11 of Our Best Weekend Reads
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/reader-center/11-of-our-best-weekend-reads.html Version 0 of 1. And just like that, we’re in 2018. It’s Golden Globes weekend, so get to know some of the nominees (Greta Gerwig, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep). You might be reckoning with frigid temperatures — and maybe your New Year’s resolutions (we’re not judgy if you haven’t kept them). So wrap up in a warm blanket and read a few of these great stories. If video is more your thing, we have that, too! It built the city. Now, no matter the cost — at least $100 billion — the New York City must rebuild it to survive. And ICYMI, Brian M. Rosenthal wrote last week about the astronomical cost of building a mile of subway track: $3.5 billion. Magazine/New York _____ In the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the sexual harassment scandal roiling Hollywood, will the Golden Globes rewrite the rules for awards seasons to come? Styles _____ The Isle of Youth — which has been both a Communist Utopian getaway and home to a brutal prison that housed Castro for a time — is a world apart, even by Cuban standards. Travel _____ Hurricane Maria left destruction on many levels — including psychological — in Puerto Rico. In this video, we go inside the territory’s only suicide hotline, which has been inundated by calls from people thinking of taking their own lives. Video _____ He is the reigning men’s Olympic figure skating champion and perhaps the greatest skater of any era, and Winnie the Pooh is his good luck totem. But with an injured ankle, there are questions about whether Hanyu will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics. Sports _____ Her Showtime series aims to paint her hometown in all its complexities and nuances, not just the unremitting violence depicted on the news. Arts & Leisure _____ The experiences of male nurses offer lessons that could help address a problem of our time: how to prepare workers for the fastest-growing jobs, when more than a quarter of adult men are not in the labor force. Upshot _____ Our restaurant critic, Pete Wells, writes that the silence from chefs and owners has been deafening, but they need to admit and address the sexual predation that seems endemic to the business. Food _____ The actress and director explains how her love of New York is inextricably entwined with how she was introduced to it: on foot, by her smart, funny Sacramento mom. Arts _____ The drug crisis has turned countless recovered addicts into businesspeople: They get clean, open their own clinics, and sometimes, as happened in Prescott, Ariz., take over the neighborhood. This story is one in a series The Times published on the business of addiction. Find other stories in the series here. Business _____ In a wide-ranging conversation, the stars discuss President Trump, the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein case and why they hadn’t worked together until “The Post.” Arts _____ Harry Bertschmann started his art career exhibiting alongside Mark Rothko and Franz Kline. For the next 60 years, he painted in almost total obscurity. Now he wants to get discovered. Arts _____ |