Saturday, August 29, 2015

29-Aug-2015 01:40

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

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 night life.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/travel/100000003842736/36-hours-in-istanbul.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

From the Bench, a New Look at Punishment :: Some federal judges are questioning minimum sentences and giving fresh consideration to expunging convictions that they say are holding defendants back.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/nyregion/from-the-bench-a-new-look-at-punishment.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

Women in Texas Sue a Porn Site :: More than a dozen women filed a civil lawsuit in Texas state court against a porn website, Texxxan.com, alleging their intimate photos were posted illegally and included information that made them easy to identify.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323301104578258203530565638.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Find Out What Your Name Would Be if You Were Born Today (769438 views) :: http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/

Buffett-Backed Kraft Heinz Cuts 2500 Jobs as Hees Targets Costs - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-12/buffett-backed-kraft-heinz-cuts-2-500-jobs-as-hees-targets-costs

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Well: Divorcing a Narcissist :: Being married to a narcissist can be tough. But it’s even tougher if you try to divorce a narcissist, which is the topic of the latest Well Book Club.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/divorcing-a-narcissist/?partner=rss&emc=rss

J.K. Rowling Reveals New Harry Potter Backstory on Pottermore (643962 views) :: http://time.com/3931826/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-pottermore-dursley/

Donald Trump Insult Generator (758449 views) :: http://time.com/3966291/donald-trump-insult-generator/

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

That Welterweight Title Mayweather Won When He Beat Pacquiao? He Doesn’t Hold It Anymore (670492 views) :: http://time.com/3947464/floyd-mayweather-welterweight-title-manny-pacquiao/

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

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