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Also, Putin threatened nuclear war over NATO intervention. | February 29, 2024 By Good evening. Here

Also, Putin threatened nuclear war over NATO intervention. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - Dueling visits to the border - Gaza aid-convoy deaths - Plus, a bigger, wormier “Dune: Part Two” [President Biden wearing a baseball cap speaks to border officials in Brownsville, Texas. ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzI5L3VzL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLWJvcmRlci12aXNpdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) President Biden traveled to Brownsville, Texas while Donald Trump was in Eagle Pass, more than 300 miles away.  Kenny Holston/The New York Times Biden urged Trump to join him on a border crackdown President Biden and Donald Trump both [traveled to southern Texas today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzAyLzI5L3VzL2JpZGVuLXRydW1wLWJvcmRlci12aXNpdD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to use the border with Mexico as a backdrop for their push to convince voters that they would best handle the recent surge in migrants crossing into the U.S. The day offered a split-screen preview of a debate that is likely to continue in the months leading up to November’s presidential election. Recent polls showed voters’ views on immigration have shifted to the political right, including one that found that Americans are most likely to say that immigration is the country’s top problem. Biden, who has in recent months changed his tune on immigration and begun to favor a border crackdown, visited Brownsville. He met with border officials there and delivered a speech criticizing Republicans for blocking a recent bipartisan immigration bill and daring Trump to team up with him in tightening border security. “We can do it together,” Biden said. “You know and I know it’s the toughest, most efficient, most effective border security bill this country has ever seen. Instead of playing politics with the issue, why don’t we just get together and get it done.” Trump, who was more than 300 miles away in Eagle Pass, delivered a darker address, highlighting what he called an “invasion” of migrants into the U.S. “This is like a war,” Trump said, repeating the anti-immigration message that has been central to his political identity since he first ran for president. In related news, a federal court blocked a Texas law that [would allow police to arrest migrants](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy90ZXhhcy1ib3JkZXItbGF3LWNvdXJ0LWluanVuY3Rpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) who cross from Mexico without authorization. [Two men sit on a cart pulled by a donkey. A body wrapped in white lays on the cart between them. ](~/AAAAAQA~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) A body of a Palestinian in Gaza City after Israeli soldiers opened fire near a convoy of aid trucks. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Many Gazans were killed and wounded in a chaotic scene Scores of Palestinians in Gaza City who had been waiting for a delivery of food from a convoy of aid trucks were killed or injured before dawn this morning. The details of what happened remain unclear, with Gazan and Israeli officials [offering starkly different accounts](~/AAAAAQA~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). An Israeli official said thousands of people had surrounded the trucks in an attempt to take supplies, leading to a deadly stampede. Israeli soldiers opened fire “only in face of danger when the mob moved in a manner which endangered them,” an Israeli military spokesman said. The Gazan health ministry described the scene as a “massacre” in which more than 100 people were killed and 700 wounded. A hospital in Gaza City said it had treated 100 people with gunshot wounds. [We talked to a witness about what he saw](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP4RDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9hLXdpdG5lc3Mtc2FpZC1oZS1zYXctcGVvcGxlLXdpdGgtZ3Vuc2hvdC13b3VuZHMtYW5kLXNhY2tzLW9mLWZsb3VyLWNvdmVyZWQtaW4tYmxvb2Q_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1Mjkmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). In related news, the Gazan health ministry reported that the war’s [death toll had surpassed 30,000 people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2dhemEtZGVhdGgtdG9sbC13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Experts say the tally is most likely an undercount. [Vladimir Putin speaking to a seated audience, alone on a wide stage. A giant screen shows him in close-up.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tc3BlZWNoLXVrcmFpbmUtbnVjbGVhci1jb25mbGljdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) President Vladimir Putin delivering his state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, today. Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Putin threatened nuclear war over NATO intervention President Vladimir Putin used his annual state-of-the-nation speech today to threaten NATO countries with the [prospect of nuclear conflict](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcHV0aW4tc3BlZWNoLXVrcmFpbmUtbnVjbGVhci1jb25mbGljdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) if they intervened more in the war in Ukraine. His threat came in response to comments by France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who raised the possibility this week of sending troops from NATO countries to Ukraine. Macron’s remarks drew quick rebukes from other Western officials, who have ruled out such deployments, and analysts say the prospect is unlikely. In related news, U.S. officials said they are considering [tapping into military stockpiles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXdlYXBvbnMtcGVudGFnb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) to provide Ukraine with badly needed weapons, even though the government has run out of money to replace those munitions. [A brown field engulfed in flames as smoke rises.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy90ZXhhcy13aWxkZmlyZXMtcGFuaGFuZGxlLXNtb2tlaG91c2UtY3JlZWsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) The Smokehouse Creek fire has devastated cattle ranches and continues to rage out of control.  Desiree Rios for The New York Times The Smokehouse Creek fire is now Texas’s largest ever Firefighters from all over Texas were deployed to the state’s Panhandle in an effort to contain the Smokehouse Creek fire — the largest of several burning in the area — before higher winds and hotter, drier air make the battle even more challenging over the weekend. The fire has [burned at least 1,075,000 acres](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy90ZXhhcy13aWxkZmlyZXMtcGFuaGFuZGxlLXNtb2tlaG91c2UtY3JlZWsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), more than five times the size of New York City, making it the largest in the state’s history. As of this afternoon, it was just 3 percent contained. More top news - Court: Jack Teixeira, an airman accused of posting dozens of secret intelligence reports online, is [expected to plead guilty on Monday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYWNrLXRlaXhlaXJhLW1pbGl0YXJ5LWNsYXNzaWZpZWQtZG9jdW1lbnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Congress: The House passed its latest stopgap spending bill to head off a partial government shutdown [but left key issues unresolved](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1zdG9wZ2FwLXNwZW5kaW5nLWJpbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Law: A key witness in the case to disqualify Fani Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., was reluctant in court. [Text messages painted a different picture.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMjkvdXMvdHJ1bXAtZ2VvcmdpYS10ZXh0LWZhbmktd2lsbGlzLXRlcnJlbmNlLWJyYWRsZXktYXNobGVpZ2gtbWVyY2hhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Economy: The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure [continued to cool on an annual basis in January](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9pbmZsYXRpb24tZmVkZXJhbC1yZXNlcnZlLWVjb25vbXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Report: Staffing shortages and employee burnout caused by the pandemic are still at crisis levels in nursing homes, [federal investigators found](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9oZWFsdGgvbnVyc2luZy1ob21lLXN0YWZmaW5nLXNob3J0YWdlcy1wYW5kZW1pYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Guantánamo Bay: During his first month in U.S. custody, the C.I.A. violently cut off[the 9/11 suspect Khalid Shaikh Mohammed when he tried to talk about the attacks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jaWEtOS0xMS1hdHRhY2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Health: Norovirus cases are on the rise. [Here’s how to stay safe.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvbm9yb3ZpcnVzLXN5bXB0b21zLXRyZWF0bWVudC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) TIME TO UNWIND [Timothée Chalamet, with long, curly brown hair, wearing a robe and a nose tube staring in to the camera](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in “Dune: Part Two.” Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures, via Associated Press A second chapter of ‘Dune’ It has been three years since Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction opus, “Dune,” premiered. Now he’s back, directing Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in “Dune: Part Two,” which arrives in theaters this weekend and manages to be even bigger and more far out than the first film. [Our critic Manohla Dargis called it “a blast.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) But adapting a novel that’s over 500 pages is a feat only slightly less daunting than riding a monstrous sandworm across the desert. Luckily, my colleague Danielle Dowling is here to explain [what you need to know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) about the “Dune” universe. [Richard Lewis, in all black, holding a microphone and gesturing with his palms out.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1sYXJyeS1kYXZpZC1jdXJiLXlvdXItZW50aHVzaWFzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Richard Lewis in 2005. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Richard Lewis is remembered for his neurotic wit A month before [his death this week at 76](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1kZWFkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), the comedian Richard Lewis called up my colleague Melena Ryzik. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a few years ago, but he remained as funny and sharp as ever. He joked to Melena about playing a prank on his friend and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star Susie Essman [just to get a chance to bear her wrath](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1pbnRlcnZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). It was the kind of derisive comedy that made Lewis famous, and got him credited with coining — or at least popularizing — [the phrase “the (blank) from hell.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1mcm9tLWhlbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) “He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest,” said the “Curb” creator Larry David, [who was best frenemies with Lewis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vcmljaGFyZC1sZXdpcy1sYXJyeS1kYXZpZC1jdXJiLXlvdXItZW50aHVzaWFzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A sailboat on the sea with a sunset in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9zdHlsZS9jb2xlLWJyYXVlci1zb2xvLXNhaWxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Cole Brauer sails on a 40-foot boat. Samuel Hodges Dinner table topics - On the ocean: As Cole Brauer speeds to the finish of a [solo sailing race around the world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9zdHlsZS9jb2xlLWJyYXVlci1zb2xvLXNhaWxpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), she is using Instagram to blow up the sport’s elitist image. - Great cinema: Here’s how the Criterion Collection became [the film world’s arbiter of taste](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tYWdhemluZS9jcml0ZXJpb24tY29sbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Paradise in Vermont: The biggest fraud in ski industry history nearly took down the Jay Peak resort. But [it has roared back](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC90cmF2ZWwvamF5LXBlYWstdmVybW9udC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Misreading the purr: A new study found that humans [often misinterpret signals from their cats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9zY2llbmNlL2NhdHMtYW5pbWFsLWJlaGF2aW9yLW1lb3cuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYxOTQ3JmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDIyOSZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) WHAT TO DO TONIGHT [A salad of arugula and caramelized cauliflower with gold serving tongs and a small bowl of vinaigrette.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTEwOC1yb2FzdGVkLWNhdWxpZmxvd2VyLWFuZC1hcnVndWxhLXNhbGFkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Matt Taylor-Gross for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Cook: This [roasted cauliflower and arugula salad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNTEwOC1yb2FzdGVkLWNhdWxpZmxvd2VyLWFuZC1hcnVndWxhLXNhbGFkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) is bright, hearty and satisfying. Watch: Stream these movies and TV shows [before they leave Netflix next month](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9tb3ZpZXMvbmV0ZmxpeC1leHBpcmluZy1tYXJjaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Read: Several good young-adult novels [reimagine and retell Greek mythology](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9ib29rcy9yZXZpZXcvZ3JlZWstbXl0aG9sb2d5LXlvdW5nLWFkdWx0LWJvb2tzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Listen: Here are five [classical music albums](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9hcnRzL211c2ljL2ZlYnJ1YXJ5LWNsYXNzaWNhbC1hbGJ1bXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) worth listening to this week. Save: These are the best markets for [first-time home buyers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2ZpcnN0LXRpbWUtaG9tZS1idXllcnMtbWFya2V0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Check-in: This self-guided exercise will help you take stock of [your emotional well-being](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8yOC93ZWxsL21pbmQvbWVudGFsLWhlYWx0aC13ZWxsYmVpbmctY2hlY2staW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDI0MDIyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTY0Mzkmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1OTUyOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZeCaDuFl8TldIFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Hunt: Which New York City apartment would you buy [with a $450,000 budget](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3dpbGxpYW1zYnVyZy1tYW5oYXR0YW4tYnJvbngtYXBhcnRtZW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)? Play: Here are today’s [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Find [all our games here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTUxNjMwJmxpPU5FJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1ORV8yMDI0MDIyOSZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ONE LAST THING [A close-up of a calendar page shows a square with the number “29” in it and a message that says “Leap Year Day.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9zdHlsZS9sZWFwLXllYXItZXhwbGFpbmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Celebrating leap day My colleague Remy Tumin, who wrote a previous iteration of this newsletter, can celebrate extra hard today. That’s because she is one of the 0.001 percent of Americans who were born on Feb. 29 — which arrives only once every four years to [keep the winters in the winter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOS9zY2llbmNlL2xlYXAtZGF5LWVhc3Rlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjQwMjI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNjQzOSZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU5NTI5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl4JoO4WXxOV0gUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). It might sound unfortunate to have a birthday only twice a decade, but Remy wants you to know that [she and other leap-day babies consider it special](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnw5OaP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8yOC9zdHlsZS9sZWFwLXllYXItZXhwbGFpbmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyNDAyMjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE2NDM5Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTk1MjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXgmg7hZfE5XSBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). They’ve heard all of your jokes about still being school-age, but few other days have such cultural significance. Even Superman was said to be born on a leap day. Have an exceptional evening. Thanks for reading. I’ll be back tomorrow. — Matthew We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com. 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