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N.Y. / Region
My Mother’s Make-Believe Boyfriend
My mother’s brain has been melting since she had a stroke, and now the major territories include pastrami, kittens and a man in her nursing home.There is not much satisfaction there.
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T Magazine
A (Very Quick) Trip to Tokyo With Gabriela Hearst
The women’s wear designer recently spent a jam-packed four days in the Japanese capital.The trip seems to be about the Barney's window display.
Arty pictures.
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Opinion
Being a Female Architect in a Male-Dominated Field
Two readers describe the struggles and rewards.Misogyny and racism are built in.
Misogyny is older.
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World
3 Other Mothers, My Intimate Network
For a mother in a demanding profession, allomothers, other mothers who help raise the children, are vital. China is a good place to find them.Extreme poverty does that.
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Books
‘The Whole Harmonium: The Life of Wallace Stevens,’ by Paul Mariani
The poet Wallace Stevens often tinkered with drafts on his way to the insurance office.We cannot read minds.
We can only read works.
Paul Mariani wrote a biography.
Paul Elie imagines a novel.
Elie is disappointed.
Wallace Stevens, the novel, would be a great book.
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Afternoon Update
Cuomo Orders Sleep Apnea Tests for Metro-North and L.I.R.R. Workers
The move, which follows a 2013 derailment, will be required for engineers and conductors with the two commuter railroads.The order was necessary.
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Opinion
Subway Fare for the Needy
A reader suggests ways to pay the fare for those in need.The fare reduces crowding and graffiti.
The landlords like it.
It is imposed intentionally.
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Automobiles
Video Review: After Some Mud Wrestling, the Best S.U.V.s Emerge
Over two days at this year’s Mudfest in the Pacific Northwest, 26 journalists evaluated 27 vehicles, including crossovers, S.U.V.s and pickups.An S.U.V. is an error in aesthetics.
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Books
Freely Rhymed: ‘All the Poems of Stevie Smith’
Stevie Smith was so odd that even other poets, most of whom are fairly odd themselves, have never been sure what to do with her.Bookmarked.
I would welcome a copy of
"All the Poems of Stevie Smith"
There are so many I have not considered.
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Health
A Second Look at a ‘Misconception’ on Exercise and Bones
A recent article received a lot of responses from readers. Here’s a follow-up.Exercise makes one feel good and better.
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Fashion & Style
Never Too Old to Hurt From Parents’ Divorce
Even children in their 20s, 30s and older are confused and upset when Mom and Dad break up.And never too old to hurt from a cold relationship.
Manipulation is possible from any and all sides.
Talk helps.
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U.S.
Cuba Eases Decades-long Restriction on Sea Travel
Cuba reversed a decades-long policy on Friday that prevented Cuban-born people from traveling to or from the island by ship.Another small step away from a colonial war.
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Opinion
Can the Flint Prosecutions Succeed?
It is not clear that criminal charges filed against officials in the water contamination scandal will stick.The effort is misdirected.
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Opinion
A Fundamental Value
The historian Fritz Stern recalls Ronald Reagan’s diatribe against “the dreaded L-word.”http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/opinion/the-death-of-liberalism.html
The reports of the death of liberalism are premature.
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U.S.
U.S.-Mexico Teamwork Where the Rio Grande Is but a Ribbon
Amid the talk of a wall, a binational crew at a park in Texas blurs borders as its members work to eradicate giant cane that constricts the river.There is still something near wilderness in West Texas.
I would like to visit The Big Bend park.
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Books
Maria Popova Reviews Janna Levin’s ‘Black Hole Blues’
In “Black Hole Blues,” Janna Levin tells the story of science’s attempt to listen to the cosmos.I will read a library copy.
Our ability to resolve the signal is only beginning.
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N.Y. / Region
Corruption in New York: A Brief History
Cases of graft and bribery have long been a part of city and state agencies."Business as usual" is the rule more of the time than it should be.
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Sports
Olympic Flame Heading Downtown
The flame will burn in downtown Rio de Janeiro during the Summer Olympics, and not in a stadium, as has been traditional.The Olympics are the important part. Magic is an ornament.
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Opinion
Inshallah Is Good for Everyone
Let’s all embrace a perfect term for delusional hope and earnest yearning.I am not happy with the fatalism inherent in inshallah.
The fact that it is Arabic is unimportant.
Faith is not acceptable in design.
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Books
‘Door to Door,’ by Edward Humes
Making the case that vehicles, drivers and pedestrians could be made safer but for lack ofI have no faith in driverless cars.
People are perverse.
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