Thursday, July 26, 2018

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Smarter Living

5 Cheap(ish) Things Every Home Should Have

With every new place comes the chance for a fresh start. Here’s some gear to get you going.

There is no such thing as a fresh start.
Our histories are inside ourselves.
This is only an argument with "fresh"

Let us begin.

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

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Style

I Came Out to My Family, and It Went Great. Except for My Brother

He has been privately and publicly cruel about my sexuality. What to do?

A sewing machine is a tool like a hammer or a knife or money.
A complete education should include all of culture.
I can make no claim for the completeness of my education.

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Style

The Pirelli Calendar Finally Makes Women Subjects Instead of Objects

But as far as change after #MeToo, it doesn’t really go far enough.

"What got famous photographers like Mr. Watson to lend their credibility to a the kind of gig that would not, necessarily, attract them (a girlie calendar from a tire company, if we’re being reductive), and in turn attract the kind of branded models and celebs who would not necessarily choose to disrobe for a calendar, was that Pirelli handed them the keys to the creative kingdom. Which is to say, the company allowed them to do whatever they wanted." 

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New York

Jury Not Convinced of Murder in Slaying of Cuomo Aide

The victim’s brother yells, ‘Where is the justice?’ as one defendant is found guilty of manslaughter and a second of reckless endangerment.

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

The jury appears to have done its job.

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New York

One Elite High School Was Diverse. Then It Got Discovered.

Five years ago, 40 percent of Brooklyn Latin’s students were black or Latino. Today, less than a quarter are, and Latin struggles to maintain its identity.

The school system has a problem with definitions.

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Opinion

‘Who You Gonna Believe, Me or Your Own Eyes?’

A reader says this time around, a question isn’t funny.

Jon Meyerson is correct.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/us/politics/trump-vfw-veterans.html

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Food

3 American Rieslings to Drink Right Now

The riesling grape is particularly expressive of a sense of place. How do these three bottles, from New York, Oregon and California compare?

I cannot instruct you.

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New York

Go Fund My Country House

Why should I live within my means when I can live so much better within yours?

true; sadly.

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Style

Giddy Up, Girlfriend!

Loving horses might insulate you from all the manure on the internet.

Some never fully recover

Talk helps.

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

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Business Day

A Kushner Ally Was Up for a Federal Post. Then the F.B.I. Began Digging.

Ken Kurson, a friend of Jared Kushner’s and a past adviser to Donald J. Trump, withdrew from consideration for a prestigious position amid harassment allegations.

Power has limits.
The exploration of limits continues.

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