The Evening: Modi’s pomp-filled state visit

Tonight, freshen up your dinner table with a Thai-style crunchy vegetable salad. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday. - Modi’s visit to Washington - More vessels search for missing sub - Plus, tips for diagnosing your plants ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1tb2RpLXZpc2l0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India alongside First Lady Jill Biden in Alexandria, Virginia, today.Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Biden welcomes Modi At the White House tonight, President Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India for a private dinner that will [kick off a pomp-filled state visit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1tb2RpLXZpc2l0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), matched only by visits from America’s closest allies. The events, which include a star-studded gala dinner and an address by Modi to Congress, are an attempt by the U.S. to draw India closer. They also demonstrate that Biden has concluded, much as his predecessors did, that he needs India despite the fact that Modi’s government has cracked down on dissent in a way that has raised fears of an authoritarian turn. Biden has said that the battle between democracy and autocracy is the defining struggle of his time. But, at a time of confrontation with Russia and an uneasy standoff with China, he believes he must accept some imperfect but important friends. “The fact that Biden is rolling out the red carpet — despite India’s resistance to taking a stance on the war in Ukraine and concerns over Modi’s undermining of democracy — is a testament to the U.S. view of India as an indispensable power,” said my colleague Mujib Mashal, The Times’s South Asia bureau chief. For more: Modi is immensely popular in India. One reason: He uses [an old-fashioned radio show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLW1vZGktcmFkaW8tbWFubi1raS1iYWF0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to soften his image. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qdXN0aWNlLWFsaXRvLWx1eHVyeS10cmF2ZWwtZmlzaGluZy10cmlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Justice Samuel Alito in 2022.Erin Schaff/The New York Times Justice Alito defended his ties to a wealthy G.O.P. donor In a highly unusual move for a Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito last night published an opinion essay in The Wall Street Journal [responding to questions about his travel with a billionaire](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qdXN0aWNlLWFsaXRvLWx1eHVyeS10cmF2ZWwtZmlzaGluZy10cmlwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). It was an attempt to pre-empt a report from [ProPublica](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHJvcHVibGljYS5vcmcvYXJ0aWNsZS9zYW11ZWwtYWxpdG8tbHV4dXJ5LWZpc2hpbmctdHJpcC1wYXVsLXNpbmdlci1zY290dXMtc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NTY5NiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM2MzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkSVzk2TQhZAaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) detailing an extravagant fishing trip he took in 2008 with Paul Singer, the billionaire, who later had cases before the Supreme Court. In the essay, Alito insists that he was not required to disclose the trip or recuse himself from the cases. His response comes as the justices face mounting scrutiny over their ethical obligations to report gifts and to recuse themselves from cases involving their benefactors. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3Bvd2VsbC1pbmZsYXRpb24tZmVkZXJhbC1yZXNlcnZlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified before a House committee today.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Low inflation is a “long way” away, the Fed chair warned The U.S. economy is seeing many positive signs: Price increases have meaningfully slowed, gas is cheaper, eggs are back under $3 and the job market remains strong. But at least one person has yet to express relief: Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve. Powell testified to House lawmakers today, saying that [inflation was still too rapid and most likely would be for a while longer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L3Bvd2VsbC1pbmZsYXRpb24tZmVkZXJhbC1yZXNlcnZlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), adding that most central bank officials expected rates to rise further. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzA2LzIxL3dvcmxkL3J1c3NpYS11a3JhaW5lLW5ld3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA Ukrainian troops fired on Russian positions near Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s east, this month.Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Ukraine’s leader said the counteroffensive would be slow President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to manage expectations around Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has been unable to recapture significant Russian-held territory in its opening weeks. He said that it would [take time for his troops to achieve results](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3plbGVuc2t5LXdhcm5zLXRoYXQtdGhlLWNvdW50ZXJvZmZlbnNpdmUtd2lsbC1ub3QtYmUtb3Zlci1xdWlja2x5P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): “Some people believe this is a Hollywood movie and expect results now,” Zelensky said. “It’s not.” In related news, the World Bank estimated the cost of rebuilding Ukraine’s cities, towns and other infrastructure [at more than $411 billion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4Q8AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL3RoZS13b3JsZC1iYW5rLWVzdGltYXRlZC11a3JhaW5lcy1yZWJ1aWxkaW5nLWNvc3QtYXQtNDExLWJpbGxpb24taXRzLXJpc2VuLXNpbmNlLXRoZW4_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). More top news ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy90aXRhbmljLXN1Ym1lcnNpYmxlLXRpdGFuLTNkLW1vZGVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA A plane detected “banging sounds” in the remote part of the North Atlantic where the Titan submersible disappeared over the weekend.The New York Times - Submersible: A French research vessel is en route to the search area [carrying a robot capable of operating at extreme depths](~/AAAAAQA~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) to help look for the Titan, which could run out of oxygen some time tomorrow. - Weather: Oklahoma, already battered by severe storms, is now [facing triple-digit temperatures](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9va2xhaG9tYS1oZWF0LXBvd2VyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Business: The F.T.C. sued Amazon, saying it [illegally induced users to sign up for its Prime service](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Z0Yy1hbWF6b24tcHJpbWUtbGF3c3VpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and hindered them from canceling. - Covid: American intelligence officials are more convinced than ever that they will never be able to [conclusively trace the origin of the coronavirus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9jb3ZpZC1wYW5kZW1pYy1sYWItbGVhay1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NTY5NiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM2MzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkSVzk2TQhZAaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - International: An explosion [tore through an apartment building in central Paris](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcGFyaXMtZXhwbG9zaW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), injuring at least 37 people. The origin of the explosion was unclear. - Food: The Agriculture Department approved the sale of laboratory-grown meat for the first time, clearing the way for two companies to make [cell-grown chicken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS91cy9sYWItZ3Jvd24tbWVhdC1zYWxlLWFwcHJvdmFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Migrant boat wreck: One of the vessels that helped rescue survivors in a shipwreck near Greece last week was a $175 million superyacht, [reflecting the new inequality of the seas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUveWFjaHQtbWlncmFudC1yZXNjdWUtZ3JlZWNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Science: Some people on weight loss drugs like Ozempic have said their [“food noise” has disappeared](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS93ZWxsL2VhdC9vemVtcGljLWZvb2Qtbm9pc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NTY5NiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM2MzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkSVzk2TQhZAaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Entertainment: The Emmys [may be postponed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy9tZWRpYS9lbW15LWF3YXJkcy13cml0ZXJzLXN0cmlrZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) because of the Hollywood writers’ strike. Enjoy all of The New York Times in one subscription — the original reporting and analysis, plus puzzles from Games, recipes from Cooking, product reviews from Wirecutter and sports journalism from The Athletic. Experience it all with a [New York Times All Access subscription](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2FsbC1hY2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD04S0ZIOSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMDYyMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NTY5NiZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM2MzI3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkkSVzk2TQhZAaUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). EVENING WIND DOWN ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMC9tb3ZpZXMvZWxlbWVudGFsLWRlc2lnbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Ember, voiced by Leah Lewis, in “Elemental.”Disney/Pixar Breathing life into fire, water, earth and air In some ways, Pixar’s latest movie, “Elemental,” is a simple love story between a woman made of fire and a man made of water. In other ways, it was a major technical challenge: The film’s animators needed to find a way to anthropomorphize the four elements of the natural world in a way that was both believable and endearing. My colleague Mekado Murphy took a closer look [at what went into developing the visual style for each element](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMC9tb3ZpZXMvZWxlbWVudGFsLWRlc2lnbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). For more: [Here’s our review of “Elemental.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8xNS9tb3ZpZXMvZWxlbWVudGFsLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjAvc3R5bGUvd2hhdC1oYXBwZW5zLXdoZW4teW91LWdldC1zby1pbmZsdWVudGlhbC10aGF0LXlvdXJlLWJvcmVkLWJ5LXlvdXItb3duLWFlc3RoZXRpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Athena Calderone in her new empty apartment in Tribeca.Clement Pascal for The New York Times A tastemaker who got bored of her own style The interior designer and lifestyle influencer Athena Calderone’s Brooklyn townhouse had everything. It was sun drenched and spacious, with crown moldings and muted luxe-minimalist décor so desirable that it became a set for photo shoots and attracted a huge following on Pinterest. But Calderone’s style became so influential that she eventually became bored of her own aesthetic. “I just felt like the house was getting exhausted,” Calderone said. Now, [she’s moving to Manhattan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjAvc3R5bGUvd2hhdC1oYXBwZW5zLXdoZW4teW91LWdldC1zby1pbmZsdWVudGlhbC10aGF0LXlvdXJlLWJvcmVkLWJ5LXlvdXItb3duLWFlc3RoZXRpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Dinner table topics - “Pink Floyd,” “The Wizard of Oz” and me: The inside story of a Times reporter’s [strange role in “The Dark Side of the Rainbow.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjMvMDYvMjEvbWFnYXppbmUvZGFyay1zaWRlLW9mLXRoZS1yYWluYm93LXBpbmstZmxveWQtd2l6YXJkLW9mLW96Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) - Men’s style: Concision — that was the word that came to our critic’s mind after spending [eight surprising days at Italian men’s wear fashion shows](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9zdHlsZS9pdGFsaWFuLW1lbnMtd2Vhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMwNjIxJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk1Njk2Jm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzYzMjcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSRJXOTZNCFkBpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Black beauty market: A look inside the Unilever lab that is [working to understand Black women’s hair](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yMS9idXNpbmVzcy91bmlsZXZlci1ibGFjay13b21lbi1oYWlyLXByb2R1Y3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Social Qs: My child’s friend asked to be called a name used by another gender. [Should I do it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmdfglP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDYvMjEvc3R5bGUvY2hpbGQtbmFtZS1nZW5kZXIuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzA2MjEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTU2OTYmbW9kdWxlPVdlbGwmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcGd0eXBlPUhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1TdHlsZSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNjMyNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZJElc5Nk0IWQGlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)? 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