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☆ Indian Muslims Flunk the Israel Test
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sadanand Dhume | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

But the fact it kicked in mere hours after Hamas’s civilian slaughter on Oct. 7—the assertion that somehow Israel drove Hamas to do it—deserves examination. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Hamas attacks in Israel this month presented the world with a stark test of moral clarity that the leaders of India’s 200 million Muslims appear intent on flunking. Their refusal to condemn the terrorist group’s savagery, or in some cases even to acknowledge it, is exceedingly foolish. It will fan fears of Islamic extremism among India’s Hindu majority and drive away the centrist allies Indian Muslims need to safeguard their rights. Indian Muslim political and intellectual elites have adopted a fanatically one-sided approach to Gaza that has fueled pro-Palestinian protests in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Aligarh and Hyderabad, among other Indian cities.

Persons: Israel, Mark Kelly, Tavleen Singh, “, ” Organizations: Zuma Press, Getty, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Aligarh, Hyderabad, India

☆ 53-year-old early retiree moved his family from the U.S. to Portugal—here's why they're happier than ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Alex and Noki Trias retired early and moved to Portugal with their daughter in 2015. In February 2015, Alex Trias, 53, and his wife Noki took their daughter Evie on a vacation to Lisbon, Portugal, and never looked back. Alex and Noki Trias retired early and moved to Portugal with their daughter in 2015. Alex TirasJust two days into their Portugal vacation, the family started planning a move to Lisbon. Photo: Alex Trias

Persons: Alex, Noki Trias, Alex Trias, Noki, Evie, Trias, fanatically, Alex Tiras, It's Organizations: Washington , D.C, CNBC, Global Citizens Solutions Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Washington ,, Bairro Alto, Old San Juan, Puerto Rican, Spain, Europe, U.S, Sintra

☆ Review: A Bloodless Postscript to ‘Jaws’ in ‘The Shark Is Broken’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nine weeks in 1974, off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, the shooting of “Jaws” was repeatedly delayed by the whims of its temperamental stars. Bruce was the name given to the three mechanical predators built to simulate the great white shark at the heart of the story. Occasionally they wondered if it might not have been better to train an actual great white for the role. After seeing “The Shark Is Broken,” a play about that disastrous shoot, you may wonder the opposite: whether it might not have been better to cast the movie with mechanical humans. All of that is faithfully rendered in “The Shark Is Broken,” which opened on Thursday at the Golden Theater, in a production directed by Guy Masterson.

Persons: ”, Bruce, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider bickered, Guy Masterson, There’s, Duncan Henderson, Adam Cork, John Williams’s Locations: Martha’s

☆ Wing It or Plan It: Do Travelers Without Itineraries Have Better Vacations?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Emilia Petrarca | Margot Dougherty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MAP IT Travel can be free-wheeling or fanatically arranged. For the recurring series That’s Debatable, we take on a contentious issue of the day and present two spirited arguments—one in favor and the other emphatically opposed. TRAVELERS OFTEN fall into two camps: those who plan ahead and those who go with the flow. The former group relishes the research; the latter loves the serendipity of a laissez-faire approach. Here, two writers with opposing views hash out whether to lock in a game plan or let fate intervene.

☆ The most honest man in real estate thinks the housing market isn't going to crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Here's how Miller, who doesn't think the housing market is going to crash, became a beacon of trust. The call was from a journalist at an international paper asking for Miller's comment on the US housing market for a story. The 62-year-old founder of the real-estate-appraisal and data firm Miller Samuel is probably the most-quoted man in real estate, with some 2,469 news citations, according to the database LexisNexis. Today, Miller Samuel has replaced Scantrons with iPods, iPhones, and a CoreLogic appraisal software called A La Mode. Today, there's much more data than there was when he started Miller Samuel, but also a lot more "crap," Miller said.

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