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Books
Gretchen Rubin: By the Book
The author of “The Happiness Project” says she “can’t bear any book with the theme of unjust accusation — no ‘Atonement,’ ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ or ‘Othello’ for me.”I wish her luck.
N.Y. / Region
At Trial, Etan Patz’s Mother Recalls Final Moments With Her Son
On the first day of testimony in the retrial of Pedro Hernandez, Julie Patz spoke of the morning that Etan set off for his bus stop and disappeared.Pedro Hernandez should be found not guilty.
N.Y. / Region
Times Reporter Can’t Be Compelled to Testify in Baby Hope Case, Court Rules
An appeals court found that notes by the reporter, Frances Robles, from her interview with the suspect in the case were not “critical or necessary” to his prosecution.Frances Robles could be called by the defense.
She should not be compelled by the prosecution.
The appeals court has decided properly.
Opinion
Eat Food From the Floor? Microbiology and Mores
Readers discuss a doctor’s essay in which he argues that many household surfaces are more unsanitary than the floor.The earth is dirty.
I try not to make myself sick.
Books
‘The Red Car’: A Novel of Furious Action and Furious Ideas
Marcy Dermansky’s “The Red Car” is a propulsive novel that still makes you stop and think.I will not go looking for "The Red Car".
Well
Yes! Foods may fight acne
Clearer skin may depend in part on eating a diet full of whole foods without too much sugar — along with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris
U.S.
E.P.A. Waited Too Long to Warn of Flint Water Danger, Report Says
The findings of the agency’s internal inspector general suggests the federal government should shoulder some of the blame for the city water supply’s continued lead contamination.The blame for Flint's lead polluted water rests with the state of Michigan's bankruptcy administrator.
The lead itself was code when installed.
Books
Collected Works of a Poet Who Took Her Time
Marie Ponsot’s “Collected Poems” is the model for every poet who worships procrastination.I have not gone beyond Dorothy Parker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker
Opinion
Police Shooting of a Mentally Ill Woman
A psychiatrist writes that “police officers need training to recognize symptoms of mental illness and choose emergency rooms over jail cells.”The mentally ill should be assigned keepers if we are not going to abandon them on the streets.
Part of the definition of mental illness is the inability to care for oneself.
Times Insider
1935-1988 | How to Succeed in Business (At Least This One)
The fourth major transition of power in the Ochs-Sulzberger family is underway. Some earlier ones went smoothly. Others, less so.The dynastic succession has worked in the past.
The Times has no apparent competition.
A failure will be dramatic.
U.S.
Montana Judge Is Criticized for 60-Day Incest Sentence
An online petition seeks the impeachment of Judge John C. McKeon, saying the sentence he imposed was far too light.I feel no need to second guess Judge John C. McKeon.
Real Estate
Aroma: The New Building Amenity
Some residential buildings in New York have been infusing lobbies, hallways and fitness centers with fragrances to entice buyers and renters.Aroma is a tradition.
Most consumer products have an added scent.
Selling scent to buildings is a surprise as a new business.
The Learning Network
650 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing
Here are 650 student opinion questions that invite narrative and personal writing, all together in one place.The axiomatic assumptions of most of these prompts have become problematical.
I can spend more time than I have examining them and myself.
Books
An Ovid-Loving Loner Moves to Miami Beach
In Jane Alison’s “Nine Island,” a woman faces her romantic future.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovid
When the nexus vanishes,
where is rustication?
Food
Omakase, on a Deadline, at Sushi on Jones
An open-air space in the Bowery Market food court may offer some of the best sushi made in the equivalent of a tollbooth. But don’t expect to linger.As convenient.
N.Y. / Region
In Bridge Scandal Trial, Prosecutors Liken Ex-Christie Allies to Film Villains
Prosecutors say Bill Baroni, a former aide to Gov. Chris Christie, and a colleague gleefully plotted together as closely as the two villainous traders in “Trading Places,” one of their favorite films.The Christie administration is rotten.
Opinion
For These Americans, Clean Water Is a Luxury
In some places around the country, families rely on buckets, bottles, even animal troughs.People do live in "water poverty".
There are fixes.
None are wonderful.
Magazine
Judge John Hodgman on Baby Turtles vs. Baby Beluga Whales
A marriage is threatened by a force more powerful than a collapsar hypernova: cute animals.I am amused.
N.Y. / Region
Police Seek Help Solving 1993 Killing of Newborn in Brooklyn
Investigators hoping for leads in a cold case released a sketch of the baby girl who may have been thrown from the second floor of an apartment building.It is worth the attempt.
Food
Potato Samosas, Long a Street Food, Find a Place in Your Kitchen
The little savory pies, cousins of empanadas and pasties and other hand-held dough-wrapped morsels, may be best made at home.http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018358-pakistani-potato-samosas
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