1
U.S.
As Flow of Foreign Students Wanes, U.S. Universities Feel the Sting
Colleges have cut programs amid a drop in international enrollment tied to several factors, including more restrictive immigration policies.Not good.
Nativism is a tribalism.
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U.S.
Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator, to Retire, Opening Path for Mitt Romney
Mr. Hatch, the longest-serving Senate Republican, announced that he would retire at the end of the year, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to run.Mitt Romney should not be in government.
There will be a primary.
4
Magazine
The Case for the Subway
It built the city. Now, no matter the cost — at least $100 billion — the city must rebuild it to survive.The streets are always full.
Rapid transit is better below grade.
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Arts
Ballet Leaders Allowed Peter Martins to Act With Impunity, Dancers Say
Current and former dancers and executives at New York City Ballet say that some leaders were enamored with or fearful of Mr. Martins.Tradition!
Pimping is a profession.
6
Opinion
Why Iran Is Protesting
Long-simmering frustration over austerity and inequality have emerged as a nationwide cry for justice.Income.
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World
Canadian Hostage Freed From Taliban Is Charged With Sexual Assault
Joshua Boyle, who was held hostage with his wife and children in Afghanistan, faces 15 criminal charges, court records show.The story will be told.
8
Opinion
Donald Trump Goes to the Movies
The president will be at the Golden Globes and Oscars — as an inspiration, of sorts.I have not been paying attention to the 90%.
More, I have not been paying attention.
I think I have been watching and hearing
the puppeteers and not the puppets.
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Style
Olivia Wilde Doesn’t Do a Painted-on Face
The actress is all about finding natural products that work.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/natural
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/artifice
Clean and comfortable is enough.
Surface is the director's responsibility.
I am not your director.
Please yourself.
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Opinion
Trump Is Right, This Time, About Iran
Iran’s revolutionary theocracy is bankrupt.https://www.juancole.com/
https://www.juancole.com/2018/01/bannons-supremacist-takeover.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#From_the_1800s_to_the_1940s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Conference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
Iran remembers.
Let the diplomats work.
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Travel
This Week’s Quiz: How Smart a Traveler Are You?
How savvy a traveler are you? Here are a few questions, culled from recent articles in our Travel Tips collection, to test your travel smarts.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/travel/a-guide-to-somewhat-painless-christmas-travel.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/travel/10-bargain-destinations-for-2018.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/travel/australia-luxury-vacation-tips-budget.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/travel/ski-trip-tips-for-nonskiers.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/travel/water-crisis-cape-town-travelers.html
I did learn a few things.
I have not started on a passport. I will do so.
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Opinion
Erica Garner and How America Destroys Black Families
She didn’t just fight against police brutality. She also resisted the forced destruction of black families by the state.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics#Descriptive_ethics
"To live outside the law you must be honest." Bob Dylan
3
Well
Teenagers, Stop Asking for Nude Photos
A new study of girls’ experiences with sexting found that over two-thirds had been asked to send explicit images.Sex is the oldest profession.
Pimps are the oldest of professional agents.
There is no online privacy.
The Purloined Letter technique and good encryption
are all the privacy net users can have.
Hormone driven minors will not stop asking for nude images.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hormone#English
They will buy them if they must.
The people who distribute them will get pictures however they can.
There is a market for Polaroid Cameras and film.
It could be a rental market.
I do not want to try to operate that market.
4
Business Day
Logan Paul, YouTube Star, Says Posting Video of Dead Body Was ‘Misguided’
Mr. Paul, 22, posted a video that showed a body hanging from a tree in a Japanese forest that is known as a destination for suicide victims.Unfortunately Logan Paul and his brother will not go away.
I am not required to pay attention to them.
Other people are also free to ignore them.
Happily other people are not free to assault them.
5
U.S.
As Flow of Foreign Students Wanes, U.S. Universities Feel the Sting
Colleges have cut programs amid a drop in international enrollment tied to several factors, including more restrictive immigration policies.Nativism has costs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativism_%28politics%29
There are no native people on this continent.
Some immigrants are senior to others.
Seniority has no privileges in nature.
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Smarter Living
8 Easy, Meaningful New Year’s Resolutions for Better Health
You don’t need fad diets, supplements, fancy workouts or lots of time or money to improve your health.Very good advice.
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U.S.
Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator, to Retire, Opening Path for Mitt Romney
Mr. Hatch, the longest-serving Senate Republican, will announce that he will retire at the end of the year, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to run.Old line Republicans are much better than their new line replacements.
https://www.juancole.com/2018/01/bannons-supremacist-takeover.html
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Opinion
Why Iran Is Protesting
Long-simmering frustration over austerity and inequality have emerged as a nationwide cry for justice.It really does not matter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Conference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
9
Real Estate
In Hastings-on-Hudson, a House in the Trees
Buying a house and renovating it was within their budget — but only if they gave up the dream of Brooklyn.https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/2092039361_zpid/globalrelevanceex_sort/42.307403,-77.698403,42.200292,-77.882939_rect/12_zm/
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U.S.
It’s So Cold That ...
A deeply frigid cold spell has North America in its grip, setting record temperatures, creating striking scenes and, in some cases, threatening the lives of humans and animals alike.I am willing to live with the cold off the grid If I can have heat
and hot water with backups.
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