From: is - To: jeevacation@gmail.com Subject: Times Insider: Highlights From the Week Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:02:32 +0000 Friday, February 10, 2017 le The New York ; tc ;CS@S Py The New York Times |» Will Shortz, The New York Times’s crossword editor, chats with a puzzle enthusiast at a Times Insider event on Tuesday. Will Shortz, The New York Times's crossword editor, chats with a puzzle enthusiast at a Times Insider event on Tuesday Hello Insiders, How many of us thought we knew where the Super Bow] was headed at halftime last week? The reporter Ben Shpigel takes us through the twists and turns of that night, writing right up until deadline. It’s a razor-sharp look at how reporting gets done at The Times that I think you will love. Read! EFTA00635594

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The week was a big one for word nerds. We brought three Times puzzle masters — including crossword editor Will Shortz — to a live audience for an evening of verbal gymnastics. Watch the video and play along! In other news, [J sure you read that an appeals court refused to reinstate the president's travel ban. Op-ed columnist Andrew Rosenthal shares his thoughts on that — and other news that made him glad, sad and mad. Listen! Speaking of which, does the idea of a travel ban make you mad, sad or glad? Weigh in with our poll — and share your views in the comments. Until next week, Francesca Donner Times Insider What to Read Now le POSTCARD FROM BEIJING By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW EFTA00635595

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Why China Is Ripe for the Couch popularity. INSIDER PODCASTS Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News “We still have a court system.” The Opinion columnist Andrew Rosenthal on the Trump administration's latest moves and other news. ‘Or So It Seemed’: Notes on Rewriting the Super Bowl With the Atlanta Falcons up 28-3 in Super Bowl 51, a Times reporter was well into writing a story about the team’s domination over the Patriots. And then the improbable happened. A Good Meal Is Hard to Find — at Least on New York’s Upper West Side White Gold is the first Upper West Side eatery that’s gotten a starred review since the restaurant critic Pete Wells started at The Times. LIVE EVENT Will Shortz: Meet the Puzzle Master! Will Shortz, Deb Amlen and Joel Fagliano were on hand to discuss The New York Times's approach to puzzles. Watch a video stream of their discussion. “Heart science analysis,” as it’s known in Chinese, has gained enormously in l»:Top row: President Trump, left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last month; Bottom row: Judge Richard R. Clifton, left, lp:Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and LeGarrette Blount celebrate after the New England Patriots’ victory. lyThe crossword puzzle in The New York Times special section on Sunday has 728 clues. EFTA00635596

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Aren't We Off Sugar Now? Not Quite. Welcome Yotam Ottolenghi. Sam Sifton, the food editor of The Times, on the start of a new baking column from a celebrated British chef. WEEKLY POLL Does the Idea of a Travel Ban Make You Mad, Sad or Glad? Weigh in with Times Insider's weekly poll. Harry Belafonte: Inside Dish The reporter John Leland can't tell what, exactly, Harry Belafonte said. But that doesn’t mean he can’t dish. LOOKING BACK 1941 | On a Day of Infamy, The Times Is On the Air The debut of Michael Barbaro’s “The Daily” audio show is a reminder that The Times has been broadcasting the news for 76 years. A Few Things to Know About Times Insider l»:Pomegranate Rose Granita lp:Refugees from Syria arrived at O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday in Chicago. p2Harry Belafonte in Midtown Manhattan on Nov. 8, 2016. lpThe New York Times broadcast news of the attack on Pearl Harbor hours before it hit print. And Lester Bernstein, above at a 2012 You get our newsletter — great! But did you know that your Times Insider subscription also allows you to ... 1. Go behind the scenes! Read first-person accounts, tales from war zones and dispatches from our reporters around the world. Click here to visit our homepage. EFTA00635597

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