Tuesday, April 30, 2019

John Singleton Did Justice to a Poetic Vision of African-American Life


By A.O. SCOTT from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2USqSmd

John Singleton on Early Success: I Didn’t Allow Myself to Enjoy It as Much


By BRUCE FRETTS from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2LfAO9D

Warren Buffett Backs Occidental’s Bid for Anadarko With $10 Billion Investment


By CLIFFORD KRAUSS from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2J5dc4I

How the Metropolitan Opera Chooses a New Generation of Stars


By ANTHONY TOMMASINI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2vsSGDh

New top story from Time: Is Seaweed Healthy? Here’s What Experts Say

New top story from Time: President Trump Proposes Asylum Seekers Pay a Fee for Their Applications

City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands

City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands

trees along a walk-way Best is 40% and above tree canopy cover
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298456&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


This is an NSF Discoveries item.

Colorful bird feathers offer evolutionary clues

Colorful bird feathers offer evolutionary clues

redpoll Evolution is driven by dependence on other species in ecological communities
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298454&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


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Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes at volcanic island chains

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes at volcanic island chains

carbon cycled near volcano chains Knowledge of long-term effects of volcanoes important for evaluating natural and human impacts on climate
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298455&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


This is an NSF Discoveries item.

New top story from Time: 50 Years After Stonewall, We’re Still Disagreeing About What Happened There. That’s Why the Archives Matter

New top story from Time: Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban Implemented After Easter Bombings

‘It Is a Victory for Me’: B.Y.U. Valedictorian Announces He Is Gay


By SALLY EASTON VIA STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZKyZEX

Weekly News Quiz for Students: Easter Sunday Bombings, Mueller Report, Census Question


By Compiled by NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2UPwOMw

Tony Awards 2019: Full List of Nominations


By Unknown Author from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2XPiFkm

A Lost Latino Hotspot Is Reborn on a Chicago Stage


By KRIS VIRE from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2WgBFrM

The 76ers Beat the Raptors by Playing Like It’s 1999


By SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ZI1Fyd

Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions


By ZACH WICHTER from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2LawLeB

Facebook, ‘Asleep at the Wheel’


By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2UStyzW

Dior and the Line Between Cultural Appreciation and Cultural Appropriation


By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2LgtWsz

New top story from Time: TV Comedian Officially Named Ukraine’s New President

New top story from Time: Stacey Abrams Says She Will Not Run for Senate in 2020

Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes

Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes

Protists New research methods increase knowledge of microbial ecosystems
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298443&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


This is an NSF Discoveries item.

New top story from Time: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Calls for Military Uprising as Soldiers Liberate Key Political Prisoner

Juan Guaidó Calls for Military Uprising in Venezuela


By NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vqbCmb

Stacey Abrams Will Not Run for Senate in 2020


By ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2IPRvGz

North Carolina’s Special Election: When Do the Polls Close?


By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2J4sYNo

Eurozone Growth Rebounds Despite Trade War and Other Fears


By JACK EWING from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2vvG8ee

DealBook Briefing: Ray Dalio Is This Year’s Best Paid Hedge Fund Manager


By Unknown Author from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2XU3Tc3

L Train Slowdown: 1 Weekend Down, 15 Months to Go


By COREY KILGANNON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2ISYXRd

New top story from Time: Japan Marks the End of an Era With the Abdication of Emperor Akihito

These Ads Think They Know You


By STUART A. THOMPSON from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2XWTbBw

2019 Tony Award Nominations: What to Watch For


By MICHAEL PAULSON from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2vvclm5

A Crisis at the N.R.A.


By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2XU25jh

Solving Trump’s Federal Reserve Problem


By ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2IQK7uM

Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age


By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VvjXUl

‘Game of Thrones’: Lyanna the Giant Slayer Never Expected to Last This Long


By JENNIFER VINEYARD from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2ZMefMP

Your Tuesday Briefing


By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2J5f6Cs

James Holzhauer Is Dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ But What’s Life Like After the Show?


By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2DFDnM9

In Afghan Blood Sports, the Animals Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting


By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ZO656C

When Is HPV a Problem?


By JEN GUNTER from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2XU95gb

Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group


By CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2W97a6Z

As Buttigieg Builds His Campaign, Gay Donors Provide the Foundation


By JEREMY W. PETERS and SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2V5bgR5

Is America Ready for a Gay President? ‘You’re Going to See the Wall Crumble’


By JEREMY W. PETERS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2J5WJgX

Brigham Young Graduate ‘Proud to Be a Gay Son of God’


By DAN LEVIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQAJ6K

Who Killed Atlanta’s Children?


By AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2UOUuRh

They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000


By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PFP622

Going to the Swedish Woods to Live an Instagram Fairy Tale


By INGRID K. WILLIAMS from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2GL4tCd

How to Choose the Right Rug


By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2vsuz7J

Which L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Should Get Monuments in New York?


By GINIA BELLAFANTE from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2INPJG5

Letter of Recommendation: Jury Duty


By IAN S. PORT from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2GO6IVr

Almost All the Colleges I Wanted to Go to Rejected Me. Now What?


By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2PC1BeO

Reinventing the Tomato for Survival in a Changing World


By TEJAL RAO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2J42knJ

From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows


By KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2V2y5ox

How Does Your Love of Wine Contribute to Climate Change?


By ERIC ASIMOV from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2J3ZhMv

These Five Cuisines Are Easier on the Planet


By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/2IOtvnh

In a Switch, Some Republicans Start Citing Climate Change as Driving Their Policies


By LISA FRIEDMAN from NYT Climate https://nyti.ms/2VErPTe

The New Mall Tenant Is Your Office


By TOM ACITELLI from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2J3YwTF

Oliver Sacks’s Final, Posthumous Work


By DANIEL MENAKER from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2V6A7Uu