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☆ A Quick and Easy Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Melissa Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Both the cookie and the cake would pair delightfully with an iced coffee lightened with Gabriella Lewis’s sweet cream cold foam. Serve it with Eric Kim’s watermelon and feta salad for a juicy, refreshing contrast to all that deli meat. You do need to subscribe to cook these recipes, along with the tens of thousands of others at New York Times cooking. Improvise Your Melon SaladsTo make Eric’s watermelon salad even more colorful, substitute sliced cucumber and cantaloupe for some of the watermelon. Or use any combination of melons here; the simple olive oil, feta and basil dressing will work brilliantly with whatever you have.

Persons: Gabriella Lewis’s, Slagle’s, Eric Kim’s Organizations: New York Times Locations: Italian

☆ New York Times Columnists on Culture in America - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Some pieces of culture — deliberately or not — are so revealing, capture so much of a country’s essence that they can practically be read as foundational texts. We asked our columnists to pick the one piece of culture that, to them, best explains America. They came back with a wide range of answers — from a 1979 Sugarhill Gang song to a literary classic. Each pick speaks to a different vision of this country and what it stands for, some more hopeful than others. But they all tell us something about the archetypes we root for, the mythologies we cling to and the ideals we clash over and share.

Persons: — Locations: Independence

☆ George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) speaks to the media as he leaves Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, May 10, 2023. The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed Thursday at noon ET, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Other sealed documents in the case, including Seybert's full written order, are also scheduled to be unsealed Thursday, according to a docket entry in Santos' case. After his initial court appearance, Santos was released on a $500,000 bond backed by multiple guarantors, whose names were kept under seal. A magistrate judge in the case sided with the news outlets earlier this month but gave Santos time to appeal the decision.

Persons: Representative George Santos, George Santos, Judge Joanna Seybert's, Santos, Joseph Murray, Murray, Republican Party's Organizations: Representative, Islip Federal, Republican, New York Times Locations: Islip, Central Islip , New York, U.S, Long

☆ In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Christine Chitnis | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +32 min

Urban Walks In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Its organically styled bouquets feel as though they’ve been freshly picked from the garden. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Image Astier de Villatte specializes in antiques and tableware. Three quarters of a mile into the walk, you’ll be standing atop the first of three mountains, the 1,100-foot-high Inwangsan. Credit... Petrina Tinslay for The New York Times Few cities are so abundant with forest-like parks, coastal walks and beaches as Sydney, which is best explored on foot.

Persons: Joann Pai, Sandra Sigman, ”, Sigman, de Mars, you’ll, Dominique, Boulangerie Laurent B, Bellechasse, Germain, Bac, Pierre Hermé, monsieur, Le, Rue de Babylone, Sèvres, Rue de l’Abbaye, de Furstemberg, Furstemberg, they’ve, Tournon —, Villatte, Queen Marie de ’, Palazzo Pitti, Fna, Imane, —, Rue Riad Zeitoun, Rue Djane Ben Chegra, Rue Laarassi, darija, Rue Sidi Boulabada, Rue Bab Ahmad, Rue Bin Lafnadek, Michael Park, it’s, Earl Grey scones, Hadid, Petrina, It’s, Strickland, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Ian Cheibub, Ayrton Senna, touristy, Clarice Lispector, altinha, Tom Jobim, toting Tom Jobim, Osório, Rua Vinícius de Moraes Organizations: Shops, Jardin de, The New York, Rue Saint, Mars, ., The New York Times, des Invalides, Saint, Blvd . Saint, Rue de, Rue du, Rue de Rennes, de, Compagnie Française, Français, du, Palazzo, Credit, Rue Riad, des, Rue Bahia Bab, Moors, Jewish, Rue, Rue Sidi, Tachenbacht, Rue Bin, Wall ., Korean, South Korean, Milk, Nielsen, New, Opera, Milk Beach, Gibsons, Reserve, South, Heritage, Hornby, Fort, Francisco, Rua Locations: Cities, Paris, Seoul, Marrakesh, Jardin, Jardin de Luxembourg, Rue, Esplanade des Invalides, Blvd, Raspail, bac, Rue de Bac, Bac, Rue de Babylone, Seine, Astier, Français ., du Luxembourg, Italian, Florence, medina, Moroccan, Central Park, Jemaa, ., El, unburied, El Badi, Spain, Marrakesh ., darija —, Marrakesh enfolds, Morocco, Naksan Park, Gyeongbokgung, Scoff, Inwangsan, Seongbuk district, Dongdamun, Sydney, Hermitage, Bayview Hill, Vaucluse, Watsons, Queens Beach, . Credit, Bayview, Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour’s, Milk, Camp Cove . Credit, Parsley Bay, Hopetoun, Palmerston, Moreton, Camp Cove Beach, Mosman, Balgowlah, Manly, Bay, Watsons Bay, de Janeiro, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian, Ipanema, Rio, Beach . Credit, Italy, Copacabana Beach . Credit, de, Leme, Fort Copacabana, Arpoador, Vero, Polis Sucos, Polis

☆ Opinion | America Has a Chance to Make Farming More Climate Friendly
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Robert B. Semple Jr. | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Why, when we think of climate change, do we think of big oil, not big ag; Exxon and not Tyson? It’s time you met the big ag lobby, one of the most powerful influences on policy in America. But when we started digging into the big ag lobby, we discovered it’s basically — “The most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. So the big ag lobby has one key aim — block environmental regulation. I absolutely envy how good these lobbyists are at their job.” It’s outrageous what the big ag lobby has gotten away with.

Persons: “, Peter Lehner, He’s, I’m, It’s, Tyson, Jennifer Jacquet, She’s, Peter, she’s, ”, Zippy Duvall, “ —, John Boehner, —, You’ve, Waxman, Markey, Obama, American Farm Bureau Federation didn’t, ” —, JBS, don’t, they’re, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, I’ve, they’ve Organizations: Agriculture, ExxonMobil, Shell, Exxon, Washington , D.C, American Farm Bureau Federation, Capitol, U.S . Farmers, Tyson, New York Times, Republican, Senate’s Agriculture, pharma Locations: America, United States, Lake Erie, U.S, China, Washington ,, Kyoto, Senate’s

☆ Chris Christie Is Running for the Nomination of a Party That Doesn’t Exist - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But my enjoyment of his newfound Resistance shtick doesn’t bode well for Christie. The people he needs to win over are not liberal New York Times columnists, but voters who hate liberal New York Times columnists. The trick, for a Republican, is going to be painting Trump as a weak loser who will sabotage right-wing priorities. At times Christie tried to do this, as when he criticized Trump for his failure to build the border wall and repeal the Affordable Care Act. presidential nomination, would he be willing to accept the role of the presidential candidate of a 2024 center-right independent party?” Steinberg wrote in April.

Persons: Christie, ”, Trump, Alec Baldwin, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner —, you’ll, —, Kushner, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, doesn’t bode, “ idolizing ” Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, John McCain, pander, filleting, Marco Rubio, he’s, Alan Steinberg, Bush, ” Steinberg Organizations: Trump, State, New York Times, Republican, “ Locations: State of New Jersey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Europe

☆ Imagining a New Filipino American Neighborhood Into Being, Starting With Food
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Tejal Rao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the past decade, both Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain called Filipino food the next big thing for the United States. Locally, the restaurant critic Jonathan Gold wrote that 2017 was a pivotal moment for Filipino dining in Los Angeles. He started his pop-up business Regi’s Turo Turo at the end of last year, setting up outside coffee shops to grill skewers and sell bundles of vegan pastil, made from mushrooms, wrapped in banana leaves. Follow New York Times Cooking on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest. Get regular updates from New York Times Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice.

Persons: Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain, Jonathan Gold, Turo, —, Esquejo, Delgado Organizations: Pew Research, California State University, New York Times, Facebook, YouTube Locations: United States, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Chinatown, Millennials, Manila

☆ Queer people in history: Figures to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

To commemorate the month, CNN is highlighting five major LGBTQ elders – some who have passed on, and some who haven’t – highlighting their achievements. From a drag king who fought discrimination on the streets of New York to a famous mathematician who stood up to adversity despite legal limitations, here are five LGBTQ figures to know. Miss Major Griffin-GracyMiss Major in the film "Major," a documentary about her life and campaigns. But a year after Stonewall, Miss Major was arrested for robbery, landing her with a five-year prison sentence. Decades after her release, Miss Major spent time as the executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project.

Persons: Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, Patrick A, Burns, Rustin wasn’t, Rustin, King, Sen, Strom Thurmond, Gavin Newsom, Larry Kramer Larry Kramer, Catherine McGann, Larry Kramer, “, ”, Kramer, Anthony Fauci, Miss Major Griffin, Major, Marsha P, Johnson, Miss Major, Mama, Michelle V, Stormé DeLarverie, DeLarverie, White, “ That’s, Alan Turing, Alan Turing’s, Turing, it’s Organizations: CNN, New York Times Co, Getty, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, California Gov, Village Voice, AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, ACT UP, AIDS Coalition, National Institute of Allergy, Miss, Stonewall, New York Times, Physical Laboratory Locations: New York, India, Montgomery, Washington, Chicago, Greenwich, New Orleans, England

☆ Let Peak Produce Do the Heavy Lifting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Melissa Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You could serve the peppers with Jesse Szewczyk’s green salad with sour cream and onion dressing. It’s a bright and punchy salad with onion dip vibes, and Jesse makes the whole thing even more fun with an optional crunchy potato chip topping. Another low-pain-big-gain dish that flaunts A-list seasonal produce is Christian Reynoso’s verdant asparagus ricotta pasta, adorned with a lemony almond crumble. When combined with pasta water, the ricotta thins out into a creamy sauce that coats the pasta and crisp-tender asparagus spears, with the nuts adding even more texture. A dash or two of hot sauce right at the end adds just the right zip.

☆ In the Bahamas, a Constant Race to Adapt to Climate Change
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( David Gelles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the United Nations climate summit in Egypt last year, Prime Minister Philip Davis of the Bahamas emerged as one of the most impassioned speakers among the more than 100 heads of state in attendance. “We have to believe that a safer, better future is possible,” he told the gathering. Nicole slammed into what Mr. Davis called “the most beautiful country on earth,” as a Category 1 hurricane before moving on to the United States. The storm ended up inflicting more than $1 billion in damage on vulnerable communities. It was yet another reminder that the Bahamas is uniquely threatened by the effects of climate change.

Persons: Philip Davis of, ”, Davis, Storm Nicole, Nicole Organizations: United, New York Times Locations: United Nations, Egypt, Bahamas, United States, Busan, South Korea

☆ 15 Hours on the Job With a Bagel Roller
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. García, 58, cranes his neck to look for the B3 bus, which will take him to the Avenue U subway station. Each episode is about 10 to 20 minutes long and spotlights a day in the life of someone like Mr. García, who is one of the city’s last bagel rollers. Mr. García is used to the early call time. For members of The Times’s Food team, it was a little tougher to get out of bed, though well worth it. The team likes to slowly introduce crew members to their subjects throughout the day of the shoot.

☆ Disney reportedly considering standalone ESPN streaming channel
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDisney reportedly considering standalone ESPN streaming channelJames Stewart, New York Times columnist, joins 'Fast Money' to break down the latest escalation in the Disney vs. DeSantis feud and the Wall Street Journal report that Disney is considering moving ESPN exclusively to streaming.

☆ New York Times revenue hit by slow ad spending, subscriber growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 10 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday as a turbulent economy sapped digital subscriber growth and forced businesses to cut back on advertising spending, sending its shares tumbling 6%. The Times expects digital ad revenue to decline by low-to mid-single digits in the current quarter, joining ad-dependent companies such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N) in struggling with tightened marketing budgets across industries. Digital ad revenue fell nearly 9% to $61.3 million in the January-March period, while total revenue of $560.7 million was below estimates of $571 million, according to Refinitiv data. It added 190,000 digital-only subscribers in the first quarter, compared with 240,000 in the prior quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 9.7 million. Separately, the Times named strategy head William Bardeen as its finance chief, replacing Roland Caputo who had announced his retirement in December.

☆ New York Times misses revenue estimates as ad spending slows
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 10 (Reuters) - The New York Times Co (NYT.N) missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as recession-wary businesses slashed spending on digital ads and readers reconsidered paid subscriptions. The Times reported revenue of $560.7 million for the first quarter, compared with analysts' estimates of $571 million, according to Refinitiv data. Its digital advertising revenue decreased nearly 9% to $61.3 million. The publisher added 190,000 digital-only subscribers in the first quarter, compared with 240,000 in the prior quarter. It has a goal of 15 million subscribers by 2027.

☆ New York Times Posts Higher Revenue, Faces Advertising Challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York Times Co. said digital-advertising and total advertising revenue decreased 8.6% for the quarter. Photo: CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERSNew York Times Co. gained 190,000 digital subscribers in the first quarter, but said its advertising business continued to face challenges in an uncertain economy. The news organization said it now has more than 9 million digital-only subscribers—which it defines as people who subscribe to at least one Times digital product—and generated more revenue from each of them than it did in recent quarters, though still less than in the year-earlier period. Taking into account its print operations, the company had a total subscriber base of 9.7 million.

☆ Disney CEO Bob Iger says Disney+ is on a path towards profitability despite subscriber loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDisney CEO Bob Iger says Disney+ is on a path towards profitability despite subscriber lossCNBC Contributor and New York Times Columnist James Stewart joins 'Fast Money' to talk Disney earnings as the company announces plans to combine Disney+ and Hulu.

☆ The Times Added 190,000 Subscribers Last Quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The New York Times Company on Wednesday said it added 190,000 digital subscribers last quarter, driven partly by subscriptions to a bundle of products that includes The Athletic sports site, bringing the company’s total digital subscriber base to nine million. Adjusted operating profit was $54 million, a drop of 11 percent from a year earlier, as the new subscription revenue was offset by higher operating costs and lower advertising revenue. “In the first quarter, we made steady progress on our essential subscription strategy, with clear signs of substantial runway ahead,” Meredith Kopit Levien, chief executive of The Times, said in a statement. Over the last decade, The Times has tried to offset declines in its print business — which is profitable but fading — with new revenue from digital subscribers. In recent years, the company has honed that strategy by offering readers a bundle of online utilities including a cooking app, the Wirecutter online shopping service, games like Wordle and The Athletic, pitching itself to subscribers as a guide to the wider world.

☆ New York’s Most Inventive Pizzas Are Cooked Up at Pop-Ups
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For this we can thank the State Legislature, which passed a law last year allowing licensed vendors, including pop-ups, to sell food at breweries. Beer makers had been urging the change for years, said Ann Reilly, the executive director of the New York City Brewers Guild. In most of the state, the vendors are often food trucks stationed just outside the building. Follow New York Times Cooking on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest. Get regular updates from New York Times Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice.

☆ ‘Panic’ and Shortages in Parts of Occupied Ukraine Amid Russian Evacuation Orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Marc Santora | Anna Lukinova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, Ukraine — People living in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine described in recent days an atmosphere of confusion, defiance and scarcity, as the occupation authorities ordered tens of thousands of civilians to evacuate in the face of a looming Ukrainian offensive. The New York Times communicated with more than a dozen people in occupied towns and villages in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, by phone and through secure messaging applications. They said gas stations were running dry, grocery store shelves were emptying and A.T.M.s were out of cash. “They discharge people from the hospitals and take away the equipment,” said Andriy, 38, a resident of occupied Kamianka-Dniprovska in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine. And people are afraid to ask since there are armed soldiers around.”Access to occupied areas is heavily restricted, and the accounts of residents could not be independently verified.

☆ Opinion | Why Joe Biden Needs a Primary Challenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Peter Beinart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

To understand why progressives should challenge Joe Biden in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary, remember what happened during the last one. Mr. Sanders’s supporters joined Mr. Biden’s allies in working groups that crafted a common agenda on the economy, education, health care, criminal justice, immigration and climate change. From those task forces came what Barack Obama called “the most progressive platform of any major-party nominee in history.” And that progressivism continued into Mr. Biden’s presidency. With rare exceptions, Mr. Biden hasn’t challenged the hawkish conventional wisdom that permeates Washington; he’s embodied it. America’s new cold war against Beijing may enjoy bipartisan support in Washington, but it doesn’t enjoy bipartisan support in the United States.

☆ As earnings season winds down, investors turn to Tuesday's debt ceiling meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

With only a small fraction of the S & P 500 left to report quarterly earnings, investors are now turning their focus to another major hurdle for the markets and economy: the debt ceiling crisis. Earlier this week, we looked back to debt limit crisis of 2011 for potential lessons. The protracted fight ultimately ended in an agreement in early August of that year, but it was a choppy summertime ride for investors. Within the portfolio, Wynn Resorts will report Tuesday, after the closing bell, and Disney will report on Wednesday, after the closing bell. Estee Lauder (EL) and Emerson Electric (EMR) reported earnings before the opening bell.

☆ In Blow to DeSantis, Florida Bills to Limit Press Protections Are Shelved
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Legislation that would have sharply curbed press protections in Florida has stalled in the State Legislature and won’t face a vote this year — a rare example of forces on the right thwarting a piece of Gov. The bills, introduced in February, proposed sweeping changes to laws that shield media outlets from liability in defamation cases and sought to make it easier for private citizens to file libel suits. In addition to opposition from news outlets and free-speech groups, the legislation faced a wave of resistance from his allies, including right-wing media outlets, Christian organizations and business groups. They argued that the legislation would harm all news media, including conservative outlets, and lead to an increase in frivolous and costly lawsuits. The Florida bills were part of a broader effort to revisit the First Amendment protections for the media.

☆ You Don’t Always Need a Recipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Spend enough time with New York Times Cooking and eventually you’re going to deviate from a recipe, or cook without one entirely. The recipe calls for chicken, shallots, smoked paprika and cream, but what you have is pork chops, onions, flour, white wine and Lawry’s seasoned salt. These are people who have made a recipe enough times that they know the instructions cold and have streamlined them according to their tastes and needs. They’ve cooked enough by this point, out of enough pantries, using enough different techniques, that they believe in their abilities. Give those people a few prompts and they don’t need all the measurements.

☆ Opinion | Requiem for the Newsroom
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — I don’t want this to be one of those pieces that bangs on about how things used to be better, and they’ll never be as good again. But, when it comes to newsrooms, it happens to be true. “What would a newspaper movie look like today?” wondered my New York Times colleague Jim Rutenberg. Now we sit at home alone staring at our computers. There’s a reason they made all those newspaper movies, ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Spotlight,’ ‘The Paper.’

☆ Insiders say Tucker Carlson overplayed his hand at Fox but the 'whole universe' of right-wing media is courting him now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

the Fox insider said. Lachlan Murdoch had defended Carlson time and again, most publicly in April 2021, pushing back against Anti-Defamation League complaints of the anchor's "great replacement theory" comments. Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch. A second Fox News insider, who is familiar with conversations happening in Australia, said Lachlan Murdoch was looking long term. The board has also put pressure on the Murdoch family to change things at Fox News.

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