THE NEW YORK TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 N AInvestigators for the agricultural giant
Monsanto who secretly videotape
farmers, infiltrate community
meetings and recruit informants in
their hunt for patent infringement are
known as “seed police” among
farmers.
When Tech’s Security Oversteps the BoundsB
Last year, a survey of the Australian
Alps region showed that the
population of invasive wild horses,
known as brumbies, had more than
doubled in density in a five-year
period.
Majestic Icon or Invasive Pest?
A War Over Australia’s Wild HorsesA
Leisure and hospitality industries
account for 25 percent of jobs in the
Orlando, Fla., area.
An Economy on HoldB
A 2017 study of 1,992 Indians
found that more than half said
they were influenced by TV
advertisements to appear
lighter-skinned.
As Racism Protests Persist, India Grapples
With Biases Long Held Over Skin ToneAFrom 2010 to 2013, Chesapeake
Energy, which filed for bankruptcy
protection on Sunday, spent about
$30 billion more on leasing and
drilling than it made from its
production.Chesapeake Files for BankruptcyB- For years, Hu Jie, a Chinese
independent filmmaker, used a
battered Sony Handycam for his
films, and he almost never uses
lights or multiple cameras — largely
because he works alone.
‘To Show Reality as It Really Was’C
In Ithaca, N.Y., every other person in
town is — or used to be —
connected to Cornell or Ithaca
College.
For Homes of Colleges, Bleak Future
May AwaitA
Of Interest
NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY’S PAPER
CLAY HICKSON“It hit me like a truck. Even if you are young and not at risk,
it’s pretty scary.”
ALEXANDER NELSON-FRYAR,25, a Covid-19 patient hospitalized in Houston with pneumonia.Quote of the Day
HOUSTON SURGE FILLS
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Biden’s Best Veep Pick Is Obvious
In Sunday’s most read article, the Opinion columnist Frank
Bruni argued that Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
should be on Joe Biden’s ticket in November.
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
The Times’s updating map with relevant information about
the coronavirus was widely read on Sunday after a week in
which the United States set a record for new cases on three
consecutive days. The Times’s Covid-19 tracking project is
also recording where clusters have broken out in meatpack-
ing plants, prisons and nursing homes around the country.
One Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd
At Breonna Taylor Protest
Video footage from Saturday showed a man firing more than
a dozen shots at a park in Louisville, Ky., where protesters
had gathered. Officials said on Sunday a suspect was in police
custody. They did not identify him, but said he had been with
the protesters before being asked to leave “due to his disrup-
tive behavior.”
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill
U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
A Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Tal-
iban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan
— including Americans, officials have concluded. The Trump
administration has been deliberating for months on how to
respond. Twenty Americans were killed in Afghanistan in
2019, although it is not known if any of the deaths were linked
to a bounty system.
Starbucks Barista Gets $65,000 in Donations After
Customer’s Mask Complaint
A woman who was not wearing a mask at a Starbucks in San
Diego griped on Facebook about the barista, who had tried to
explain company policy. Her post unexpectedly led to an
outpouring of money for the worker.
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Now that warm weather is here, I’m realizing I need to invest in shorts that can be
worn out to marches, patio seating at restaurants and the social events that have
been cleared to resume — not just for gardening in the yard. It would be nice if
they stood the test of time, fashion-wise, and were well made, and I have zero
interest in wearing booty shorts or golfing shorts. Any suggestions? SHANON, PROVIDENCE, R.I.The question of what to wear
for the re-emergence as the
possibility of another Covid
spike hangs over us, and most
people still largely work from home, is a
complicated one. We are in a halfway
place, in suspended animation, neither
fully out — except, perhaps, when march-
ing — nor any longer fully sequestered.
So how to dress for this netherland?
Personally, I think shorts are best left
for the gym or, as you point out, the yard.
A more multipurpose alternative is the
culotte: wide enough to be as airy as a
skirt, often in a light fabric, cut to show
just enough of the lower calf, yet practical.
Also ageless.
Don’t be fooled into dismissing them as
not-for-summer by the fact that a higher
fabric percentage is involved. In the same
way that caftans and kurtas are actually
more cooling than spaghetti straps and
tank tops, culottes can feel lighter than,
say, a tailored pair of Bermuda shorts.
Likewise, they can be dressed up or
down with T-shirts, jackets or even dressy
tops depending on the occasion — and the
shoes.
This makes them a good investment,and in line with a new, more conscious
shopping model that reflects the reality of
the pandemic economy and the need to
support smaller independent businesses.
It’s value-driven, in all meanings of the
word.
My own favorite pair, for example, is a
black silk shantung number by Duro
Olowu, and I got them — this is astonish-
ing to admit — in the late 1990s. By this
point they are getting a little shiny, but I
can’t bear to give them up. At a few inches
below the knee, they are the perfect
length, weigh almost nothing and have a
knife pleat and wide cuff.
So I’d start by looking close to home, at
smaller shops or artisanal brands in your
neighborhood. A local tailor is also a good
option.Every week in the Open Thread newsletter — a
look from across The Times at the forces that
shape the dress codes we share — The Times’s
chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, answers a
reader’s fashion-related question. Sign up for
Open Thread at nytimes.com/newsletters.Here to Help
VANESSA FRIEDMAN ANSWERS YOUR STYLE QUESTIONSTiny Love Stories, a Modern Love project, asks contributors
to share their epic love stories in 100 words or less. This
week’s batch of micro-nonfiction includes tales about a cross-
roads, a search for the mute button and life inside a bubble.
Read one here.Spotlight
STORIES CONTRIBUTED
BY READERS OF THE NEW YORK TIMESWe met at a wedding in 2014. Chris was best man; I was maid
of honor. Over dinner, I learned about his greatest passion
(rare books) and biggest fear (“losing my mind”). Months
later, it felt as if we were a couple, with our daily check-ins
and confessions, but we weren’t. He couldn’t give me more.
With one fight, it was over. In 2017, Chris was diagnosed with
brain cancer. I emailed. He downplayed his illness but asked
if I wanted his books. “Yes,” I said. If he was going to face his
biggest fear, how could I deny his greatest passion?
Carissa Duenas
Submit your own Tiny Love Story at nytimes.com/modernlove.On Your Mark
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