Saturday, September 2, 2017

@1:30, 9/1/17

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U.S.

California Today: The Man Who Took Over Porn

Thursday: The disruption of San Fernando Valley’s porn industry, a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy is killed, and Los Angeles drops Columbus Day.

Buy low.  Sell high.

2
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York City

This week’s properties are in the Gramercy area, Midtown, and in Long Island City, Queens.

I am more interested in the spaces than the contents.

City spaces sell furniture.  The spaces are boring or expensive.

3
Books

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

I would read any of these though I would not seek one out.

4
U.S.

‘We Only Kill Black People,’ Police Officer Says During Traffic Stop

A Georgia officer is being investigated for telling a white woman she had nothing to fear. His lawyer said he was trying to gain her compliance.

He is fired for cause or should be.

5
Smarter Living

5 Cheap(ish) Wellness Items You Didn’t Know You Needed

Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter.

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-foam-rollers/#who-this-is-for

Good vegetables do not need spiralizers.
A sharp knife is a good thing.

6
Opinion

What the President Really Meant to Say

President Trump often contradicts his own national security team. This rogue-cop routine has serious foreign policy consequences.

Donald Trump has little interest in people who did not get him elected.

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T Magazine

The New Wave in Floral Arrangements

For the most innovative designers working today, form is just as important as flora.

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

Poverty with honor and leisure.

8
Opinion

A Chilling Discovery: Swastikas Amid the Antiques

A reader recounts an exchange with a shop owner over a pair of children’s shoes with the Nazi symbol.

Let us try a different example:

Consider the meaning of a crucifix to the refugees from the Inquisition.

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Arts

Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95

Mr. Elgart’s recordings included the “American Bandstand” theme and “Hooked on Swing,” a surprise Top 40 hit with a disco beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0JJKsDGG8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYu4p0S4bZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Z1DWIgfCs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lwQHY-M5GU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XElwAwS0GvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8

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Books

A Panorama of the Gilded Age, Seen Through Sargent’s Art

In “Sargent’s Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas,” Donna M. Lucey depicts the glittering world of the late-19th-century 1 percent.

There was almost no middle class.

The rich were the only people with leisure.
All others were desperate or professionals.


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