1
Watching
What to Read About ‘Atlanta’ Season 2
The surreal and thoughtful FX comedy from Donald Glover is finally back. And people are talking.I will stream it.
2
N.Y. / Region
Purim Is a Sacred Jewish Holiday — and a Wild Two-Day Party
In two Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, Mark Abramson’s photographs go beyond the usual shots of children in costumes.I know something of the history.
Purim is not my culture.
3
Science
How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear
We’re able to locate sound because our brains grasp the shape of our ears. When that shape changes, we need time and practice to adapt.Interesting.
I learned something.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/science/new-ways-into-the-brains-music-room.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/science/lip-reading-mcgurk-effect.html
4
U.S.
Trump’s Trade Plan Threatens to Derail Korean Security Talks
President Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel could antagonize South Korea when the United States most needs its ally.For Trump domestic politics are vital.
If he loses popular support he will be impeached and bankrupt.
He would then be prosecutable.
5
Climate
A Secret Superpower, Right in Your Backyard
Small, urban green spaces provide an unexpected benefit in the fight against climate change, a new study shows.The problem is quantitative as well as qualitative.
The amount of carbon captured by the soil is small compared to the emissions from a home and car.
I am glad to learn urban grass patches are carbon neutral.
6
Technology
Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway, but Not Local Roads
Uber’s autonomous trucks have started hauling trailers on Arizona highways for customers for its freight-booking service.I do not wish them bad luck.
Union busting is not a good idea.
7
Books
Nixon Biographer Wins American History Book Prize
John A. Farrell, the author of “Richard Nixon: The Life,” has not been shy about drawing parallels between the Watergate scandal and the current Russia investigation.Good.
8
Business Day
Once Wary of Facebook and Apple, a Mill Town Tells Them to Keep Expanding
New “hyperscale” data centers from the tech giants, part of a wave of global development, helped lead Prineville, Ore., to a path of recovery.Data centers pay taxes.
9
Food
A Peking Duck Specialist Comes to New York
The first American branch of DaDong arrives in Midtown.If you wish.
10
Obituaries
Alan Gershwin, Who Claimed a Famous Father, Is Dead at 91
For decades he insisted that he was the illegitimate (and look-alike) son of George Gershwin, and despite the skeptics, he made a career out of that claim.Do the dna work or just let the story die.
George Gershwin's family did not take him to court.
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