A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door to a new era in college sports. 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A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door to a new era in college sports. The former West Virginia running back Shawne Alston was the lead plaintiff in the case.J. Meric/Getty Images Change comes to the N.C.A.A. In a unanimous ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court said that the N.C.A.A., which governs college sports, could not prohibit student-athletes from receiving modest, education-related payments. The decision doesnât mean that college football players can suddenly receive big salaries. But it is a milestone for those trying to change the model of college sports in the U.S., and it could open the door for broader challenges. Alan Blinder, who covers college sports for The Times, helps us explain what yesterdayâs ruling means, and whatâs next for the N.C.A.A. Billion-dollar amateurs The N.C.A.A. says its athletes are amateurs. That may have been true decades ago, when competition was mostly limited to other schools in the area and less intense training schedules allowed students to balance their athletics with their schoolwork. But itâs an increasingly hard argument to make, particularly for high-profile sports like football and basketball. Conferences sign lucrative TV deals; coaches earn millions of dollars; teams crisscross the country for games and can spend 50 hours a week training. âThe N.C.A.A., in a nonpandemic year, has more than a billion dollars flow through it. Even more money moves through the conferences and schools because itâs not just TV; itâs apparel and ticket sales and everything else,â Alan told me. âWhat youâve seen over the years, as more and more money sloshes around, is that amateurism seemed less visible to a lot of casual fans.â Those who oppose paying N.C.A.A. athletes say that the current compensation model, in which colleges cover the cost of attendance â including tuition, room and board, and some living expenses â is appropriate. They also say it preserves a line, however faint, between college sports and professional sports. But others, including former athletes, say the model uses playersâ skill and labor to generate huge revenues, and offers generous compensation to everyone except those playing the game. The 2020 NCAA National Championship game in New Orleans.Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images What the court ruling means [Yesterdayâs Supreme Court decision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LW5jYWEtc3R1ZGVudC1hdGhsZXRlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) doesnât immediately change much. The justices said that schools could offer additional education-related perks â things like scholarships for graduate school, internships or computer equipment. âThe question before the court was a fairly narrow one, and the court responded with a narrow ruling,â Alan said. âBut what they did was trim the N.C.A.A.âs sails. They said that their power was not absolute and unchallenged.â That was most apparent in a concurring opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who signaled that the court might be interested in going further in a future N.C.A.A. case. âNowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate,â [Kavanaugh wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VwcmVtZWNvdXJ0Lmdvdi9vcGluaW9ucy8yMHBkZi8yMC01MTJfZ2ZiaC5wZGY_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). More change around the corner âTo a certain extent, the Supreme Court ruling is a bit of a sideshow,â Alan told me. âThe real change thatâs going to affect most athletes playing now is coming a week from Thursday.â Thatâs when at least six states â Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas â will enact laws allowing college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses. A player could, for example, sign an endorsement deal, sell autographs or host a training camp. Some universities worry that the patchwork rules will create unfair advantages in recruiting high school players, and many have pushed for nationwide standards. The N.C.A.A. agreed to modernize its endorsement rules in 2019, but has not yet produced its own plan. The groupâs president asked Congress to help by creating federal regulations, but that effort has also stalled. Now, as [Alan recently wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xNy9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWZvb3RiYWxsL25jYWEtZmVkZXJhbC1iaWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), âthe college sports industry is bracing for an era they expect will be marked by chaos and uncertainty.â For more: Hereâs Alanâs [story on the Supreme Court ruling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS91cy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LW5jYWEtc3R1ZGVudC1hdGhsZXRlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and Billy Witz on the [limits of the decision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9zcG9ydHMvbmNhYWJhc2tldGJhbGwvbmNhYS1hdGhsZXRlcy1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LXJ1bGluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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- Experts say that the use of Aduhelm, a newly approved Alzheimerâs drug, [should be limited](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9oZWFsdGgvYWR1aGVsbS1hbHpoZWltZXJzLWRydWcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA).
- Carl Nassib of the Las Vegas Raiders became the first active N.F.L. player [to publicly say he is gay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9zcG9ydHMvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2FybC1uYXNzaWItZ2F5LW5mbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). âI finally feel comfortable enough to get it off my chest,â he said. Opinions âLike doing cartwheels on the edge of a cliffâ: [Parents of pandemic babies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMi9vcGluaW9uL3BhbmRlbWljLWJhYmllcy1wYXJlbnRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on giving birth in isolation, balancing child care with remote work and fending off vaccine-skeptical grandparents. Morning Reads ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xNy90cmF2ZWwvYWxhc2thLXRyYXZlbC1ydi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Alaskaâs Chugach Mountains.Christopher Miller Virtual travel: [Tour Alaska in an R.V.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xNy90cmF2ZWwvYWxhc2thLXRyYXZlbC1ydi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Leadership: Some Google executives [are seeing cracks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3N1bmRhci1waWNoYWktZ29vZ2xlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in their companyâs success. Victoriaâs Secret: [Why did we fall for the Angels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9zdHlsZS92aWN0b3JpYXMtc2VjcmV0LWFuZ2Vscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? A Times classic: Understand [the ABCs of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOC8wNi8yMS9zdHlsZS9sZ2J0cS1nZW5kZXItbGFuZ3VhZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lives Lived: Robert Quackenbush was a prolific childrenâs book author. His characters included Henry the Duck, Detective Mole and Miss Mallard, a crime-solving duck who got her own television series. [He died at 91](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9ib29rcy9yb2JlcnQtcXVhY2tlbmJ1c2gtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Your support makes our journalism possible. Help The Times continue to provide essential reporting. 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ARTS AND IDEAS ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9tb3ZpZXMvdGhlLWh1bmNoYmFjay1vZi1ub3RyZS1kYW1lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Quasimodo in the 1996 Disney film âThe Hunchback of Notre Dame.âDisney âThe most R-rated G you will ever seeâ In 1996, Disney released an animated film with a musical number about lust, sin and hellfire. The movieâs plot involves the threat of genocide against the Roma. Yet somehow, âThe Hunchback of Notre Dameâ earned a G rating from a review board of parents. âThatâs the most R-rated G you will ever see in your life,â Tab Murphy, one of the filmâs screenwriters, told The Times. For the movieâs 25th anniversary, Sarah Bahr [unpacked how Disney made such a dark childrenâs film](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9tb3ZpZXMvdGhlLWh1bmNoYmFjay1vZi1ub3RyZS1kYW1lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The movie changed some things from its source material, a dreary 19th-century Victor Hugo novel. It added talking gargoyles, and the two main characters didnât die at the end. Because Disney did not want to take on the church, Hugoâs troubled archdeacon, Claude Frollo, became an evil magistrate. Still, Disney executives took a relatively hands-off approach. âThey were like, âYou write the story you want to tell, and let us worry about our brand,ââ Murphy said. (The filmâs marketing did tell a different story. Its tagline was âJoin the party!â) Some of the movieâs themes have stood the test of time. Frollo feels like a âvery contemporaryâ villain in the #MeToo era, the filmâs co-director noted. âMaybe, in retrospect, âHunchbackâ was a bridge too far,â Alan Menken, who composed the filmâs score, said. âBut God, am I glad they took that bridge too far.â â Sanam Yar, a Morning writer PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Karsten Moran for The New York Times Summer pasta is always a good idea. Make this one [with zucchini and ricotta](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNzQ2My1zdW1tZXItcGFzdGEtd2l0aC16dWNjaGluaS1yaWNvdHRhLWFuZC1iYXNpbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). At the Movies âIn the Heights,â set in a neighborhood known as the Little Dominican Republic, didnât cast dark-skinned Latinos in lead roles. It has raised [discussions about colorism in Hollywood](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9tb3ZpZXMvaW4tdGhlLWhlaWdodHMtY29sb3Jpc20uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). What to Read âFilthy Animals,â Brandon Taylorâs first story collection, is âa perfect companion piece for our nervous era of reopening,â John Paul Brammer [writes in a review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvYnJhbmRvbi10YXlsb3ItZmlsdGh5LWFuaW1hbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Late Night The hosts talked [about Trumpâs pandemic response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMi9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vY29sYmVydC10cnVtcC1wYW5kZW1pYy1yZXNwb25zZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ The pangram from yesterdayâs Spelling Bee was awkwardly. Here is todayâs puzzle â or you can [play online](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Hereâs [todayâs Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), and a clue: Office that New York City is voting on today (five letters). 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You can see [todayâs print front page here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TUaHR0cHM6Ly9zdGF0aWMwMS5ueXQuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDIxLzA2LzIyL255dGZyb250cGFnZS9zY2FuLnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Todayâs episode of â[The Daily](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vdGhlZGFpbHk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIxMDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0zMzU2OCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjEzNjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDK_7rRYCWY_iVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)â is about the New York Cityâs mayorâs race. On â[The Ezra Klein Show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8yMi9vcGluaW9uL2V6cmEta2xlaW4tcG9kY2FzdC1zYXJhaC1zY2h1bG1hbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMTA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzM1Njgmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYxMzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgyv-60WAlmP4lUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~),â Sarah Schulman discusses AIDS activism. â[Popcast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRitD__P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xOC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3BvcGNhc3QtaW4tdGhlLWhlaWdodHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjEwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzNTY4Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MTM2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMr_utFgJZj-JVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)â explores âIn The Heights.â Claire Moses, Ian Prasad Philbrick and Sanam Yar contributed to The Morning. 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