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Food
It’s Easy. It’s Impressive. It’s Dinner.
Introducing our new biweekly column by Alison Roman, with effortless and delicious recipes you can make in less than an hour — like this bright, punchy sheet-pan trout.https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019381-sheet-pan-trout-with-garlicky-broccolini
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Crosswords & Games
Exercise Regimen
John Lampkin makes an interesting point.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&t=36s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z-_6JgMiwA
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Opinion
Video: The Rape Jokes We Still Laugh At
In the #MeToo era, punch lines about sexual assaults in jail remain acceptable. But to Rodney Roussell, they’re a painful reminder of the nine years he spent in prison, where he was raped and sold into sexual slavery.Not funny.
https://mic.com/articles/109138/sweden-has-done-for-its-prisoners-what-the-u-s-won-t
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Smarter Living
How to Make the Most of Amazon Prime Day 2018
Amazon says it will offer more than a million deals, including discounts on Echo devices, kitchen appliances and more — and extend the sale by an extra six hours compared with last year.I will not be pushed.
I have no reason to to buy anything but food just now.
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T Magazine
What One Writer Eats After a Slew of Rich Restaurant Meals
Stephanie Danler, author of “Sweetbitter,” relies on a fortifying lentil recipe to reset.I can do that.
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Technology
A Taste of Lime: Uber Invests in Electric Scooter Company
The investment in the electric scooter start-up is the latest effort by Uber to expand beyond ride-hailing.Electric scooters have been too delicate for rental service.
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Business Day
Showtime Announces a Surprise Series From Sacha Baron Cohen
The undercover satirist has been working more than a year on what the network has hyped as “perhaps the most dangerous show in the history of television.”Trump is not funny any more.
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U.S.
A Black Man Wore Socks in the Pool. After Calling the Police on Him, a Manager Got Fired.
The man and his girlfriend, who said they were the only black people at the pool, questioned why the “proper pool attire” rule was not equally enforced.Overt racism is less tollerated.
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Well
How to Meet Your Body’s Water Needs
Inadequate hydration can cause fatigue, poor appetite, heat intolerance, dizziness, constipation, kidney stones and a dangerous drop in blood pressure.Water works well.
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Books
In the Middle Class, and Barely Getting By
Alissa Quart’s “Squeezed” examines the problem of families at the upper edge of the middle class, struggling to survive financially in America.Depression . . .
It is more than the high cost of living well.
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New York
Judge Declines to Put Harvey Weinstein Under House Arrest
Facing charges from a third woman in Manhattan, Mr. Weinstein was released on the $1 million cash bail he had already posted.Harvey Weinstein will serve jail time and never make movies again.
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Crosswords & Games
Exercise Regimen
The skinny on obesity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moQZd1-BC0Y&t=2297s
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Opinion
Alan Dershowitz, on Being Shunned
The lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz responds to those who objected to his remark about McCarthyism.I agree that Donald Trump should be heard before he is impeached.
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Business Day
Why Xiaomi’s Offering May Not Spell Trouble for Other Chinese Unicorns
The smartphone maker disappointed investors in its first day of trading. Other Chinese tech giants have reason to believe that they could fare better.I wish China good luck with its industrial revolution.
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U.S.
A Black Man Wore Socks in the Pool. After Calling the Police on Him, a Manager Got Fired.
Overt racism cannot be ignored.
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Obituaries
Tab Hunter, 86, 1950s Hollywood Heartthrob, Is Dead
One of the last products of the studio system, Mr. Hunter made an unlikely comeback in 1981 in the quirky and very un-Hollywood “Polyester.”Nothing to add.
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Smarter Living
Why Your Brain Tricks You Into Doing Less Important Tasks
Yet again, your brain is working against you, and it’s because of a phenomenon called the urgency effect.A useful approach to organization.
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Arts
How ‘A Different World’ Survived the Downfall of Bill Cosby
The “Cosby Show” spinoff ended its original run 25 years ago. Its reputation may even have grown in the years since.Art is not it's creator.
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