27 Summer Cocktails

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  The Great Race to Rule Streaming TV

  The New York Times - By Jonah Weiner

  When Nick Weidenfeld heard what happened at HBO last summer, he was thrilled. “Everyone I knew was texting that article around, saying, ‘What the [expletive]!’ ” Weidenfeld, an independent TV producer, recently recalled. A lot of people who work in Hollywood were spooked by the news, but not him: …

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  My Summer Jam: An Update of the French Fruit Tart

  The New York Times - By Dorie Greenspan

  Among the myriad things that I treasure about baking are the eureka moments, the times when I make something differently and it not only works but becomes part of my kitchen canon, forever altering the way I bake. It can be a new technique or twist — big or small. Even a change in a dessert’s shape …

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  Why Wouldn’t My Doctor Tell Me What Treatment to Get?

  The New York Times - By Kwame Anthony Appiah

  I was recently given a diagnosis of prostate cancer by my urologist. During the consultation, I was told I have a Gleason score of 8, indicating an aggressive form of the cancer. I had been going to this doctor for years and felt I had a good rapport with him. On the day of the diagnosis, I asked …

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  Judge John Hodgman on Proper Borrowing Etiquette

  The New York Times - By Judge John Hodgman

  Matt writes: Years ago, my sister, Brooke, borrowed a camera lens of mine. I forgot about it until I needed it a year later. That’s when she told me she had sold it to our friend, Evan. I asked her to replace it, and she said that because we both forgot about it, I should just replace it myself. It …

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  Letter of Recommendation: Bird Feeders

  The New York Times - By David Michael

  Last year, as often happens, my mood waned with the autumn light. At work, I stared blankly at my computer, inexplicably on the verge of tears. At home, I counted the minutes until I could sleep. I still woke early, intending to read and write, but instead lay on the couch, idly thumbing at my …

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  Zoos Called It a ‘Rescue.’ But Are the Elephants Really Better Off?

  The New York Times - By Charles Siebert

  The “Elephants of the Zambezi River Valley” enclosure at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan., is a dreamscape idyll of an elephant’s natural home: five and a half sprawling acres of tree-dotted mock savanna and a 550,000-gallon pond where boated people and wading pachyderms can nearly meet on …