Saturday, September 9, 2017

@10:00, 9/9/17

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1
Food

What to Cook This Weekend

There are two weeks left before the fall equinox: Embrace the waning days of summer with grilled pork and peaches or steamed corn with clams and bacon.

All good ideas.

2
Well

Do Colonics Provide Health Benefits? Are They Dangerous?

There is no scientific support for colon cleansing, and the procedure carries risks.

Timothy Caulfied is probably correct.

3
Opinion

How to Fix the Person You Love

It’s hard to make our spouses feel valued and accepted while pushing them to be the best they can be.

"The best they can be" requires careful definition and resolution.

4
The Upshot

Sexism and Shopping: Female Players Get Most of the Odd Questions at the U.S. Open

A study casts a light not just on gender bias, but also on how algorithms work.

I have not understood how statistics on Shakespeare's use of connectives is interesting.

5
U.S.

New White House Chief of Staff Has an Enforcer

The first step in taming the White House, John F. Kelly believes, is installing a No. 2 who is willing to be hated.

"Inside baseball" is important to the players.

6
Travel

How to Explore a City Like a Local Using Your Smartphone

Three apps that make it easy to connect with locals — without having to talk to them in person.

Interest filters would be a good feature.

Everyone is not interested in beer dives or gay bars.
The Salvation Army has a small audience.

7
T Magazine

Where to Go in Italy’s Small, Dying Towns

Deborah Needleman, who visited ancient and now semi-desolate hillside villages for T, shares how to get the experience.

Archaeology is rarely romantic. 

"The older I get the more interesting I am."
                                              Agatha Christie

8
Business Day

We Lived Through a Flood. Now We Have a Very Long To-Do List.

Harvey left a reporter and his family with a damaged home, ruined cars and a lot of worries. But navigating the adversity yielded some perspective.

True.

9
Food

Hotel Buffets, a Culprit of Food Waste, Get Downsized

Hyatt has teamed up with Ideo, the global design firm, to remake the buffet, a hotel staple that oozes excess.

Austerity has no place in luxury.

Operate a charity kitchen and "let them eat cake."

10
Style

Graham Norton’s World of Wonder

On tour to promote his new mystery novel, the highly paid BBC host pauses to shop for some bedding at a favorite furniture store.

Old stories become classics and fuel the wood stove.

Novels quickly loose their novelty.

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