Friday, June 1, 2018

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Business Day

Thinking About Retirement? Consider Working a Little Longer

Because of Social Security, delaying retirement will produce extra monthly income that most people can’t match with investment, savings and cost-cutting alone.

I will try.

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The Learning Network

What Worries You Most About the College Admissions Process?

Is it writing the college essay? Taking the “right” classes? Shouldering the costs of tests, tutoring and application fees? Or is it something else?

The inherent social stratification of higher education worries me.
It appears that people are much the same in genetic endowment.
College is an institution that trains a small fraction for command and another small fraction as manipulators.
It does not teach the creative process well.

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Style

A Brooklyn Designer Who Is All About Linen

Alex Crane, who designs head-to-toe linen clothing including jeans, is opening a store — in his apartment.

He has found a place.

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Style

Your 13-Word Love Stories, Read by You

Last year, we asked readers to share miniature versions of their romantic histories. Here are some of our favorites, read by their authors.

Ok.

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Books

Congratulations Graduate! Now Read These 3 Books.

Advice on navigating the world and planning for the future from writers who’ve been there.

Ok

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Style

Adaptogen Products

Their purported benefits include supporting the body’s adrenal glands, reducing stress levels and regulating hormone responses.

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

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Opinion

Let’s Rain on Trump’s Parade

Congress can take a small step toward reasserting itself by refusing to fund this particular folly.

Vote.

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Arts

Roman Tomb Unearthed; to Everyone’s Surprise, It’s Intact

Excavations for an aqueduct happened upon a fourth century B.C. chamber tomb, with four skeletons and funerary wares.

There is a lot of past to explore.

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Style

When Neither Male Nor Female Seems to Fit

What happens when a transgender person, who fantasizes about having an androgynous body, falls for a straight man who loves female curves?

Let love triumph.

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Fashion & Style

Open Thread: Let’s Talk About Alexander Wang

Also the CFDA awards (get excited!) and not just how to get a signature uniform — but whether you actually want one.

A uniform speaks.

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Books

Love Warrior

In “Do This for Me,” Raney Moore cancels her unfaithful husband’s credit cards, deletes his Gmail and ships his stuff to his mother’s house — all in one morning.

Action without much agony.

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Arts

But Is It Good for Dance? ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ at 15

To the surprise of nearly everyone, the show became a long-running hit, helping to raise the profile of dance and choreographers in popular culture.

A part of the action.

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Real Estate

A Guide to Getting Your First Apartment

New York City landlords expect a lot from prospective renters. Here’s what you need to have ready to land the apartment you want.

I have never willingly followed precedent.

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Books

Codices, Termites and Floral Notes: The Wondrous Life of ‘The Library’

This new survey, by Stuart Kells, a rare-books expert, is an absorbing account of the complicated role book collections have played in our public and private lives.

Literacy is becoming my culture.
Culture is living beyond animal necessity and pleasure.

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Style

A Brooklyn Designer Who Is All About Linen

Alex Crane, who designs head-to-toe linen clothing including jeans, is opening a store — in his apartment.

Vegetarianism rampant.

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Books

6 Pulse-Pounding Summer Thrillers

If you like your vacation reading to deliver excitement, we’ve got books for you.

Animal necessity is an immediate concern.
Intellectual pleasures must be background.

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Business Day

Thinking About Retirement? Consider Working a Little Longer

Because of Social Security, delaying retirement will produce extra monthly income that most people can’t match with investment, savings and cost-cutting alone.

That time is now.

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Movies

In 3 Netflix Films, Female Friends Chasing After Good Times

In “Ibiza,” “Dude” and “The Kissing Booth,” the young heroines aren’t interested in making what some viewers would call “appropriate” choices.

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

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U.S.

Protesters Block Google Buses in San Francisco, Citing ‘Techsploitation’

Who owns the streets and neighborhoods of the high-tech capital? A simmering battle erupts over displacement, evictions and scooters.

This is a political fight among businesses.

The health of the city as an entity above its component parts
must dominate.

Google will be denied private busses.
The scooter gang will not triumph.
The homeless will destroy cities and themselves if they are not managed.

I know of no acceptable management of homeless individuals.

That is a problem for legislatures.

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Books

Jungle Mold, Ornithology and Lawn Care: 3 New Novels Find Hilarity in Unexpected Places

Here, comedy includes a sendup of spy thrillers and 1930s Hollywood; a family saga about a drug-addicted bird-watcher; and a coming-of-age tale heavy on topiary.

Animal necessity is an immediate concern.
Intellectual pleasures must be background.

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

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