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From: NYTimes.com To: [email protected] Subject: Times Insider: Highlights From the Week Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:10:07 +0000 View in Browser RThe New York Times Ad. ;,',The New York Times to your address boo≥. Saturday, November 4, 2017 NYTimes.com/Insider » Hello Insiders, Are there any boodles out there? If so, we have two delectable stories for you to chew through this week: • Aurelien Breeden describes how he covered the butter shortages in France. • Kim Severson makes the case that every news story has a food angle. And be sure to read through the list (at the bottom of this email) of our upcoming events. We'd love to meet you in person sometime! Until next week, Stephen Hiltner Times Insider EFTA00685353 Live Events itT,wo people walk past a burned-out uilding in Bushwick, Brooklyn, after the lackout in 1977. Edward Keating/The New York Timm NEW YORK, NOV. 9 Book Club: "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning" Join us on Nov. 9 for an in-person edition of The New York Times's long-running series, featuring Jonathan Mahler's "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning." RA resident of Cinco Ranch, Tex., facing the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Todd Heisler/The New York-limes WASHINGTON. NOV. 16 A Conversation With Two New York Times Photojournalists Join us on Nov. 16 for a conversation with Todd Heisler and Leslye Davis, two visual journalists at The New York Times. Clarifying a Butter Shortage For confirmation, our reporter in Paris turned to an impeccable source: his 89-year-old French grandmother, reached on her cellphone while grocery shopping. From Hurricanes to Protest Movements, Food Is a Way In More often than not, food offers a powerful, surprising and sometimes uplifting path through difficult news events. How to Report When the Science Is Sketchy I.:\:1 N.OLATA Open-access academic publications were supposed to lower the barriers to knowledge. But when the walls came down, opportunists came in. A EFTA00685354 To Find the Story of the Lost Children of Tuam, I Needed a Guide By DAN BARR\ While writing about the deaths of "illegitimate" children at an Irish institution, I turned to the woman who had exposed the scandal. What an Astros Win Means for Healing in Houston Two months after Hurricane Harvey, Houston still suffers from a kind of PTSD. I see it in myself and I see it in others. 2 EFTA00685355 Things to Do EFTA00685356 New York City Big City Book Club With .Jonathan Mahler Thursday, Nov. 9 7 p.m. It's been four decades since the New York 1977 blackout. The book for this month's Big City Book Club is the much-acclaimed chronicle of the period, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City," by Jonathan Mahler. On Nov. 9, Mr. Mahler, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, will join us for a discussion at the Museum of the City of New York (It will also be streamed live.) Click here for tickets and details. New York City TCS New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 5 9 a.m. This year, a block of Times subscribers will view the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon from the finish line — the most coveted vantage point of the race, where endurance becomes elation in an instant. Didn't get your ticket? Not to worry. Celebrate from near or far by downloading the TCS New York City Marathon app to live track the runners, view the race course, learn about the pros, get information on race-week events and create a custom cheer card for a runner. You can also tune in to WABC-TV, Channel 7, or ESPN2 for live coverage of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon to watch thousands of runners race 26.2 miles. It will inspire you. It will surprise you. It will move you. Check out select marathon results published in The Times on Monday, Nov. 6. Click here to learn more. Washington D.C. Capturing the Story With a Camera Thursday, Nov. 16 7:3o p.m. Join us for a fascinating conversation with New York Times visual journalists Todd Heisler and Leslye Davis, as they take us behind the scenes of major news events and the compelling images that capture them. Leading the discussion, which will be accompanied by photos and videos, is Meaghan Looram, a New York Times photo editor. EFTA00685357 Secure your tickets and go inside the stories behind today's most definitive images. (The ticket price includes one drink.) New York City 2017 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Awards and Luncheon Tuesday, Nov. 14 12:3o p.m. Join The Times and the New York Public Library to honor the winners of the 2017 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books Awards. Hear from the artists whose work has inspired our youngest readers, and continue the conversation at a spirited luncheon with the winners, New York Times Book Review staff and others. Click here to learn more. New York City Times Talk: Exposing Male Abuse of Power Thursday, Nov. 9 7 p.m. Join the New York Times journalists who blew open three of the biggest sexual harassment cases of the past year: Megan Twohey, who co-authored the investigative article on Harvey Weinstein; Emily Steel, whose story on Bill O'Reilly led to the former Fox News host's firing; and Katie Benner, who wrote a harrowing report on a pervasive culture of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley. Hear how they broke the stories, the aftermaths, and what they believe will lead to lasting change. They'll be in conversation with Jessica Bennett, The Times's new gender editor and the author of the best-selling book "Feminist Fight Club." Click here for tickets. (Insiders receive 20 percent off ticket price with the code INSIDER.) Athens, Ohio A Discussion on Teaching, Learning and Reporting in an Age of Mistrust Tuesday, Nov. 7 6:30 p.m. Amy Harmon, a national correspondent with The Times, is heading to Athens, Ohio, to extend the conversation about teaching, learning about, and reporting on climate change. Joining her will be James Sutter, a teacher who was grappling with how to teach climate science in Amy's piece from last spring; some of Mr. EFTA00685358 Sutter's current and former students; and professors from Ohio University's science education, environmental studies and journalism schools. Click here to learn more and R.S.V.P. Portland, Ore. Wordstock Book Festival Saturday, Nov. ii 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join The Times and Literary Arts at Wordstock, the Pacific Northwest's largest celebration of books. Take in lively onstage events with more than 100 authors and three New York Times journalists: Gilbert Cruz, Jenna Wortham and Jazmine Hughes. Discover new authors and art, and enjoy writing workshops for writers of all ages. Click here for additional information about the festival's authors, schedule, workshops and vendors. You can find the full lineup of Times presenters here. Click here to redeem a free all-access pass. Jackson, Mich. A Discussion on Community and Job Creation Tuesday, Nov. 28 5:3o p.m. What does it take to create jobs in America? Trip Gabriel, a national correspondent, is returning to Jackson, Mich., for a discussion about the country's fabled "job creators." Joining him will be Anita-Maria Quillen, the owner of an auto parts factory; Mindy Bradish-Orta, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; and Bill Rayl, president of the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association. 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