Sunday, January 21, 2018

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Sports

Australian Open: Another Early Exit for Alexander Zverev

The fourth-seeded Zverev made yet another puzzling early exit at a Grand Slam tournament, losing to his fellow rising star Hyeon Chung in the third round.

https://www.nytimes.com/section/sports/ncaabasketball

Women's College Basketball
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Fashion & Style

Paul Smith: Fall 2018

The fall 2018 men’s collection.

Androgyny and depression.
Dark colors and low hemlines predominate.
Those blues have power.


World

How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran’s Protests

Thousands lost their savings in the collapse of shady banks, part of a broader economic system plagued by insider dealing, mismanagement and inefficiency.

You could blame the Republicans of the U.S.

https://www.juancole.com/

https://www.juancole.com/2018/01/trump-commits-forever.html

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World

Recipe for Ruckus in India: A Queen’s Honor, a New Film and Politics

Hindu extremists smashed up the film set, pulled the director’s hair and threatened to behead the lead actress. “Padmaavat,” the most potentially explosive Indian film in years, opens Thursday.

"Perhaps revealing was Jayasi’s signoff to his poem.
“I have made up the story and related it,” are the last words of his epic."

A novel problem.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/novel

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Obituaries

Harry Selby, Renowned Hunter and Safari Guide, Is Dead at 92

He shot his first antelope at 8, his first elephant at 14. Mr. Selby was a protégé of the East Africa hunter Philip Hope Percival, who took Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway on safari.

Seventy eight years is a long time in Africa.

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Sports

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal Survives Marathon Match

Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals by outlasting Diego Schwartzman in a nearly four-hour match. Grigor Dimitrov and Caroline Wozniacki also won Sunday.

The Connecticut women won by 2 to one.   113/57

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Fashion & Style

Victoria Chan, Stephen Okin

The bride works at the State Department. The groom is an analyst for a defense consulting firm. They met in October 2013 at Rennert New York Language School.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Food

What to Cook This Week

Sam Sifton’s risotto with sausage and parsley, Alison Roman’s broccoli Cheddar soup, Moroccan-style chicken: Fill the days ahead with the best of home cooking.

I cook.   I tend to be lazy..

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Fashion & Style

Caitlin Field, Julia Sullivan

Caitlin Field and Julia Sullivan, who both work for New York City, met on OkCupid.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 

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