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Opinion

This Conspiracy Theory Should Worry Trump

By NEAL K. KATYAL | Aug 23rd 2018

When two or more people join together to break the law, as Michael Cohen says he and the president did, the penalties can be harsh.

yes

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Arts

7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend

By LAUREL GRAEBER | Aug 23rd 2018

Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

Tame or beyond children's  experience.  Take it to the Museum of Natural History.

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Sports

How a Tennis Mini Camp Turned Around John Isner’s Year

By DAVID WALDSTEIN | Aug 24th 2018

Isner, the top American man in the rankings, has never had much success at the U.S. Open. But then again, he’s never had a year as good as this one.

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Boston	91	42	.684	-	47 - 18	44 - 24	45 - 19	16 - 10	20 - 10	4 - 6	W 1
NY Yankees	84	48	.636	6.5	46 - 21	38 - 27	34 - 26	20 - 6	19 - 7	8 - 2	W 1
Tampa Bay	70	62	.530	20.5	41 - 24	29 - 38	31 - 28	17 - 9	16 - 12	8 - 2	L 1
Toronto	60	72	.455	30.5	34 - 33	26 - 39	22 - 34	16 - 13	11 - 19	5 - 5	L 3
Baltimore	39	94	.293	52	23 - 44	16 - 50	19 - 44	9 - 18	4 - 19	2 - 8	W 2
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Cleveland	75	56	.573	-	40 - 24	35 - 32	10 - 11	39 - 19	14 - 18	5 - 5	W 2
Minnesota	61	70	.466	14	39 - 29	22 - 41	16 - 15	29 - 28	8 - 15	3 - 7	L 4
Detroit	53	79	.402	22.5	34 - 34	19 - 45	13 - 15	26 - 33	10 - 21	3 - 7	L 4
Chi White Sox	52	80	.394	23.5	25 - 40	27 - 40	11 - 13	26 - 34	10 - 21	7 - 3	L 1
Kansas City	41	91	.311	34.5	21 - 45	20 - 46	6 - 24	24 - 30	7 - 26	4 - 6	W 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Houston	81	51	.614	-	34 - 30	47 - 21	12 - 12	19 - 7	39 - 26	7 - 3	L 1
Oakland	80	53	.602	1.5	39 - 26	41 - 27	16 - 7	24 - 7	28 - 31	6 - 4	W 1
Seattle	74	57	.565	6.5	38 - 28	36 - 29	16 - 12	23 - 9	29 - 26	5 - 5	L 1
LA Angels	64	68	.485	17	34 - 33	30 - 35	11 - 21	19 - 12	24 - 26	2 - 8	W 1
Texas	58	75	.436	23.5	29 - 39	29 - 36	12 - 18	16 - 14	23 - 34	4 - 6	L 3

National League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Atlanta	74	57	.565	-	35 - 28	39 - 29	42 - 21	15 - 10	9 - 18	6 - 4	W 2
Philadelphia	70	62	.530	4.5	41 - 24	29 - 38	25 - 28	18 - 12	15 - 14	2 - 8	L 2
Washington	67	66	.504	8	33 - 31	34 - 35	31 - 29	14 - 10	13 - 16	5 - 5	W 3
NY Mets	58	73	.443	16	28 - 40	30 - 33	27 - 29	12 - 19	12 - 15	6 - 4	L 2
Miami	53	80	.398	22	31 - 38	22 - 42	20 - 38	10 - 16	15 - 18	5 - 5	L 2
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Chi Cubs	77	53	.592	-	43 - 23	34 - 30	16 - 7	33 - 27	17 - 13	7 - 3	W 6
St. Louis	74	58	.561	4	35 - 28	39 - 30	12 - 14	36 - 26	16 - 11	8 - 2	W 2
Milwaukee	73	60	.549	5.5	40 - 26	33 - 34	18 - 12	25 - 31	20 - 10	5 - 5	L 1
Pittsburgh	64	68	.485	14	35 - 34	29 - 34	9 - 18	31 - 24	12 - 21	3 - 7	L 2
Cincinnati	57	75	.432	21	32 - 35	25 - 40	12 - 18	21 - 38	14 - 11	4 - 6	W 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Arizona	72	59	.550	-	35 - 31	37 - 28	16 - 14	15 - 14	32 - 23	6 - 4	L 1
Colorado	71	60	.542	1	34 - 30	37 - 30	17 - 10	14 - 18	28 - 25	6 - 4	L 2
LA Dodgers	71	61	.538	1.5	35 - 33	36 - 28	18 - 11	12 - 15	30 - 27	6 - 4	W 4
San Francisco	66	67	.496	7	37 - 27	29 - 40	15 - 12	11 - 16	32 - 27	5 - 5	W 3
San Diego	50	83	.376	23	23 - 43	27 - 40	15 - 17	14 - 16	19 - 39	2 - 8	L 5

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New York

The Courts of New York City

By DAVID SHAFTEL | Aug 23rd 2018

In the city that hosts the U.S. Open, playing tennis on a regular basis can feel like an administrative and logistical boondoggle for New Yorkers.

There are more players than courts.

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World

Man on Terror Watch List Kills Relatives Near Paris, Officials Say

By ELIAN PELTIER | Aug 23rd 2018

The assailant, who was killed by the police, was on a terrorism watch list. But the French interior minister described him as having “important psychiatric problems.”

Crazies are always around.

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Movies

Review: Tough Guys Tough It Out in ‘Papillon’ (Again!)

By MANOHLA DARGIS | Aug 22nd 2018

Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in a redo of “Papillon,” about the terrible things men do to other men in the name of country and righteousness.

I have no intention of seeing it.

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Real Estate

On the Market in New York City

Aug 23rd 2018

This week’s properties are in Turtle Bay, Kips Bay and Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Mostly boring spaces with big furniture.

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Sports

The World Beyond Tennis in 1968 and 1978

By TALYA MINSBERG | Aug 24th 2018

During the crucial years of the United States Open, what else was going on?

Most of news has little meaning.

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Movies

Review: ‘Crime+Punishment’ Is a Tough Documentary About Police Abuses

By A.O. SCOTT | Aug 23rd 2018

A filmmaker follows two cases that expose deep-seated problems in the New York Police Department.

The police do not live where they work.

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Style

What 9 Slackers Wore to Brooklyn’s Newest Waterfront Park

By JOHN ORTVED | Aug 24th 2018

Domino Park, which occupies a former sugar refinery in Williamsburg, draws an eclectic mix of New Yorkers and tourists, even during the workweek.

It is a party and a fashion show.


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Sports

2018 U.S. Open: Players to Watch

By GEOFF MACDONALD | Aug 24th 2018

The women’s side is rich with contenders like Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams, and the men’s “Big Three” are each seeking a second Grand Slam title for the year. But keep an eye on these upset candidates.

It is the season.

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Movies

Review: In ‘The Bookshop,’ Seeking Calm, Finding Conflict

By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS | Aug 23rd 2018

Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy form a tender connection in this film adaptation of Penelope Fitzgerald’s 1978 novel.

I would see it.

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Food

Woman Sues Mario Batali, Saying He Groped Her in Boston Bar

By TEJAL RAO | Aug 23rd 2018

A Massachusetts woman says the celebrity chef offered to take a selfie with her, then kissed and grabbed her.

She will have to build a case.

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World

Park Geun-hye, Ex-South Korean Leader, Gets 25 Years in Prison

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Aug 24th 2018

An appeals court in South Korea ruled that the former president Park Geun-hye collected more bribes from Samsung than previously believed.

Politics in South Korea is a rough game.

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Movies

‘Suspiria’ Trailer: If You Thought Ballet Was Scary in ‘Black Swan’ ...

By BRUCE FRETTS | Aug 23rd 2018

The remake, directed by Luca Guadagnino, stars Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton, who some think is playing dual roles despite what the filmmakers have said.

See it on DVD if at all.

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U.S.

In Serial Rape Case That Stumped Police, Genealogy Database Leads to Arrest

By JACEY FORTIN | Aug 23rd 2018

The police in Fayetteville, N.C., used DNA records to track down a suspect in six rape investigations tied to the Ramsey Street Rapist.

Ok

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New York

Cohen Wasn’t Alone: Records Suggest Others Had Role in Hush Money Arrangements

By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Aug 22nd 2018

The court filings indicate for the first time that others at President Trump’s company and campaign had involvement, either before or after payments were made to women.

This conspiracy seems to be limited.

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Books

Surviving, and Thriving, in Middle School Hell? Three New Novels Say It’s Possible

By GARY SCHMIDT | Aug 24th 2018

In their new books, Allison Varnes, Pablo Cartaya and Antony John create memorable characters who try to stand out but also, somehow, fit in.

The adult population survived the tween years.

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T Magazine

How to Throw an Easy Late-Summer Dinner Party, With Edible Flowers

By CRYSTAL MEERS | Aug 22nd 2018

The fashion designer Jeana Sohn celebrated her debut collection in a friend’s Laurel Canyon garden — and shared her tips for entertaining.

First, catch your social circle.

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Lens

Striving for Justice and Equality With a Camera on New York's Streets

By JAMES ESTRIN | Aug 24th 2018

For decades, Builder Levy photographed protests and social issues, as well as the neighborhoods where he taught in New York, to counter media depictions he saw as problematic.

I like black & white images.
They have a level of abstraction that pleases me.

I tend to see the world that was rather than imagine what could be.

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Style

Dogs in Poofy Dresses. You’re Welcome.

By MEG FELLING and REMY TUMIN | Aug 24th 2018

At the Fifth Annual International Cotillion, 70 entrants strutted their stuff to benefit rescue animals.

I do not approve of torture.
Dogs are amazingly tolerant and loving.

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Books

How Patriarchy Imprinted Itself on the Family Who Created Jell-O

By C. E. MORGAN | Aug 24th 2018

In “Jell-O Girls,” Allie Rowbottom explores the history of her family, including a legacy of psychogenic illness, a result of repression and trauma.

I don't want to know. 
I don't want to repeat the error.
Repeating the error does not seem likely.

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Movies

Review: In ‘What Keeps You Alive,’ a Couple, a Cabin and a Crisis

By JASON ZINOMAN | Aug 23rd 2018

A couple’s blissful vacation turns dark in Colin Minihan’s film.

There are monsters.
I don't need to rent them.

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

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Obituaries

George Andrie, Pillar of Cowboys’ Doomsday Defense, Dies at 78

By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN | Aug 22nd 2018

Andrie played right end for Dallas from 1962 to 1972 and scored an unlikely touchdown in the 1967 N.F.L. championship game in frigid Green Bay.

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

He may have thought football worth the price.

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New York

The Courts of New York City

By DAVID SHAFTEL | Aug 23rd 2018

Join a private club.

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Business Day

Europe Worries as Facebook Fights Manipulation Worldwide

By ADAM SATARIANO | Aug 22nd 2018

The social network’s disclosure of a new misinformation effort shows manipulation of its platform isn’t a phenomenon limited only to Americans.

People will do what they can.

Facebook should not amplify peoples searches.

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Today’s Paper

Quotation of the Day: How a Tabloid and Trump’s Team Kept Scandals Off the Front Page

Aug 23rd 2018

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, August 23, 2018.

Faux News provides that exposure.

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Movies

Review: ‘The Happytime Murders’ Has Puppets as Nasty as the Rest of Us

By A.O. SCOTT | Aug 22nd 2018

Melissa McCarthy and Elizabeth Banks are part of a human cast trading jokes, bullets and bodily fluids with anthropomorphic, felt-covered toys.

More art.
The art is in the writing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096438/

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Sports

U.S. Open Draw Sets Up a Possible Early Meeting of the Williams Sisters

By BEN ROTHENBERG | Aug 23rd 2018

Serena Williams got a boost in seeding from the U.S.T.A., but she could play her sister in the third round and top-ranked Simona Halep in the fourth.

This is what television is for.

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U.S.

In Serial Rape Case That Stumped Police, Genealogy Database Leads to Arrest

By JACEY FORTIN | Aug 23rd 2018

Presumably there are rape kits.

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