Friday, October 20, 2017

@15:20, 10/19/17

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Magazine

In Pursuit of Cartoonish Perfection in a Japanese Rice Bowl

Katsudon — a bowl of rice topped with slices of pork cutlet, onions and barely cooked eggs — can be transcendent.

I can do that.

2
Well

When Your Teenager Asks, ‘Did You Smoke Weed?’

A teenager asking, ‘What choice did you make?’ is often wondering, ‘What choice should I make?’

Speak truth to power.
Smoke is considered unhealthy.
Tobacco is an addictive drug carrier. 
Some smoke (wood smoke) tastes good.

3
Crosswords & Games

One Way to Fall in Love

Ned White spins us a puzzle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUqMqBl9Qrs

The Go Go's are a production failure.

Compare:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRonG87eKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4slliAtQU

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Well

Lack of Sleep Tied to Diabetes in Pregnancy

Women who slept less than 6.25 hours a night were almost three times as likely to have gestational diabetes as those who slept more.

"The reasons for the link are not known, but the authors suggest that hormonal changes in pregnancy as well as systematic inflammation tied to lack of sleep can lead to insulin resistance and high blood glucose levels. But the study is observational and does not prove a causal relationship between poor sleep and gestational diabetes."

5
Reader Center

For Ana Marie Cox, Goodbyes Can Be Awkward

Sunday marks her last back-page interview for The Magazine’s “Talk” column. This time, she’s the one doing the introspection.

Ginning up a relationship is an art that has escaped me.

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Health

F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer

The treatment will be for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when chemotherapy has failed. It re-engineers a patient’s own cells to fight cancer.

F.D.A. approval is usually the last step before deployment.


Opinion

I Coined the Term ‘Sexual Harassment.’ Corporations Stole It.

A word that once promised revolution has been made business-friendly and bloodless. It’s time to reclaim it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-J_KuNqWhw

8
Opinion

Trump Isn’t Hitler. But the Lying …

The president has manipulated the American people with outrageous lies.

Louder please.
Too many have not heard this truth.

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U.S.

Ted Cruz, Who Is Not the Zodiac Killer, Acknowledges a Long-Running Joke

The senator from Texas tweeted an image associated with the infamous serial killer, finally acknowledging a joking meme.

Ted Cruz is one of the walking dead.

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

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Style

A Madoff Gets a Makeover, by Giving Them

“Don’t think that you’re staring at some girl who has it all,” Stephanie Mack tells personal-shopping clients. “Let me tell you what happened to me.”

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

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