Monday, August 21, 2017

@1:03, 8/21/17

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1
Job Market

Restoring the Furniture at the St. Regis

His father began teaching him the trade at 12 in the Dominican Republic. Now, he’s the staff upholster at an elegant New York hotel.

It is paid work.

2
Well

Working to Close the Breast-Feeding Gap

Black women are less likely to nurse their babies than whites and Hispanics. Organizations are trying to change that, both online and in person.

Bad habits and no family leave.

3
U.S.

A Deal Breaker for Trump’s Supporters? Nope. Not This Time, Either.

It was a week of turmoil, but it seemed to prove an immutable rule of the Trump presidency: People see what they want to see, even if others see something very different.

The populists do not hurt enough.
The Republicans will continue to work toward more pain.

4
Real Estate

Shopping for Floor Lamps

One thing you shouldn’t forget when you’re furnishing a room is atmosphere — and the quickest way to get it is a floor lamp.

The decorators do not use light well.

5
Style

Sunday Best in Harlem and Brooklyn

"I wanted to retrace my roots growing up in Omaha and going to

Religion continues top exert social pressure.

6
U.S.

Southwest Rises as 2018 Senate Battleground

As the region’s politics evolve, and as Republicans wrestle with internal divisions under President Trump, Democrats see a chance to pick up seats in Arizona and Nevada.

There is little new pain among voters in the South West.

7
Times Insider

Trump and the City

Since the election, I’ve spent more time in his tower than he has.

Trump is a nuisance everywhere.

8
Crosswords & Games

It Covers Bridges

Mark Diehl fools us.

Nice horses.

9
Opinion

Discovering the Limitations of Statues

At least we’ll never have to bronze Donald Trump.

The iconography is distressingly literal.

William Tecumsah Sherman. Could be placed opposite Trump tower.

10
Books

In Delhi or America, the Men in These Stories Behave Badly

Akhil Sharma’s story collection, “A Life of Adventure and Delight,” is a cultural exposé and a lacerating critique of a certain type of male ego.

Men often do.
Some cultures are thicker than others.
India is notorious.


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