Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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1
Opinion

Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

Caught between rampant development and NIMBYism.

Company towns set the organization of modern cities.

2
The Upshot

To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now

Focusing on core competence and outsourcing the rest has made U.S. companies lean, nimble and productive. It has also left lots of people worse off.

Modern management has not been good for the broad economy.

3
Real Estate

Homes That Sold for Around $1 Million

Recent residential sales in New York City and the region.

I do not want to live in the city.
We can visit.

Capital expenses and operating costs are less than capital expenses, operating costs and other peoples profits.

4
Science

Ruined ‘Apartments’ May Hold Clues to Native American History

In Colorado, archaeologists have begun excavating two “great houses” in what once was a northern settlement of the ancient Chaco civilization.

The ruins tell much about the people who lived in them.
The story is all we can know about the dead.

5
Opinion

You’ll Never Be Famous — And That’s O.K.

Social media make it seem as if meaningful lives are the extraordinary and attention-grabbing ones. That’s rarely the case.

Yes.
Community is the way we live.
My ambition is to understand more of how community interacts with objects.

6
Fashion & Style

Emily Hughes, Amit Mukherjee

She was an Olympic skater and he is with a venture capital firm. They met through a mutual friend, and hit it off on their first date.

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

7
Theater

Dating 6 Men at 68: The Woman Behind the Musical ‘Curvy Widow’

Bobby Goldman, who wrote the book for the new show, is having a ball talking about sex.

I will deal with what I must.

8
Opinion

In Defense of the Truth

How can a liar negotiate treaties or navigate international disputes?

"Trump is quite literally overwhelming our human capacities with his mendacity. It is not only hard to imagine that any person could lie this much — let alone the leader of the free world — it is also impossible for us to keep pace."

9
Opinion

Right-Wing Books, Wrong Answers

A professional deceiver and a high-minded conservative reach the same dead end.

Ross Douthat is not evil.
He is a conservative faced with changed circumstances.

10
Food

What to Cook This Week

You have one last hurrah before the end of summer: Make Melissa Clark’s mashed potato salad, some grilled corn, or fried chicken.


Ok.




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1
N.Y. / Region

Body Tied to Cinder Block Washes Ashore in Brooklyn

The police said a passer-by noticed the body of a man wrapped in a tarp floating in the water.

He may remain nameless.

2
Opinion

Stephen Miller Is the Enemy of My Dreams

Sometimes what you’re looking for has been right there all along, shouting over women on cable news shows.

Yes;  Stephen Miller should not hold public office.

3
Opinion

Goodbye, Yosemite. Hello, What?

Confederate statues are not our only monuments to self-delusion.

Only the names and behavior should change.

4
World

For India, Toilets Are a (Mostly) Serious Issue

A new movie, ‘Toilet, a Love Story,’ has charmed audiences at a time when the government is trying to bring plumbing to the half a billion Indians without it.

Fashion wins another encounter.

Population density needs plumbing.

5
Business Day

L’Oréal Drops Transgender Model Over Comments on Race

Munroe Bergdorf posted on social media about “the racial violence of white people” and was dropped from a makeup advertising campaign.

Market share is the whole corporate game.

6
Fashion & Style

Robin Wright, Richard Cleary Jr.

The couple, both 30, met at Washington & Lee University, from which they graduated, the bride magna cum laude and the groom summa cum laude.

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

7
Opinion

In El Salvador, ‘Girls Are a Problem’

Salvadoran woman are facing an epidemic of violence fueled by impunity and a culture that normalizes machismo.

El Salvador has decided to limit its population.

8
Fashion & Style

Aditi Ahlawat, Vinay Rathi

The couple met in 2013 at a charity auction in Worcester, Mass.

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

9
Sports

A Crude Rant Gets Fognini Booted From the Open — and Good Riddance

It may take awhile for officials to decide the long-term fate of this foul-mouthed player. Based on his past behavior, though, it should be a no-brainer.

The officials must be respected.

10
Fashion & Style

Sara Danitz, Noah Steinhardt

The couple met at Camp Ramah in New England, where they spent six summers together as campers and counselors.

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


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