Chinatown's Fung Tu Finally Comes Into Its Own

The highly valued deciduous tree known as toona sinensis is commonly found in parts of China, North Korea, and at least one backyard in Yonkers. The thin branches are burned as incense in Buddhist temples for its pungent aroma.
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On songwriter Irving Berlin's 127th birthday, easy to overlook...

... of those Pell Street days for Berlin. Berlin had been a struggling street musician when Salter took him in. Chinatown at the time was like Paris' demimonde -- a place of opium dens, prostitution and shady characters -- Bergreen said. The upper ...
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Could ancient laws help us sue the internet?

A medieval law could help us bring to book all those responsible for algorithms that run - and ruin - our livesa THIS century's next great legal challenge will be to make those responsible for complex systems accountable for their actions, says Kate Crawford, who works for Microsoft Research. If a bunch of unrelated algorithms, interacting in unforeseen ways, puts you under heightened surveillance, blocks your credit or stunts your kids' life choices, who do you call? Who will make redress for such unforeseen, unintended automated wrongs? There are no clear answers to these questions, which is why Crawford wants to resurrect the deodand, an obscure legal term from the 11th century.
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Jlin's strange sounds beguile; Shelby Lynne produces fantastic country

Jlin, "Dark Energy" . For reasons known only to Rahm Emmanuel, R. Kelly and Chance the Rapper, Chicago has generated some curiously weird sounds.
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Could ancient laws help us sue the internet?

A medieval law could help us bring to book all those responsible for algorithms that run - and ruin - our livesa THIS century's next great legal challenge will be to make those responsible for complex systems accountable for their actions, says Kate Crawford, who works for Microsoft Research. If a bunch of unrelated algorithms, interacting in unforeseen ways, puts you under heightened surveillance, blocks your credit or stunts your kids' life choices, who do you call? Who will make redress for such unforeseen, unintended automated wrongs? There are no clear answers to these questions, which is why Crawford wants to resurrect the deodand, an obscure legal term from the 11th century.
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How I Create a Recipe: Street Prophets Sunday All Day Brunch

... Francisco Bay Area. I lived in San Francisco itself for a few years. I loved the almond cookies I could get in Chinatown and wanted a recipe that had a light and airy texture like my favorites in San Francisco. Decision number one was what type of ...
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Freddie Gray demonstrations around the country

... A pickup truck serves as a podium for Freddie Gray supporters as they gather under the Friendship Archway in Chinatown in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The crowd started here, about a mile from the White House, then headed toward the executive ...
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