Thursday, August 10, 2017

@13:00, 8/9/17

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1
Well

Exercise as a Weight-Loss Strategy

Pushing yourself during exercise sometimes affects appetite in surprising ways, a new study found.

Long intense sessions tend to suppress appetite.

2
World

Is That Food to Go? It May Not Be in Plastic Much Longer

The Breakdown: conversation starters and context, drawn from the day’s news in Australia.

Ending the use of disposible plastics is a good thing.
Bio degradables are not better than polyethylene.

3
Arts

Stephen Colbert Promises Everything Will Be Fine. He Doesn’t Mean It.

The “Late Show” host discussed recent news about climate change and the escalation in tensions between the United States and North Korea.

Trump is still digging.

4
Magazine

How Do I Deal With a Gun at a Relative’s Home?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a family’s prejudices against gun ownership and the guilt of making more money teaching English as a native speaker.

Guns do not bother me.
The fantasy that "power flows from the barrel of a gun" bothers me.

5
Travel

How the Heat in Europe Is Affecting Travel

High temperatures have led visitors to adjust schedules (taking tours in the cooler times of the day) and to appreciate air-conditioning — and gelato.

Electric fans are commanding a premium.

6
Arts

Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting

The actress will appear on four different version of the cover for the September issue.

Vogue is still about pretty people.

7
Well

When the Prescription Is a Recipe

Doctors, hospitals and some workplaces are showing, not just telling, people how to lead healthier lives by making nutritious food.

Nutrition is a loaded word.
People should not make themselves sick.
Learning to cook helps.
There is more fashion than science in most food.

8
Arts

What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Mr. Mercedes’ and ‘Transparent’

David E. Kelley adapts Stephen King’s first detective novel for the screen. And Jill Soloway’s tale about a family man in transition heads to SundanceTV.

I will try to leave the box off.

9
U.S.

Manafort’s Home Searched as Part of Mueller Inquiry

The F.B.I. searched the home of Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager, as part of the special investigation on Russia.

Fishing often catches things.
A court issued the search warrant on probable cause.
There is enough power in the situation that the cause is probably real. 

10
Business Day

In the Age of Trump, the Dollar No Longer Seems a Sure Thing

Long the ultimate safe haven in the global economy, the U.S. dollar may be losing some status as investors grapple with an uncertain political climate.

Peter Goodman has rose colored glasses.
Trump has been making the wrong choices.
Trump must listen to the diplomats.


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