Extra Extra: Trump Thinks Ivanka Would Be A Great UN Ambassador (If Only People Didn't Care About Nepotism)
Oct. 9, 2018, 5:34 p.m.
Because Trump wants to hire his daughter to do everything, check out today's end-of-day links: new Elvis Costello, Met Gala 2019 theme, James Gunn's new gig, calling 911 on whales, and dogs of the sea.

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- Of course Trump thinks his daughter Ivanka would make for a great UN representative, besides the fact she has no qualifications for the job and there's that whole nepotism thing.
- The Museum of English Rural Life has the most delightful Twitter thread of the week so far.
- The Lower Manhattan Brooks Brothers that was used during 9/11 as a morgue is closing after 45 years.
- The Atlantic writes about how dogs use their puppy cuteness to become irresistible to humans.
- Elvis Costello and Carole King talk about their long-in-the-works collaborative song "Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter." (And you can listen to the song here.)
- To follow up their very popular "Heavenly Bodies" exhibit, the Met announced today that its next major Costume Institute exhibition for 2019 will be “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” a play on Susan Sontag’s famous essay.
- Listen to Yoko Ono's new rendition of "Imagine."
- James Gunn is in talks to write and possibly direct Suicide Squad 2 for DC.
- John and Alice Coltrane's Long Island house has been named a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- Author Laura Lippman writes about her quest to get enough airline points to qualify for the 'A' list.
- Would you call 911 on some whales? These people did.
- And finally, seals really are the dogs of the sea:
"Seals are just dogs of the sea" pic.twitter.com/Q0rH3aJkAd
— Fluff Society (@FluffSociety) October 9, 2018