Saturday, September 2, 2017

@3:15, 9/1/17

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Business Day

How Low-Cost Airlines Alter the Economics of Flying

Even as mergers has significantly reduced competition, lower-cost airlines like Spirit and Frontier continue to play a role in moderating ticket costs.
The Upshot

One Effort to Close the Gender Pay Gap Won’t Get a Try

The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era rule that would have required companies to be more transparent about pay. But would it have helped?
Opinion

A Bride, Not a Bridezilla

A reader critiques notions on what brides are expected to do for their weddings.
Well

Looking Into the Future for a Child With Autism

As my son’s limitations became clearer, I found it harder every year to write a vision statement for his I.E.P. Then he showed us how.
Movies

Review: ‘Unlocked,’ a New Spy Thriller, Same as the Old Spy Thrillers

Noomi Rapace plays an undercover C.I.A. agent in a film that serves up clichés with its suspense.
Arts

Alexandra Pirici Installs a ‘Threshold’ at the High Line

Ms. Pirici, who lives and works in Bucharest and Berlin, will create a moving barrier of performers at the top of Manhattan’s verdant pedestrian highway.
Opinion

Deporting Dreamers

Subjecting the Dreamers to deportation is not actually consistent with American legal values.
U.S.

Texas Abortion Restriction Is Temporarily Blocked

A federal judge ruled that opponents of the law, which would restrict the most common type of second-trimester abortion, were likely to succeed in court.
Books

On the Road: Two Children Brave the Irish Famine

Paul Lynch’s novel “Grace” asks timeless questions about suffering and survival through the story of a sister and brother in the Irish famine.
Sports

U.S. Open Live Results: Shapovalov Savors the Spotlight

Denis Shapovalov, Venus Williams and John Isner are among the players in action in third-round matches on Friday.

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@23:30, 9/1/17

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1
Business Day

How Low-Cost Airlines Alter the Economics of Flying

Even as mergers has significantly reduced competition, lower-cost airlines like Spirit and Frontier continue to play a role in moderating ticket costs.

The airlines are at the capacity of their gates.
To earn more they must get more passengers through ground security.

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The Upshot

One Effort to Close the Gender Pay Gap Won’t Get a Try

The Trump administration has reversed an Obama-era rule that would have required companies to be more transparent about pay. But would it have helped?

"There is little data on whether forcing companies to disclose pay makes it more equitable, mostly because the pay of individual workers or companies is generally kept secret. The Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys companies about compensation, but publishes only aggregate, anonymous data. Researchers who have studied the few instances in which companies have publicly disclosed individual salaries say it is not enough to close pay gaps, nor is it essential — some companies have closed them on their own, without publicly reporting pay information."

Reporting would help.

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Opinion

A Bride, Not a Bridezilla

A reader critiques notions on what brides are expected to do for their weddings.

I would send postcard notifications.

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Well

Looking Into the Future for a Child With Autism

As my son’s limitations became clearer, I found it harder every year to write a vision statement for his I.E.P. Then he showed us how.

From the outside his future looks bleak.

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Movies

Review: ‘Unlocked,’ a New Spy Thriller, Same as the Old Spy Thrillers

Noomi Rapace plays an undercover C.I.A. agent in a film that serves up clichés with its suspense.

Call it a production failure.
The writer needed to think more about the problem.
This is a police problem treated as an intelligence failure.

Systems analysis is not visually dramatic. 

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Arts

Alexandra Pirici Installs a ‘Threshold’ at the High Line

Ms. Pirici, who lives and works in Bucharest and Berlin, will create a moving barrier of performers at the top of Manhattan’s verdant pedestrian highway.

I doubt it will have the desired effect.
The necessary act of abstraction is too far from the concerns of the interacting public.

Try a film about limits.

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Opinion

Deporting Dreamers

Subjecting the Dreamers to deportation is not actually consistent with American legal values.

All laws are made by people.
People can change them as they must.
The conservatives are still wrong.

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U.S.

Texas Abortion Restriction Is Temporarily Blocked

A federal judge ruled that opponents of the law, which would restrict the most common type of second-trimester abortion, were likely to succeed in court.

The separation of church and state applies to the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Books

On the Road: Two Children Brave the Irish Famine

Paul Lynch’s novel “Grace” asks timeless questions about suffering and survival through the story of a sister and brother in the Irish famine.

I do not feel much need to know.
The tale must be told.
Like the Holocaust I have heard enough of it.
Others have not.

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Sports

U.S. Open Live Results: Shapovalov Savors the Spotlight

Denis Shapovalov, Venus Williams and John Isner are among the players in action in third-round matches on Friday.

http://nytimes.stats.com/tennis/scoreboard.asp

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

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Fashion & Style

Work, Work, Work. Love, Love, Love.

Stephanie Horbaczewski, a founder of the beauty and fashion network StyleHaul, had no time for a relationship until Gordon Clemons came along.

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

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Arts

In ‘Lord of the Flies’ Remake, Girls Survive Instead

The planned film, based on a 1954 novel, will be written and directed by two men, inflaming skepticism of the concept.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057261/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100054/

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Watching

The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in September

New movies and TV shows are added to streaming platforms each month. Here are the titles we think are most interesting in September.

Skip Tron.
 try:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057261/

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U.S.

Video Shows Utah Nurse Handcuffed After Refusing to Draw Patient’s Blood

Footage of the episode showed an extended confrontation between the nurse and a police officer during which she screamed, “Somebody help me!”

Jeff L. Payne made a huge mistake.
He could stay with his charge and call for a warrant.
He will be instructed in the law.
He is guilty of false arrest.

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Food

A Clam Chowder That Tastes Like Summer

The building blocks for a classic version are salt pork (or bacon), potatoes and milk, but what about adding a bit of polenta and zucchini?

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018912-corn-and-clam-chowder-with-zucchini-and-herbs

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016717-the-best-clam-chowder

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Sports

Red Sox’s Gentle Bunt Draws a Furious Response From C. C. Sabathia

“I just feel like they try to take the weak road,” Sabathia, the Yankees’ starter, said after Eduardo Nunez bunted on Boston’s second at-bat of the night Thursday.

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp

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Well

Tending to the Rituals of My Lost and Found Father

I used to see his idiosyncrasies as a way to bully me. Now, I find his routines a godsend. A boat we can climb into and row together.

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

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Obituaries

Shelley Berman, Stand-up Comic Who Skewered Modern Life, Dies at 92

Along with Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce, Mr. Berman redefined comedy in the mid-20th century while also carving out a notable acting career.

Alzheimer's is an ugly way to die.

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Business Day

‘True Detective’ Will Return for a Third Season on HBO

Mahershala Ali will star in a new round of the series, which will take place in the Ozarks. Nic Pizzolatto is once again writing nearly all of the episodes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2356777/

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U.S.

Judge Throws Out Most Serious Charges in Penn State Hazing Case

The judge made his ruling after a pretrial hearing, dismissing a number of felony charges. Lesser charges were left intact.

The courts will figure it out.

I think the judge has done the right thing.

Penn State should change its culture.


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@1:30, 9/1/17

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U.S.

California Today: The Man Who Took Over Porn

Thursday: The disruption of San Fernando Valley’s porn industry, a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy is killed, and Los Angeles drops Columbus Day.

Buy low.  Sell high.

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Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York City

This week’s properties are in the Gramercy area, Midtown, and in Long Island City, Queens.

I am more interested in the spaces than the contents.

City spaces sell furniture.  The spaces are boring or expensive.

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Books

10 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

I would read any of these though I would not seek one out.

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U.S.

‘We Only Kill Black People,’ Police Officer Says During Traffic Stop

A Georgia officer is being investigated for telling a white woman she had nothing to fear. His lawyer said he was trying to gain her compliance.

He is fired for cause or should be.

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Smarter Living

5 Cheap(ish) Wellness Items You Didn’t Know You Needed

Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter.

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-foam-rollers/#who-this-is-for

Good vegetables do not need spiralizers.
A sharp knife is a good thing.

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Opinion

What the President Really Meant to Say

President Trump often contradicts his own national security team. This rogue-cop routine has serious foreign policy consequences.

Donald Trump has little interest in people who did not get him elected.

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T Magazine

The New Wave in Floral Arrangements

For the most innovative designers working today, form is just as important as flora.

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

Poverty with honor and leisure.

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Opinion

A Chilling Discovery: Swastikas Amid the Antiques

A reader recounts an exchange with a shop owner over a pair of children’s shoes with the Nazi symbol.

Let us try a different example:

Consider the meaning of a crucifix to the refugees from the Inquisition.

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Arts

Larry Elgart, Who Kept Swing Up to Date, Dies at 95

Mr. Elgart’s recordings included the “American Bandstand” theme and “Hooked on Swing,” a surprise Top 40 hit with a disco beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S0JJKsDGG8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYu4p0S4bZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Z1DWIgfCs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lwQHY-M5GU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XElwAwS0GvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yGGtVKrD8

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Books

A Panorama of the Gilded Age, Seen Through Sargent’s Art

In “Sargent’s Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas,” Donna M. Lucey depicts the glittering world of the late-19th-century 1 percent.

There was almost no middle class.

The rich were the only people with leisure.
All others were desperate or professionals.


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@13:37, 8/31/17

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Style

Waiting for That Elusive Apology

What to do when a close friend is rough on a special-needs child. Or when you’re crushing on your dermatologist.
N.Y. / Region

Court Bans Ex-Cadet’s Lawsuit Against West Point Superiors

In her lawsuit, a former West Point cadet who said she was raped at the military academy accused her superiors of creating a culture that put female cadets at risk.
Real Estate

$900,000 Homes in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Vermont

A renovated midcentury-modern home in Denver, a 1907 stone house in Philadelphia and a lakeside retreat in Ferrisburgh.
Food

Still Cooking

The rain continues in South Texas, and some are still cooking, trying to feed family, friends and strangers, even as the waters rise.
The Learning Network

Look for the Helpers

Who are the helpers who have impressed you, whether because they did something heroic during Hurricane Harvey or because they help in your own life or community?
Arts

An Art Fair for the 99 Percent

For 10 years, Governors Island has hosted the opposite of a big commercial art fair. It’s welcoming and intimate.
Opinion

Hurricanes, Climate and the Capitalist Offset

Why are the people safest from the vagaries of nature the most fearful of them?
Real Estate

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York City.
Fashion & Style

Aura Photographs: Selfies for the New Age Set

Wherein our reporter’s inner dreamer is revealed.
Technology

‘Cortana, Open Alexa,’ Amazon Says. And Microsoft Agrees.

In an unusual partnership, Amazon and Microsoft are working together to extend the abilities of their voice-controlled digital assistants.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

@11:15, 9/1/17

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1
Well

Tending to the Rituals of My Lost and Found Father

I used to see his idiosyncrasies as a way to bully me. Now, I find his routines a godsend. A boat we can climb into and row together.

Time is not kind.    Daughters suffer.

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Fashion & Style

Work, Work, Work. Love, Love, Love.

Stephanie Horbaczewski, a founder of the beauty and fashion network StyleHaul, had no time for a relationship until Gordon Clemons came along.

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


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Sports

In Lone Star State, a Shutout Everyone Wants to Forget

The final top 25 last season did not include a single Texas team. Will 2017 be any better?

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy#American_football

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Sports

Two Zverevs Take the Court in Queens, and Only One Advances

Alexander Zverev, the No. 4 seed, lost in the second round to Borna Coric while his brother, Mischa, won a five-set match against Benoît Paire.

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp

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Business Day

Michael Dell, Tech Billionaire, Pledges $36 Million in Harvey Relief

Mr. Dell, a Texan, said a gift from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation would seed the Rebuild Texas Fund, which aims to raise $100 million.

"Michael Dell, the billionaire Texan who founded Dell Technologies, has pledged $36 million of his foundation’s money to help disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The gift from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation is the largest donation to date aimed at recovery efforts.
Mr. Dell was born in Houston, and the neighborhood where he grew up, Meyerland, was flooded by the storm.
“This is our home,” he said in a statement. “It will take all of us working together, over the long term, to rebuild our Texas communities.”"

Dell builds evil computers.

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World

Canadian Town, Isolated After Losing Rail Link, ‘Feels Held Hostage’

The subarctic town of Churchill has been stranded since May, when floods washed out its only link to the south. And the rail’s American owners don’t want to fix it.

Privatization is killing another town.

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Books

David Thomson’s ‘Warner Bros,’ a History of the Studio and the Family

Was Jack Warner more important than the people who directed his movies? A famous film critic weighs in.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

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Books

A Decades-old Detective Series Is Still on Top

“Y is for Yesterday,” the penultimate installment of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Series, premieres on the Best-Seller list at No. 1.

When I get bored.

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Opinion

Hong Kong’s Autonomy Is Slipping Away

The city, for so long a beacon of freedom relative to mainland China, now has political prisoners.

As expected.

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Movies

Review: ‘Hazlo Como Hombre’ Mistakes Manhood for Intolerance

In this romantic comedy, a man can’t handle his best friend’s revelation that he’s gay, throwing their circle of friends and family into disarray.

I will listen to your story.

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