Tuesday, June 12, 2018

@11:08, 6/12/18

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1
Arts

The Artwork Was Rejected. Then Banksy Put His Name to It.

The Royal Academy in London turned down a work by “Bryan S. Gaakman” for an exhibition, then asked Banksy — who had made it — if he had a submission.

Banksy made his point.

2
Food

Move Over Soft Serve, There’s a New Ice Cream in Town


Fashion

Ice Cream is good.

3
World

Ivanka Trump Quotes ‘Chinese Proverb,’ but China Is Baffled

The first daughter was mocked after it emerged that a phrase she described as Chinese might have originated in the United States.

Distractions.

The DMZ remains.

4
Style

Here’s Your Summer Hair Guide

Coconut, lemon, tea, almond and aloe? Here are some new products and tricks you’ll want to try this summer.

"Wash and wear" has worked .

"Come as you are"
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

5
Style

The Dandy Is Dead

The sartorial order of the day is anything but refined. In fact, as designers like Demna Gvasalia and Rick Owens are proving, it’s downright fugly.

Irony is dangerous in fashion.

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

6
Style

Don’t Put This Up There

From yogurt to oregano oil to lemon juice (OUCH!), the internet is chock-full of suggestions and remedies for women’s sexual health.

More irony.

7
Well

Blurred Vision, Burning Eyes: This Is a Lasik Success?


Get the statistics.    Avoid Lasik surgery.

8
Magazine

Why Does a Creepy Co-Worker Keep Getting a Pass?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to handle an inappropriate employee who may be ‘on the spectrum’ and more .

"The old boys network" is too effective.

9
Style

IHOP Promotes Burgers by ‘Changing’ Name to IHOb, Gets Reaction

A 21st century marketing success story.

"Spitting blood" should not happen to fast food.
Let IHOP die quietly.


10
Opinion

Another Merrick Garland Decision

Also: Making sense of the North Korea summit.

Yes on all points



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1
The Upshot

If the Robots Come for Our Jobs, What Should the Government Do?

Some big ideas are starting to percolate. But less dramatic ones might work, too.

There is no job entitlement.

2
T Magazine

An Artist’s Pho, Inspired by His Childhood in Vietnam

Danh Vo’s take on the traditional aromatic soup is, if he says so himself, “getting better than my mother’s.”

Not all art is marketable in an art gallery.

3
Food

Move Over Soft Serve, There’s a New Ice Cream in Town

A new shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serves traditional Middle Eastern ice cream, known for its elastic properties.

More variety is better.

4
Business Day

AT&T’s Many Run-Ins With the Government

The ruling expected Tuesday in the AT&T-Time Warner case is just the latest chapter in AT&T’s tangles with United States antitrust law over the years.

Regulated monopoly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996

Deregulation = disaster

5
World

Ivanka Trump Quotes ‘Chinese Proverb,’ but China Is Baffled


6
Style

Here’s Your Summer Hair Guide

Coconut, lemon, tea, almond and aloe? Here are some new products and tricks you’ll want to try this summer.

Irony

Clean and brushed is enough.


Style

The Dandy Is Dead

The sartorial order of the day is anything but refined. In fact, as designers like Demna Gvasalia and Rick Owens are proving, it’s downright fugly.

Irony

8
Style

Don’t Put This Up There

From yogurt to oregano oil to lemon juice (OUCH!), the internet is chock-full of suggestions and remedies for women’s sexual health.

Yes.

9
Magazine

Why Does a Creepy Co-Worker Keep Getting a Pass?


Change your job.

10
Well

Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus

Some patients who undergo the eye surgery report a variety of side effects. They may persist for years, studies show.

Horror stories.

Let us have the statistics.

Life is not safe.

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