One day a year, we endorse unfettered demonstrations of affection. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P4QyAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZwYWlkX3JlZ2k9MiZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1OTiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkYwZTVjMWY4My05ZjIyLTU0YTUtYWQ1OC1lMDUzN2NmYTRjYjUmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0SuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTgxJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDIxMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwVwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) The Morning February 10, 2024 [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWVsaXNzYS1raXJzY2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By [Melissa Kirsch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWVsaXNzYS1raXJzY2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Good morning. Valentineâs Day is on Wednesday. Itâs the one day a year when we endorse unfettered demonstrations of affection, but it doesnât need to to be. MarÃa Jesús Contreras
Love letters It was customary when I was in grade school to bestow a valentine upon every person in oneâs class. These valentines were not of the handmade or heartfelt variety, but rather bought in bulk from CVS, from the red-cellophane aisle, on the shelf next to the seasonal Whitmanâs Samplers and conversation hearts. Each box of cards had a theme â Disney characters, Garfield, the Berenstain Bears â but were otherwise generic, bearing anodyne tidings of holiday cheer. Youâd scrawl your signature on each of the 25 cards, stuff them into their flimsy red envelopes and address them, painstakingly, to each member of your class. The process might have felt impersonal to an adult, but as a child, receiving dozens of little envelopes that were addressed to me, in the individual penmanship of each of my classmates, felt heavenly. It was exciting to open each one and see which cartoon character hid inside, to be lavished with so much attention. It was an early exercise in seeing and being seen. Love was, in this classroom scenario, democratic, if dutiful. Over time, of course, we become more selective in how we confer our affection. Eventually, Valentineâs Day, should we choose to participate, becomes a day for honoring one sweetheart, for celebrating a single relationship. One card, one box of chocolates, one dinner reservation. Efforts have been made to enlarge the circle of those we honor on Valentineâs Day; in 2010 the television comedy âParks and Recreationâ introduced us to âGalentineâs Day,â when women celebrate their female friends. It seems to have achieved [some staying power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMi8xMy9mYXNoaW9uL3dlZGRpbmdzL2dhbGVudGluZXMtZGF5LWlzLWV2ZXJ5d2hlcmUtaGVyZXMtd2h5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), both for its inclusivity and for its profit-generating potential. But at its heart, under the layers of commercialism and cliché, Valentineâs Dayâs core proposition is still one of selectivity ([of varying degrees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wOC8wMy9zdHlsZS9wb2x5YW1vcnktbm9ubW9ub2dhbXktcmVsYXRpb25zaGlwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)), of special someones and Steady Freddies. The modern phenomenon of Valentineâs Day gets weirder the closer you look at it: We have this one day when we focus on love, when itâs acceptable â nay, expected â that we communicate tender feelings, preferably in the form of a card, in which those feelings have been inscribed. We engage in a more or less choreographed, calendar-delimited expression of romance and emotion. Then itâs back to worldly cares and business as usual on February 15. Iâm exaggerating, of course â weâre not wholly cut off from our feelings 364 days out of the year. But weâre not necessarily focused on deliberate expressions of affection either, whether toward our partners, our children, our friends. Itâs not because weâre heartless, but because weâre busy. A holiday reminds us to explicitly tell those we care about that we care, but a calendar alert that you set for a random Thursday in April would do just as well. I always come back to those classroom valentines. They were wonderful because they were egalitarian, but also because they were actual artifacts of affection, however mass produced, bearing my name and the senderâs. They were mail, something that was exotic and exciting to receive as a child, thatâs become even more exotic and exciting to receive in our paperless present. Sending a âthinking about youâ text to a friend is a lovely gesture. Mailing a postcard, or a longer note, a more explicit demonstration of fondness, feels a bit magical. And even more so if you donât wait for a birthday or holiday to do it. For more - Valentineâs Day, [P.S. 183 in Manhattan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMTk4Ny8wMi8xMy9zdHlsZS9yZWQtcGFwZXItY3JheW9ucy1hbmQtd29yZHMtb2YtbG92ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), 1987.
- Make [a very cool homemade card](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMi8wNi9hdC1ob21lL3ZhbGVudGluZXMtZGF5LWNhcmQtbmV3c3BhcGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) with newspaper.
- Is Valentineâs Day âa hallowed celebration, a marketing scam that entrenches the hegemony of the nuclear family or just a harmless convention that everyone needs to calm down aboutâ? [Hereâs a bouquet of perspectives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMi8xMy9vcGluaW9uL3ZhbGVudGluZXMtZGF5LWdhbGVudGluZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).
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- Sony has agreed to acquire [half of Michael Jacksonâs catalog](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL21pY2hhZWwtamFja3Nvbi1jYXRhbG9nLXNhbGUtc29ueS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), said to be worth at least $1.2 billion. It is likely the richest transaction ever for a single musicianâs work.
- The M.L.B. [suspended Billy Eppler](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TbaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTI2NDAyNS8yMDI0LzAyLzA5L21sYi1zdXNwZW5kcy1iaWxseS1lcHBsZXIvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), the former New York Mets general manager, accusing him of fabricating injuries.
- Romeâs grandeur rises anew: A copy of a â43-foot statue of âthe fourth-century emperor Constantine, âpainstakingly reconstructed from fragments, [was installed in a garden in the Capitoline Museums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29sb3NzdXMtY29uc3RhbnRpbmUtcm9tZS1zdGF0dWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)â. THE LATEST NEWS In Rafah on Friday. Many civilians in the city say there is nowhere left in Gaza to avoid Israeli shelling. Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israelâs military to plan to [evacuate Palestinian civilians](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC1uZXRhbnlhaHUtbWlsaXRhcnktcmFmYWguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) from Rafah, in southern Gaza, ahead of a likely offensive.
- A top Biden aide acknowledged [âmisstepsâ in the administrationâs response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1haWRlLWlzcmFlbC1yZWdyZXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to the Israel-Hamas war during a meeting with Arab American political leaders.
- A defense lawyer in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump accused the prosecutors leading the case of [lying about when their romantic relationship began](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy90cnVtcC1jby1kZWZlbmRhbnQtd2lsbGlzLWdlb3JnaWEtcmVsYXRpb25zaGlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD).
- Seven companies billed Medicare over $2 billion for catheters that patients never ordered. Doctors and health groups [suspect a major scam](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9oZWFsdGgvbWVkaWNhcmUtYmlsbGluZy1zY2FtLWNhdGhldGVycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).
- The S&P 500, which tracks the stock performance of the largest U.S. companies, [closed above 5,000](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9idXNpbmVzcy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) for the first time.
- Larry Hogan, Marylandâs Republican former governor and a longtime Trump critic, [is running for Senate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9sYXJyeS1ob2dhbi1zZW5hdGUtbWFyeWxhbmQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Discover more of the insight you value in The Morning. The Times is filled with information and inspiration every day. 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Last month she made her debut as the host of âAfter Midnightâ on CBS, filling James Cordenâs former late-night spot. On Tuesday, her third Netflix comedy special, âHave It All,â starts streaming, just in case you need a way to ignore the encroachment of Valentineâs Day. 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You canât do better than the chef Josefina Howardâs version, as adapted by Florence Fabricant. Served at the original Rosa Mexicano restaurant in Manhattan, it couldnât be simpler, a mix of ripe avocados seasoned with onion, chile, cilantro and a little tomato for color and a juicy bite. The recipe as written feeds only two (or even one very ardent guacamole lover), but itâs easy to scale up for a crowd. And be sure to make a lot. Whether your team wins or loses, youâll need plenty of guac on hand to see you through. REAL ESTATE The Tinklenberg family. Narayan Mahon for The New York Times The hunt: A young family took their Chicago budget to Madison, Wis. Which house did they choose? [Play our game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL21hZGlzb24td2lzY29uc2luLWZhbWlseS1ob21lcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). What you get for $450,000: A Carpenter Gothic-style home in Irvington, Va., a cottage in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and a [two-bedroom brick house in Columbus, Ohio](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlLzQ1MDAwMC1ob21lcy1pbi12aXJnaW5pYS1tYXNzYWNodXNldHRzLWFuZC1vaGlvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). In the Garden: When war came to âUkraine, Alla Olkhovska had been planning to open a rare-plants nursery. Now her Clematis seeds [have an international following](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3VrcmFpbmUtZ2FyZGVuZXItY2xlbWF0aXMtZmxvd2Vycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Super bad: Prosecutors unsealed bribery and extortion charges against 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, [a sweeping accusation of malfeasance](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtcHVibGljLWhvdXNpbmctY29ycnVwdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). LIVING Scott McIntyre for The New York Times Beyond the sea: Our reporter joined thousands of passengers on the inaugural sailing of Royal Caribbeanâs Icon of the Seas, [the worldâs largest cruise ship](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS90cmF2ZWwvaWNvbi1vZi10aGUtc2Vhcy1jcnVpc2Utcm95YWwtY2FyaWJiZWFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Eating disorders: Boys and men suffer from them, too. Two experts [explain what to look for](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9oZWFsdGgvYWRvbGVzY2VudHMtYm95cy1lYXRpbmctZGlzb3JkZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Stay strong: Doctors are looking for ways to [counteract the muscle loss](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOC93ZWxsL2xpdmUvb3plbXBpYy1tdXNjbGUtbG9zcy1leGVyY2lzZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) that can happen when using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Free skate: People around the âU.S. are building [private âice skating rinks âin their backyards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8wOS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2JhY2t5YXJkLWljZS1za2F0aW5nLXJpbmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNDgzOSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU3ODMzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplwzdgx2VsNYn1Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), sometimes using as little as a garden hose and lots of patience. ADVICE FROM WIRECUTTER For Valentineâs Day procrastinators Itâs not too late to hit a Valentineâs Day home run, whether youâre seeking the perfect present for a cherished friend or a low-key surprise for a new crush. Wirecutterâs experts gathered up the best [last-minute gifts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9naWZ0cy9sYXN0LW1pbnV0ZS12YWxlbnRpbmVzLWRheS1naWZ0cy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), none of which make it seem like you dipped into the drugstore for a day-of panic buy. I canât stop talking about the long-stem Lego roses beloved by our experts, which have pretty petals and little thorns and would delight almost everyone I know. Of course, if you would rather go the real flowers route, more than a few of [our favorite flower delivery services](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3Qtb25saW5lLWZsb3dlci1kZWxpdmVyeS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) specialize in day-of and last-minute orders. â Hannah Morrill GAME OF THE WEEK MiLaysia Fulwiley, left. Butch Dill/Associated Press UConn vs. South Carolina, womenâs college basketball: This isnât the biggest sporting event of the weekend, but it could be the best. These two teams topped [The Athleticâs power rankings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTI1MTI2OS8yMDI0LzAyLzA1L3dvbWVucy1jb2xsZWdlLWJhc2tldGJhbGwtcG93ZXItcmFua2luZ3MtbmMtc3RhdGUtMi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDIxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTQ4Mzkmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NzgzMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZcM3YMdlbDWJ9VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) at the start of the season, and South Carolina has remained at No. 1. âIt is overwhelmingly clear South Carolina is the best team in the country,â Sabreena Merchant wrote this week. Keep a particular eye on [MiLaysia Fulwiley](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnqeU3P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzUyMjUyMjIvMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9taWxheXNpYS1mdWx3aWxleS1zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1nYW1lY29jay1jb2xsZWdlLWJhc2tldGJhbGwtZnJlc2htYW4vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAyMTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE0ODM5Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTc4MzMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXDN2DHZWw1ifVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), a freshman who grew up minutes from South Carolinaâs campus and whose moves have earned praise from Magic Johnson. Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. 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