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Style

Orchids and Dragons

By DENNY LEE | Feb 16th 2018

Galas were held for the New York Botanical Garden and the China Institute.

The year of the dog has brought out the dragons who fancy orchids.

They can be grown here.
Some are native.

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World

Video: For 8 Days, Syria Felt More Like World War III

By BARBARA MARCOLINI, CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT, NATALIE RENEAU and DREW JORDAN | Feb 16th 2018

Over the course of just eight days in February, the conflict in Syria intensified, with the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Israel and Iran all playing a part. Here’s how one of the most chaotic weeks in the seven-year war unfolded.

Dust and refugees.

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Real Estate

In New York, a View of Even a Small Park Adds Value

By KIM VELSEY | Feb 16th 2018

Central Park real estate may be unattainable for most New Yorkers, but living across from any green space will increase your property values.

Yes.

Let us live in green.

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Arts

Critics Lap Up Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’

By ANNA CODREA-RADO | Feb 16th 2018

The American director’s second stop-motion film received a warm reception when it opened the Berlin Film Festival.

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Theater

Gillian Jacobs Is Ready to Let Go of Her Fears

By KATHRYN SHATTUCK | Feb 16th 2018

Ms. Jacobs, of “Community” fame, talks about the adrenaline rush of “Kings” at the Public, the gift of empathy and her own #MeToo moments.

I remember what I knew.

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Technology

Creating a Point of Return for Windows

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Feb 16th 2018

While it does not back up personal data, Microsoft’s System Restore feature saves a snapshot of your Windows settings for emergencies.

Pointless for older systems.

Hardware changes are sales opportunities.
 

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Arts

A Tale of Two Netflix Coming-of-Age Comedies

By MIKE HALE | Feb 15th 2018

“Everything Sucks!” and “The End of the ____ing World” offer the light and dark sides of teenage life and romance.

Romeo and Juliet are a bad example.

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Lens

Incredibly Close (and Extremely Loud)

By ERIC NAGOURNEY | Feb 15th 2018

In David Rothenberg’s photos, the jetliners landing at La Guardia Airport are silent, imposing behemoths. For the Queens neighborhoods under the flight path, they are anything but silent.

Thrust reversers are loud.

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Climate

How We Pollute the Air Every Morning (Before We Hop in the Car)

By KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS and HIROKO TABUCHI | Feb 16th 2018

Consumer products like perfume, pesticides and paint can contribute as much to city air pollution as cars.

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Well

In Allergy Bullying, Food Can Hurt

By RONI CARYN RABIN | Feb 15th 2018

An attack with allergens shown in a “Peter Rabbit” scene mirrors real-life threats to kids’ health, parents say.

Children are solipsists.

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