Sunday, August 26, 2018

@20:00, 8/26/18

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1
Movies

Review: In ‘Searching,’ a Clever Conceit and John Cho as Leading Man

The entirety of the action in Aneesh Chaganty’s psychological thriller unfolds on screens, apps and online.

He would need the passwords.
You can show me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searching_%28film%29
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7668870/

2
Business Day

S.E.C. Will Rehear Dozens of Cases After Supreme Court Ruling

The Wall Street regulator said some administrative cases would be heard again after the court ruled it had not properly appointed the judges overseeing them.

A delay without benefit.

3
World

From Obama to Fox News: The Term ‘Polish Death Camps’ Persists, and Poland Objects

Poland has often warned against the use of the misleading term for Nazi-run camps, and this year it passed a law banning the phrase.

It is not too much of an ask to change the word order.
A death camp in Poland would satisfy the Poles.
There was no Polish government in 1942.

4
Sports

A Close-Up Look at John McEnroe Through the Years

Excerpts of The Times’s coverage of major McEnroe moments from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

OK

5
Obituaries

Hilary Lister, a Quadriplegic Who Sailed Solo, Dies at 46

Ms. Lister was the first quadriplegic to cross the English Channel and the first disabled woman to circumnavigate Britain solo.

"Ms. Lister told The Telegraph in 2009 that the best way for her to endure her illness was to “live every second of every day to its maximum potential,” but also to accept the inevitable.
Always look ahead, always assume you will live forever,” she continued, “and if you don’t, you don’t.”"

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Magazine

How to Ask for a Raise

Think beyond salary. Act when your boss feels ugly.

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

7
Opinion

The Bitter Regrets of a Useless Chinese Daughter

I used to spurn what I saw as an excess of pragmatism in my culture. After my mother had a stroke, I understood.

Always there are regrets.
Sometimes there are opportunities to try again.

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


Business Day

Pesticide Studies Won E.P.A.’s Trust, Until Trump’s Team Scorned ‘Secret Science’

Backed by agrochemical companies, the current administration and Congress are moving to curb the role of human health studies in regulation.

There is nothing secret about the science.
Rules are being followed.
Agricultural chemical companies do not have the right to poison people. 
It is time to go to court.

9
Books

New in Paperback: ‘Real American,’ ‘Touch’

Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/books/review/the-islamic-enlightenment-christopher-de-bellaigue.html

I will read it eventually.

10
Opinion

Trump Implicated

A setback for the president.

I can hope.

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