Thursday, July 14, 2016

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N.Y. / Region

Getting Used to Downtown

A woman who had become accustomed to the Upper West Side still longed for her old neighborhood, but rugelach helped ease the transition.

Regular customers get remembered.

2
Fashion & Style

For Wedding Dresses, Truly Binding Contracts

Restrictive wedding dress contracts forbid changes in weight or size.

Put off the actual purchase as long as possible.
Sooner after the date is set allows the dress maker more time. later allows the bride more time.

Announcement after the event avoids the problem.

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Times Insider

The Next Step: Escalators and Sidewalks of the Future

Why take the stairs when stairs and sidewalks can take us?

The stairs are not much of a choke-point here.

4
Science

Juno Sends First Image Back While Orbiting Jupiter

NASA released the first photograph taken from its space probe since its camera was turned back on after it locked into orbit on July 4.

First Light.

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N.Y. / Region

Be Your Own Tesla

Navigating the busy streets of New York City can be difficult — until, that is, you install an autopilot system.

There is no need for a smartphone.

6
Opinion

Race, Truth and Our Two Realities

The facts tell me that black lives don’t matter. How is it we can disagree?

Chris Lebron is excluding the center in his bipolar argument.
It has taken years of effort to split our perceptions.

"Birth of a Nation"  deserves critical study.

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Opinion

Bearing the Burden of Student Loans

Responses to “Even Death Is No Reprieve From a Student’s Debt,” about a New Jersey loan program.

Student loans should include life insurance.

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Real Estate

A Bed-Stuy Rental via FaceTime

Caitlyn Higgins and Antony West were moving from Florida to Brooklyn.

Not for me.

Let us talk.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Books

‘I Want to Know What It Is Like to Be a Wild Thing’

In “Being a Beast,” the British naturalist Charles Foster goes to great lengths to experience the world as different species.

Vicki Constantine Croke is an idealist romantic.
Aesthetics separate the species as much as genetics. 

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Business Day

Lifting the Second-Generation Curse

Founders of family-run businesses need to bring on the next generation and let it experiment, as well as know when to let go, experts say.

Education does not breed.

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U.S.

Funeral Begins for Philando Castile in Minnesota

Hundreds of mourners filed into the Cathedral of St. Paul to remember Mr. Castile, who was killed last week by a suburban police officer.

Martyrdom comes after the death.

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Travel

7 Safety Tips for Your Cruise Vacation

Advice for travelers following the latest drowning of a child in a pool on a cruise ship, and other safety issues.

A cruise ship is an hotel on a barge.

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N.Y. / Region

Video of Fatal Shooting by Off-Duty Officer in Brooklyn Emerges

Footage of the death of Delrawn Small, 37, circulated as videos of other fatal encounters between black men and the police were broadcast nationwide.

I am not wiser.

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Science

Letters to the Editor

Readers react to articles in Science Times.

Wisdom is rare.

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N.Y. / Region

After Central Park Blast, Finding Pieces of a ‘Jigsaw Puzzle,’ Small as They May Be

The commanding officer of the Police Department’s bomb squad describes how investigators secure an area and search for clues after an explosion.

I do not know more than I did.

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U.S.

Philando Castile’s Family Calls for Special Prosecutor in Minnesota Case


Distrust is earned.

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Magazine

Judge John Hodgman on Seduction in Grandma’s High Waters

Hand-me-downs can make lousy turn-me-ons.

People are not responsible for mental triggers they did not install.

18
Food

Recipes for Right Now

Learn the fundamentals of perfect chicken salad, then keep it simple and fry some eggs for dinner.

Fine by me.

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Food

Shave Ice’s Not-So-Refreshing Past

An academic lens takes some of the sweetness out of shave ice, the steady companion of a Hawaiian childhood.

History and aesthetics are often not synergistic.

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Food

A Prescription for Comfort

When in doubt, go for some chicken (it encourages joy).

Home today.

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