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2017

Новости за 21.06.2017

Cato Institute 

A Troubling Turn for U.S. Policy in Syria

The civil war in Syria appears to be drawing the U.S. further into a costly no-win scenario. Emma Ashford discusses the latest incidents there.

Times Union 

Bite-Sized: Morsels of food news

On Thursday, New World Bistro will debut its summer menu, with highlights including shrimp-avocado salad with salmon roe, mustard-marinated lamb rack with grilled ratatouille salad, and grilled shrimp with ras-el-hanout and summer tabbouleh. Tickets, at $30, cover 15 beer samples and entertainment; designated drivers pay $15 and receive soft drinks. Brady Duhame, who recently left the Saratoga Springs restaurant 15 Church after being head chef there for three years, has been named director of culinary... Читать дальше...

The New Yorker 

Tennessee Williams with Air-Conditioning

Mallory Ortberg reimagines the dialogue from several Tennessee Williams plays, including “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

Tennis Now 

Mac vs. Murray-Rock Star Saved McEnroe-Sharapova Racing

In this week's news, Andy Murray responds to John McEnroe ranking him “a distant fourth” among the Big Four, McEnroe reveals how a rock star saved his sanity and Maria Sharapova hits the race track.

Gandhara.rferl.org 

Gandhara Podcast: The Gathering IS Storm In Balochistan

Balochistan, a vast region straddling the Iranian Plateau in southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran, and southern Afghanistan, has for decades been a crossroads of complex insurgencies and regional rivalries.

The New York Times 

How to Be Mindful on Vacation

Whatever is happening during your next vacation, take time to savor the experience.

The Independent 

Britain's most unusual homes for rent this month

From an entire Welsh island, to a lighthouse and Clerkenwell's 'Wee House', this month's most unusual rentals are wild and wacky — and sure to provide many a talking point...

WSJ.com 

Future of City Transport: Flying Taxis

Flying car concepts and designs have been around for awhile. But some firms are looking to transform the idea and provide a point-to-point passenger vehicle service–or a flying taxi. Here are three companies pushing to revolutionize city transport. Graphic Simulation: Volocopter