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April 19, 2021 Hello. Every day, we’ll send you stories we think you’ll love. Let us know what you’re interested in to improve your recommendations. Choose your interests From Business & Technology A Bobcat Attacks, and a Husband Swings Into Action Kristi Wade credits her husband, Happy Wade, with saving her life when a rabid bobcat attacked her in their North Carolina driveway. From Latinx Opinion | The ‘New Redlining’ Is Deciding Who Lives in Your Neighborhood If you care about social justice, you have to care about zoning. From Sports Battle Over Super League Begins With Letters, Threats and Banners The founding members of a league that would reshape soccer have warned the sport’s leaders that they will fight any effort to block their plans. From Arts What’s on TV This Week: The Oscars and a Greta Thunberg Documentary This year’s Academy Awards ceremony airs on ABC. And PBS airs a three-part documentary pegged to Earth Day. From Sports Why the Worst N.B.A. Player Is (Probably) Still Better Than You There’s confidence, and then there’s thinking you can beat one of the 500 (N.B.A.) or 150 (W.N.B.A.) best basketball players in the world. IMPROVE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS Science The wonders of humans and our world International News from around the world Books to Read Suggested reading from Times editors COLUMNS AND SERIES The latest updates for you From Metropolitan Diary ‘By the Time We Reached Main Street, I Had Lost Sight of Him ’ Commuting from Queens to Manhattan, neglected at the library and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. From Charles Blow Opinion | My Second Phase of Adulthood How I’m changing my perspective on life. From At Home Banish Anxiety About Your Post-Lockdown Looks The coronavirus changed so much about our lives, including, for many of us, our bodies. It’s OK. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT From What to Cook Vegetables Get the Ripert Treatment The latest cookbook from the chef of Le Bernardin focuses on simple, but stunning recipes for seasonal produce. From L.G.B.T.Q. Opinion | I’m the Head of Planned Parenthood. We’re Done Making Excuses for Our Founder. We must reckon with Margaret Sanger’s association with white supremacist groups and eugenics. From Smarter Living Shopping for Kitchen Stools You know you need at least a couple, but which ones? Here’s how to choose — without making the ‘rookie designer mistake.’ From Opinion We Were Born to Be Wild Earth Day is a reminder that we are living creatures all the same. From Business With ‘Knives Out’ Deal, Netflix Signals It’s in the Franchise Business The streaming gold rush of 2017-18, when Netflix scooped up big-name television creators, now seems to have migrated to the film world. THAT’S IT FOR TODAY Help us find the best stories for you. Choose your interests To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times | Get the NYT app Change Your Email | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise | California Notices The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018