Risky Baking: It’s Hard to Make a Perfect Bagel Without Lye


By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Food http://ift.tt/2bZJLTl
via IFTTTThe quest to make a bagel in San Francisco rivaling New York’s best annihilates two stand mixers and an ego. August 24, 2016 at 05:00AM

For Those Keeping Score, American Women Dominated in Rio


By JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2bZKrrQ
via IFTTTHad the United States women competed as a separate country, they would have been third in the overall medal chart with 61. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

Without Britain, European Leaders Chart a Rocky New Course


By ALISON SMALE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ba9qsw
via IFTTTThe politically vulnerable leaders of Germany, France and Italy met to discuss the European Union’s new direction after Britain’s vote to leave the bloc. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

What Food Studies Show


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2bc3V9T
via IFTTTA nutrition professor at Harvard says studies of diet and health are actually quite consistent, and not as confusing as an Upshot article suggested. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

The Deluge After Donald Trump


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2bxHUlL
via IFTTTReaders discuss whether Donald Trump really wants to be president, why blacks are mistrustful of him, and changing the process for picking a nominee. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

My Dream Double Bill


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2bxINuA
via IFTTTA reader, praising a tribute to double features, puts two Gene Hackman films at the top of her wish list. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

Grant Visas to Afghans


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2bcF9Di
via IFTTTA reader says justice demands that we allow Afghans who “have fought valiantly with us and for us” to come to the United States. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

A Shadowed Climate Watcher


By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/2bc4iRH
via IFTTTA minister and a professor see a historical parallel. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM

A Risk for Sudden Death in Epilepsy That Often Goes Unmentioned


By GINA KOLATA from NYT Health http://ift.tt/2bcGmKM
via IFTTTSudep kills an estimated 2,600 Americans a year, but most neurologists don’t bring it up. Estimating the risk is uncertain, and there are no proven ways to prevent it. August 23, 2016 at 05:00AM