Wednesday, May 30, 2018

@10:15, 5/30/18

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U.S.

Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call After Question About China Trademarks

At the outset, a White House official said that Ms. Trump would take a few questions before departing for a meeting.

The press has found another tender spot.
The questions will continue.

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World

Italy’s Populists May Give Talks Another Shot, as Uncertainty Lingers

That the president vetoed a key euroskeptic cabinet minister, and that global markets sank with fear, was apparently no deterrent to new discussions on a cabinet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/opinion/italy-mattarrella-election-coalition.html

German inflation fears have frozen Italy.

Inflation is a way to reduce wages with minimal psychological pain to workers.

Deflation is the condition of Europe and America.

Borrow and spend along with taxes on wealth will solve the problem.

That is unlikely.

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Style

My Relationship Makes Me Feel Excruciatingly Lonely. But I Love Her!

A 22-year-old says his relationship makes him miserable. So why does he stay?

Changes are necessary.

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

I will feel better if you make them explicit.

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World

When a Stranger Ruins Your Day

Sometimes the city you call home can both charm you and break your heart.

Racism is usually the cause.

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The Upshot

The Largest Health Disparity We Don’t Talk About

Americans with serious mental illnesses die 15 to 30 years younger than those without.

Single payer is obviously a part of a solution.
Early death is what we have.

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Style

One Door Closes, and an Uber Door Opens. Love Follows.

For some people, car services like Uber and Via provide more than just transportation. They turn out to be vehicles for meeting their beloved.

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

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Magazine

How to Pose for a Photograph

Elongate your neck. Find your good side. Don’t say “cheese.”

All good advice.

" Find a posture that makes you feel confident, even radiant. “We’re in these bodies for life,” Hurley says. “We have to figure out what we like about ourselves.”"

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Style

Jeans, Made in the … U.K.?

The British are coming for the United States denim market.

They can try.
Maybe automation has become good enough.

Artisinal has not saved commodity operations.



These producers have found a hole in western culture.

The fit of their product is wrong.  They know.

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Style

Costume Secrets From ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’

The show’s costume designer explains the genesis of the most influential looks from Amazon’s new series.

If I understand, I agree.

Costume and culture are closely coupled.

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Food

A Red-Sauce Joint for Our Times

Don Angie, in the West Village, updates the recipes and traditions of old-school spaghetti-and-meatballs restaurants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/dining/don-angie-review.html

We can try it or we can fake it.

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

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