening. Thanks for reading. 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