1
Arts
‘Let Obamacare Fail’? Fallon Says Democrats Are Trying That With Trump
Mr. Fallon observed the six months since President Trump’s inauguration with a game of pros and cons.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/arts/design/how-sanrio-makes-anti-capitalism-adorable-and-profitable.html
I don't want my emergencies handled by The Keystone Cops.
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Crosswords & Games
Cleverness Thought of Too Late
In which Michael Hawkins gives us a workout.I will take what I can get.
It was too late when we watched for shooting stars.
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N.Y. / Region
Help Wanted
Recalling what it took for one teenager to get a summer job in 1941.Virtuous.
4
Fashion & Style
Danna Finestone, Hal Spivack
The couple are big fans of the Dave Matthews Band.Sooner is better, As soon as you can is best.
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U.S.
Video: The G.O.P.’s Failed Health Care Bill: What’s Next?
Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, discuss the next steps.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html
President Trump is known to lie when his lips move.
The question is why would the Republicans stop now?
6
Travel
What the Magician Penn Jillette Can’t Travel Without
Almonds, a computer bag, a Monkees hat, an iPad — and a deck of cards.Interesting.
I would like to spend like that.
7
Opinion
The Health Care Collapse Is a Victory for the Truth
President Trump and his Congressional allies had only one major weakness in trying to pass a bill: They were not dealing in reality.Pyrrhic victory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory
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Well
Are You a Carboholic? Why Cutting Carbs Is So Tough
Eating a little of a tasty dessert doesn’t satisfy me — it creates a fierce craving to eat it all, and then some.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&t=351s
Pay attention through the entire lecture.
Mindfullness can help.
Stop it and let it load before you start.
Professor Robert Lustig did his homework.
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U.S.
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President
The effort by Senate Republicans to remake the country’s health care system faced a near-impossible path forward. President Trump’s tweets didn’t help.OK.
10
Well
How to Be Mindful While Reading
Pick reading that will engage but not deplete you, something that requires a bit of mental energy, not another item on your to-do list.I have no time to read for pleasure.
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Crosswords & Games
French Toast, Maybe
We continue our binge with Mickey Maurer and Pawel Fludzinski.I get about ten percent.
Where there is smoke, there is toast.
Hebrew (L’CHAIM) !
2
Health
McCain’s Surgery May Be More Serious Than Thought, Experts Say
The recovery from a procedure on Friday to remove a blood clot could delay Senator John McCain’s return to Washington for a vote on health care, medical experts said.He may retire.
oops
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/john-mccain-brain-cancer.html
3
Well
As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common
Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.Do not get into trouble.
Rhabdomyolysis is not a good thing.
I am not panicking.
4
Opinion
The Collapse of the Republican Health Bill
Readers react to the failure of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.Better is not in the Republican vocabulary.
5
U.S.
Video: The G.O.P.’s Failed Health Care Bill: What’s Next?
Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, discuss the next steps.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html
Failure is not to be admitted.
6
Crosswords & Games
Flight Destination
Patrick Berry offers a tough but fair Friday puzzle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZVd76ShrM
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U.S.
Republicans Reluctantly Acknowledge a Failure of Governing
A unified control of government has not produced significant legislative accomplishments, so the Senate is giving up part of its coveted August recess.Failure has found them out.
It is a failure to think.
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U.S.
How the Senate Health Care Bill Failed: G.O.P. Divisions and a Fed-Up President
The effort by Senate Republicans to remake the country’s health care system faced a near-impossible path forward. President Trump’s tweets didn’t help.The reanimation of the dead has yet to work.
9
Opinion
Senator McCain’s Health, and America’s
Readers react to the delay in the Senate vote on the repeal of Obamacare.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/john-mccain-brain-cancer.html
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Opinion
The Haves and the Have-Nots
Readers discuss a David Brooks column on barriers to upward mobility.I am happy for David Brooks to worry about these things.
There are enough missionaries of wealth to keep things interesting.
I am going to need a home soon.
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