From: NYTimes.com cS t—itsSSCi To: jeevacation@gmail.com Subject: Times Insider: Highlights From the Week Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:15:02 +0000 Browser | Ac Saturday, February 18, 2017 lp The New York NYTimes.com/Insider » le: The New York Times |»:Tuesday’s crossword puzzle by Daniel Larsen, the youngest crossword constructor in New York Times history. Tuesday's crossword puzzle by Daniel Larsen, the youngest crossword constructor in New York Times history. 1 Hello Insiders, Happy birthday to the 75-year-old New York Times crossword — once shunned in a Times editorial as a “sinful waste” of time! Celebrate with our story of the youngest Times crossword constructor. Read! What else? That depends on how you're feeling. Feeling Hollywood? Save the date for our live chat with culture reporter Cara Buckley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Cara will respond to your EFTA00680013

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questions about movies, awards season and most notably ... the Oscars. Submit a question now! Feeling prescient? Venture a guess about whether President Trump will be good or bad for business. Then add your thoughts in the comments. Take the poll! Feeling nosy? Go behind the scenes at Mar-a-Lago, the “winter White House,” with its glittery social scene and endless stream of Bentleys and Rolls Royces. Listen! Feeling stately? If you were born in the U.S. and your parents had named you after the state where you were born, what would your name be? Florida? Massachusetts? California? Insiders, it’s time to meet Texas from Texas! In my home state of New York, they say the weather will warm up this weekend. That’s good news for cold feet: I’m still thawing out from yesterday’s morning commute. Until next week, Francesca Donner Times Insider What to Read Now le Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times By MEGAN SPECIA EFTA00680014

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How Texts From a ‘Hell Prison’ in the Pacific Led to a Powerful Video Diary Insider Podcasts |p Outside the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Fla. My Weekend at Mar-a- Lago: Reporter’s Notebook I IMA In this podcast, White House correspondent Julie Hirschfeld Davis describes her first visit to the winter White House in Palm Beach, Fla. Behrouz Boochani would record a handful of videos, then travel from the refugee detention center to a nearby town to connect to the internet and send them. |p:President Trump; a newspaper box; Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Good, Bad and Mad: Andrew Rosenthal on the News B \N LEHMA Andrew Rosenthal on Donald Trump's bizarre relationship with Vladimir Putin, and other news of the week. POSTCARD FROM TEXAS When They Say ‘State Your Name,’ She Says: ‘Yes, It Is’ I wanted to get to know Texas, so I invited Ms. Smith to lunch. lyOne of the first things I wanted to know was whether it actually said Texas on her driver's license. She seemed to expect the question. Looking for a Good Laugh? The Times Introduces a New Column EFTA00680015

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Times Insider talks with Patrick Healy, a Culture editor, and Sopan Deb, a reporter, about The Times's new column, “Best of Late Night.” TALK TO THE TIMES Live Chat: What to Expect at the Oscars Submit your questions in advance of a live chat — at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. on Wednesday, Feb. 22 — with Cara Buckley, a culture reporter at The Times. ASK THE TIMES ‘Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their >’ Eggs? Our culinary compatriots in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world leave beautiful bowls of eggs on their kitchen counters. So what gives? The Youngest Crossword Constructor in New York Times History 3y WILL SHORT? Since 1993, The Times has published puzzles created by 36 teenagers. But today’s constructor beats the previous record-holder by six months. TALK TO THE TIMES Will President Trump Be Good or Bad for Business? Weigh in with Times Insider's weekly question. lpStephen Colbert interviewing the actor Thomas Sadoski on the Feb. 3 episode of “The Late Show.” 2A basket of eggs at Greenfire Farms in Havana, Fla. lA crossword puzzle by Daniel Larsen, published on Feb. 14, 2017. lp:President Trump signing memoranda in the Oval Office on Monday. He sharply criticized the Trans- Pacific Partnership EFTA00680016

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