Tuesday, July 4, 2017

@14:40, 7/3/17

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1
Fashion & Style

Nirupama Rao, Matthew Landy

The couple met through the dating app Hinge.

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

2
Well

With a Tick Boom, It’s Not Just Lyme Disease You Have to Fear

Everybody knows about Lyme. But other tick-borne diseases, including the Powassan virus, can cause lasting damage.

I worry.  I check.  
My G.P. won't test without symptoms.

3
The Upshot

Why Some Men Don’t Work: Video Games Have Gotten Really Good

Young men are working less. Some economists think it’s because they’re home playing video games.

Jealous.  
Video games have a cost.
Computers don't do sex.

4
Smarter Living

How to Pack an Emergency Kit for Any Disaster

It is never too early to talk with friends and family about emergency plans — and how to build the perfect go-bag in case disaster strikes.

Plan the emergency.   Different emergencies  need different plans.

I am not planning for conflagration, flood here or revolution.
I try to keep gas in the car and gas for the generator.

planning for nuclear war is pointless.

5
Sports

Venus Williams, at Wimbledon News Conference, ‘Speechless’ Over Fatal Crash

Williams briefly left the news conference after she tried to speak about a car accident she was involved in last month.

Driving while black is difficult to defend.

6
The Upshot

Medicaid Worsens Your Health? That’s a Classic Misinterpretation of Research

Some have mistaken correlation for causation in trying to defend G.O.P. health care approaches.

Yes.

7
Food

Oreo Finds a Sweet Spot Between Novelty and Nostalgia. But How Does It Taste?

When Just Vanilla Won’t Do, How About a Blueberry Pie Oreo?

Oreos without the transfat are just fine.
They are and always were sugar bombs.

8
Science

Video: Life on Mars: The Crew Answers Your Questions

Six people are living in isolation for eight months on a volcano in Hawaii as part of a NASA-funded study to simulate human exploration of Mars. In the fourth episode of this 360-video series, the crew answers audience questions.

It does not hurt to do the homework.

9
Health

U.S. Fertility Rate Reaches a Record Low

Younger women are having children less often, while birthrates have risen slightly among those who are older.

Nothing significant.


10
Books

At The New Yorker, the Cartoonists Draw, but the Vision Is Hers

Emma Allen has taken over as cartoon editor at the magazine, freshening a venerable tradition with her interest in contemporary voices.

If it isn't funny she won't last.
There will always be those who want to try to pick the right picture and words.

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