Thursday, August 27, 2015

27-Aug-2015 19:10

National Zoo Says Smaller of Twin Panda Cubs Has Died :: The surviving cub remains with its mother.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/national-zoo-smaller-twin-panda-cubs-died-33338306

Theater Review: Review: Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Hamlet’ :: This production in London frames Mr. Cumberbatch like a saint in an old-master painting, reflecting the fervor surrounding his star turn.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/theater/review-benedict-cumberbatch-in-hamlet-cocooned-in-an-aura-on-a-london-stage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Summer Love: A Gorilla Match (or 5) at the Bronx Zoo :: Because gorillas live in troops, matching them isn’t just a matter of a male bonding with one female. In the case of Ernie, who lives at the Bronx Zoo, he must get along with Julia, Layla, Tuti, Kumi and Suki.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/nyregion/at-bronx-zoo-gorilla-family-is-a-match-made-in-well-cleveland.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Schlumberger to buy oilfield gear maker Cameron in $14.8 billion deal :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/AU0guu571n8/story01.htm

Op-Ed Columnist: Trump-ward, Christian Soldiers? :: The veneration of The Donald affirms the selective morality of the religious right.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/opinion/frank-bruni-trump-ward-christian-soldiers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Disruptions: Pregnancy Apps Do Everything but Ease Labor Pains :: Now that downloads help track labor and a baby’s development and can help a child fall asleep, one must ask: How did we ever have babies before apps came along?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/fashion/how-did-we-ever-have-babies-before-apps-came-along.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

One Thing Shops: On One Paris Street, Shopkeepers Specialize in Only One Kind of Thing :: For this series, T celebrates shops around the world that sell just a single kind of product.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/t-magazine/paris-shops-rue-des-martyrs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Books of The Times: Review: ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Brings Back Stieg Larsson’s Detective Duo :: The Swedish author David Lagercrantz has picked up this series, centered on the punk hacker Lisbeth Salander and her sometime partner, the investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/books/review-the-girl-in-the-spiders-web-brings-back-stieg-larssons-detective-duo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

36 Hours: 36 Hours in Istanbul, Asian Side :: The less-harried Asian side of Istanbul is a greener, cleaner swath of the city that offers its own multicultural mix of Ottoman palaces, intriguing cuisine and hipster nightlife.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/travel/what-to-do-in-36-hours-in-istanbul.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

TRAVEL: 36 Hours in Istanbul, Asian Side :: The less-harried Asian side of Istanbul is a greener, cleaner swath of the city that offers its own multicultural mix of Ottoman palaces, intriguing cuisine and hipster nightlife.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/travel/100000003842736/36-hours-in-istanbul.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In Memoriam: Remembering Carl Apfel: A Style Icon in His Own Right :: Iris Apfel’s husband of 68 years, and a veteran in the textile business, passed away earlier this month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/t-magazine/carl-apfel-in-memoriam.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

For Rafael Nadal, a Little ‘Strip Tennis’ Before the U.S. Open :: The tennis star is the new global ambassador for the Tommy Hilfiger brand.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/fashion/rafael-nadal-strip-tennis-before-us-open-tommy-hilfiger.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Benches clear as Astros' Gomez tells Yanks to 'shut up' :: NEW YORK -- During the?? Houston Astros' 15-1 win over the New York Yankees??on Tuesday, Carlos Gomez??told Joe Girardi and the Yankees' dugout to "shut up," causing the benches to clear in the sixth inning. Gomez's three-run home run later in the game probably didn't help matters, either.?? With Houston already up 9-0, Gomez just missed a Chris Capuano pitch and disappointedly flipped his bat toward his own dugout as he flied out to center. He also said something to himself. That was too much emotion for some of the Yankees players and Girardi to handle from a player whose team had a nine-run lead.?? Girardi said his players yelled something at Gomez, which Gomez said he didn't fully understand. Gomez said he was just seeking some clarity in his return to the dugout. "I did not understand very well what people were yelling at me," Gomez said. "I just asked, 'Why are you yelling at me?' And then someone came out...
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/benches-clear-astros-carlos-gomez-tells-joe-girardi/story?id=33321674

Keith Richards on ‘Crosseyed Heart’: It’s Solo Rock ’n’ Roll, but He Likes It :: Mr. Richards, at 71, reflects on age, the Rolling Stones and “Crosseyed Heart,” his first solo album in 23 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/arts/music/keith-richards-on-crosseyed-heart-its-solo-rock-n-roll-but-he-likes-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Phys Ed: For Athletes, the Risk of Too Much Water :: Are we putting young athletes at risk when we urge them to drink lots of fluids during steamy sports practices and games?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/for-athletes-the-risk-of-too-much-water/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Vulture Populations Wane, Poisoned by Man :: Birds that once feasted on misfortune are collapsing â€" part of a broader decline in vultures that illustrates the far-reaching effects of human interventions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/world/africa/as-vulture-populations-wane-perils-to-ecosystems-circle-overhead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

'Love & Money' review: AR Gurney comes up short in new Off-Broadway play - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/theater-arts/gurney-short-love-money-article-1.2335558

The Conscience of a Liberal: The Reactionary Soul :: Trump and what he means.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/the-reactionary-soul/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Feature: Larry King Is Preparing for the Final Cancellation :: Five years after CNN pulled the plug on his show, the TV host is thinking about whom he’ll book for his funeral.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/magazine/larry-king-is-preparing-for-the-final-cancellation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

10 Years After Katrina :: The New Orleans of 2015 has been altered, and not just by nature. In some ways, it is booming as never before. In others, it is returning to pre-Katrina realities of poverty and violence, but with a new sense of dislocation for many, too.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/26/us/ten-years-after-katrina.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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