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Crosswords & Games
Variety: Puns and Anagrams
Mel Taub makes some music.I pun, mostly in ignorance.
Anagrams are a struggle because letter order is noisy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bte7MCSBZvo
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U.S.
Meet New Orleans’s All-Female Biker Club
With stilettos and magenta-hued burnouts, the Caramel Curves are hard to miss on the riding scene.Applause!
I question the bike design but I don't ride.
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Sports
Manny Machado Fits Right In, Wherever the Dodgers Need Him
With so many players who can play multiple positions, Los Angeles is making it work, as usual, as it seeks a sixth N.L. West title in a row.https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/teamstats.asp?team=19&type=teamhome
L.A. Dodgers
Schedule
| July | |||||||
| Date | Opp | Time | TV | Dodgers : Pitcher | Opp: Pitcher | ||
| Sat. 28 | at Atl | 7:10 PM ET | FSSO/SNLA | A. Wood (6-5) | M. Fried (1-3) | ||
| Sun. 29 | at Atl | 1:35 PM ET | FSSO/SNLA | R. Stripling (8-2) | S. Newcomb (9-5) | ||
| Mon. 30 | vs. Mil | 10:10 PM ET | FSWI/SNLA/ESPN | K. Maeda (7-5) | F. Peralta (4-2) | ||
| Tue. 31 | vs. Mil | 10:10 PM ET | FSWI/SNLA | W. Buehler (4-3) | W. Miley (1-1) | ||
Last updated Jul. 28, 1:35 A.M. ET
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Sports
Now Running for Office, Adam Greenberg. You May Remember His First At-Bat.
Greenberg was hit in the head by a pitch the first time he went to the plate in the major leagues. It upended his life, but 13 years later he is charting a new course.Brain damage helps.
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Admin
15 Stunning Summer Fruit Desserts
Make a strawberry Bundt cake, a sour cherry pie and more seasonal treats.I will make them if I don't have to eat the whole things.
https://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/11666084-15-stunning-summer-fruit-desserts
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Fashion & Style
They’re Now Part of the Same Crew
Ariana Cannavo and John Murphy had a secret crush on each other, but she wouldn’t date him until her crew coaches, a.k.a. his parents, urged them to.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best
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Style
Summer Vacation? Nah, I’m Taking a Creative Hiatus
Exotic travels and sunny beaches are so last year. Well-off overachievers are devoting their summer to pursuits like boat building and book writing.Why a hiatus? Build a first Harpsichord.
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Style
The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor
The 155th anniversary Gettysburg re-enactment was a snapshot of a hobby with dwindling ranks.There is not much to learn by re-enacting battles.
Think logistics.
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Style
Please Stop Merchandising Mental Illness
There’s no way to make this pretty.Mental illness sells itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dqMyh4ILIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_Dare_Call_It_Treason
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Opinion
How Europe Isn’t Like the U.S.
A reader says the Orwellian idea of surrendering one’s national identity to some superstate was always a fatally flawed concept.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/world/europe/europe-borders-nationalism-identity.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher_king
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Sports
First, the Yankees Played the Indians. Then World War ll Took the Field.
It was 75 years ago this weekend when Yankee Stadium became the site of an unusual doubleheader, featuring the Yankees, Cleveland Indians and the United States Navy.OK
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Climate
He Was Dow’s ‘Dioxin Lawyer.’ Now He’s Trump’s Choice to Run the Superfund Program.
Peter Wright helped negotiate a major Dow toxic cleanup. During that time, Dow was accused of submitting disputed data, misrepresenting scientific evidence and delaying the work."while he led Dow’s legal strategy there, the chemical giant was accused by regulators, and in one case a Dow engineer, of submitting disputed data, misrepresenting scientific evidence and delaying cleanup, according to internal documents and court records as well as interviews with more than a dozen people involved in the project.The lawyer, Peter C. Wright, was nominated in March by President Trump to be assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency overseeing the Superfund program,"
Another "fox in charge of the hen house"
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Style
Summer Vacation? Nah, I’m Taking a Creative Hiatus
Exotic travels and sunny beaches are so last year. Well-off overachievers are devoting their summer to pursuits like boat building and book writing.Do what works.
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Style
The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor
Think logistics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics
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U.S.
Five Are Dead in Killings Tied to Texas Nursing Home Shooting
A city official said three people were found shot to death at the nursing home, including the killer. Two others were later found dead at the home of one of the victims.An early report.
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Podcasts
Dear Sugars Live: The Great Reckoning
Sooner or later, everyone has to face the consequences of their bad choices.Almost everyone deals with their memory.
One way is Alzheimer's.
Another is meditation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_meditation
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Movies
Carrie Fisher Will Appear in Next ‘Star Wars’ Film
Footage recorded for “The Force Awakens” will allow her to appear as Leia Organa in “Star Wars: Episode IX.”I am relieved that I have not bothered to follow Star Wars.
My "willing suspension of disbelief" was overloaded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief
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