Friday, December 1, 2017

@11:20, 11/29/17


1
Well

Air Pollution May Weaken the Bones

People living in polluted areas had higher rates of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

Cities continue to be population sinks.

2
Magazine

It Started as Sinus Headaches — But Things Got Deadly.

A healthy, young girl gets sicker and sicker, while doctors race to figure out what’s ailing her.

Autoimmune problems are nasty.

3
Crosswords & Games

Sinking It

Trenton Charlson gets playful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

There are details to settle.

4
Smarter Living

Navigating the Financial Side of a Relationship

While standard marital advice has us studiously marking out nights to keep passion alive, there’s no phrase for time spent preserving fiscal harmony.

Eating, sleeping and studio time are my requirements.
You can do the budget. 

5
Reader Center

Overly Optimistic on Divorce? Readers and the Modern Love Editor Respond

Last week’s Modern Love column drew a number of impassioned responses from readers. Here are some of their comments, along with a note from the editor.

It is better not to need to fight.

6
Science

Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the Wilderness

Magpies will eat ticks that drain the blood from elks, but a scientist found it takes the right mix of elk-magpie personality for the relationship to work.

Ecologies are evolved.

7
Magazine

Letter of Recommendation: Saturn

The climate is cold as hell, but, oh, those rings.

An ecology of mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_%28mythology%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia

Fine by me.

8
N.Y. / Region

Displaced Nigerian Family Starts Over

Usman Lawan, 13, fled Boko Haram with his parents and his eight siblings in 2014. He is now back in school and wants to be a doctor.

Religious war.  => Genocide

9
T Magazine

T’s Holiday Issue: Editor’s Letter

There were many reasons we were honored to have The New York Times’s executive editor, Dean Baquet, interview our cover subject, Jay-Z.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/29/t-magazine/jay-z-dean-baquet-interview.html

I am unsold.
Opinion

Amber Tamblyn: I’m Not Ready for the Redemption of Men

People in Hollywood are already wondering when the comeback tours will start.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror



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1
Science

Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the Wilderness


2
Magazine

It Started as Sinus Headaches — But Things Got Deadly.


3
Crosswords & Games

Sinking It

Trenton Charlson gets playful.

4
Crosswords & Games

Record Label

I second Erik Agard’s emotion.

5
Well

Air Pollution May Weaken the Bones

People living in polluted areas had higher rates of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

I want a mechanism.

6
Reader Center

Overly Optimistic on Divorce? Readers and the Modern Love Editor Respond


Friendly is better and cheaper.

7
Opinion

Is It Time to Ban Fraternities on Campus?

Readers argue for and against.

Regulation is not a ban.

8
T Magazine

T’s Holiday Issue: Editor’s Letter

The Learning Network

Enriching Academic Vocabulary: Strategies for Teaching Tier Two Words to E.L.L. Students

Ideas for working with challenging words — in New York Times articles and beyond.

read

10
Books

The Story of How Surgeons Cleaned Up Their Act

“The Butchering Art,” by the medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, recounts how Joseph Lister and others introduced antiseptic practices to medicine.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur#Fermentation_and_germ_theory_of_diseases


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1
Magazine

It Started as Sinus Headaches — But Things Got Deadly.

A healthy, young girl gets sicker and sicker, while doctors race to figure out what’s ailing her.
Crosswords & Games

Sinking It

Trenton Charlson gets playful.
Science

Things Looked Bleak Until These Birds Rapidly Evolved Bigger Beaks

Scientists thought that invasive large snails spelled doom for endangered North American snail kites, until some of the birds started eating them.

We should do what we can.
Opinion

Trump’s First Year in One Word

“Complicit” earns top honors in 2017, and that implicates us all.

OK
Science

Cities That Never Sleep Are Shaped by Sunrise and Sunset

A study using cellphone call records of more than a million people found that city dwellers continue to be affected by Earth’s natural light-dark cycle.

People care
Technology

Punting iPhone Calls to Voice Mail

When the phone rings and you can’t (or don’t want to) answer the call, you can send it directly to voice mail even if your phone is locked.

I am resisting Apple.
Science

Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the Wilderness

Science
 

Tracking the Elusive Whale Shark

A new study includes data and photos identifying the big sea creatures — especially the young — and where they like to hang out.

Fun
Opinion

I’m Not Ready for the Redemption of Men

Smarter Living
 

Navigating the Financial Side of a Relationship

While standard marital advice has us studiously marking out nights to keep passion alive, there’s no phrase for time spent preserving fiscal harmony.

I am cheap to keep.

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