The New York Times September 12, 2026

0:00Didn't I. Hey everybody what is up? Another week has passed and this is a Niagara Frontier radio reading service that presents a reading of articles and features from the New York Times for September 12th, 2026, Readers Show Gives and that was Holdeline from Toto, them and another music artist that I'll play have a connection and I'm going to want to know what that connection is.

1:03So I am going to put on something from the other artist and you can tell him try to figure out what this connection is. Let's hear what this is here. Who is the other artist? Well I'll tell you the other artist is Michael Jackson. What connection does Toto and Michael Jackson have? There is a definite connection. What is it? Why are they somehow connected? That is the music question of the day and we will get that answer in another 56, 57 minutes.

2:07Yesterday was indeed September 11th, 25 years after Towers fell very sad. One of the worst days of history in the United States, 2983 names says here on the front page still echoing and that was one horrible day. I don't think anybody who was around to that point doesn't remember where they were. It's definitely something we cannot mention today. We have to definitely mention that. Bobo that was unbelievable, horrible. I can't imagine being there that day even witnessing it. Still today, the sickness, the memories for people, 25 years still has an erased situation, not even a little bit.

3:10Especially for these families. So our hearts go out to everyone affected by 9-11 in the Towers. So what could we read about today? Contractor admits fault on reflecting pool, Flob. The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the Fair Plan, not vandalism caused the pool's new blue liner to peel and break loose, according to the government documents reviewed by the New York Times. President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals wielding knives or box cutters for damage to the pool's American flag, blue liner, even after the Justice Department job charges that it had brought against people accused of vandalizing the National Landmark.

4:25But the documents which have not previously been reported may clear that the contractor, Atlantic and just your coatings, found problems in both the design and the execution of the renovation. The documents include Atlantic reports to the government as well as daily progress, updates on National Park Service over the past two months. The Atlantic plain is own errors in a report dated August 14th and then provided more detail in September 2nd to the document show, the Justice Department which had charged several people with vandalizing pool in early July began moving to this mystic cases on July 31st. How do you find people to charge that were never vandalizing it? That's insane. I don't know how they found people to charge.

5:30The place knows they did a bad job. How could they possibly found someone that they said vandalized it when no one ever vandalized it? Let's see with this headline from history has to say thousands well tracked to the West by East Germans. September 12th of 1989, I graduated high school in 1989. Hungary which was transitioning out of communism tore down parts of his border fence with Austria in the summer of 89. Tens of thousands of East Germans sensing an opportunity to evade the restrictions they prevented them from traveling to West Germany, fled the Hungary and set up camps. On September 10th, the Hungarian government began to allow the East Germans to cross into Austria where they could continue freely to West Germany setting off an exodus to Times wrote. The Times reporter was in Pasa, West Germany to observe the carnival atmosphere that greeted the first large convoy of Jubalon East Germans to arrive from Austria.

6:36Many arrivals like Stefan Phaibig didn't yet feel the history they were making. Nothing is going to change for the next 20 years he said two months later to Berlin Wall fell. So how do you like that? Stefan Fiebig. All right. Might we suggest for recommendations from around the newsroom, savoring the tomatoes as summer dwindles the last tomatoes linger on market tables make the most of them. Yodum Adolinghi a chef in Times food column this has new recipe for tomato toasts with Japanese miso shimi Tagashi. Times cooking has dozens of summer tomato recipes including salad sandwiches dips and more check out New York Times dot com dash food.

7:40Nealing to stand number two comfortably getting off the floors an important function for older adults think of gyrning playing with children or reaching under the couch Sarah Furman a fitness coach and Ashley cats and back a physical therapist arranged a 20 minute workout. The strength and the skills we need to rise the well that's published videos to help you get started a New York Times dot com dash well. And then number three is finding your tapestry visitors are lining up at the British Museum in London to view a priceless 220 foot long 11th century embroidery on loan from France. And says is pictured on the opposite page. That depicts the Norman Conquest of England there are several replicas of the tapestry union United States including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington University of North Georgia has the only complete replica in the US.

8:41It goes on display at the University's campus on Saturday if you're not near one find a relic at your local museum or historical society at New York Times dot com dash art. Wash your pillows washing your pillows number four did you know that backpack stuffed animals and kitchen sponges are safe to clean in the washing machine. The team at wire cutter or some of the list of eight sixteen household items that can stand up to a cycle or two if they're really dirty most bed and throw pillow stuffed with down can go through the wash and dryer. Feel like to master your domain and give the couch cushions baseball hats kids backpacks and doggy gear a good cleaning from New York Times dot com dash wire cutter. Second look story taking roots and Silicon Valley the Hamptons and other affluent areas across the US homeowners are branching out more than ever wealthy American seeking instant gratification are spending huge sums on full grown bannions.

9:56The mature tree businesses flourishing industry experts say with nurseries uprooting oaks and palms so they can be shipped on flat beds to their new homes the little has been set about the environmental impact perhaps industries missing the forest for the trees. Here to help five films to stream on Netflix right now people knocked up from 2007 was a good one it's a tell as old as time to incompatible people on a first date have a little bit too much to drink make some. Poor choices and a few weeks later have decided what to do about them and judge aptose film Seth Rogan is happy go lucky stoner who's unexpected night with the whip smart career woman Catherine high go turns both of their lives upside down. It's a rom con with both higher in the dirty mind. It's a good one 2007 old Henry from 2000 and 21.

10:58Tim Blake Nelson is the quintessential contemporary character actor turning up as memorable supporting roles and films and shows but he got to play something new here the leading man. Nelson styroge is a farmer and a widow father who has always been tight-lipped about his colorful past but when he's forced into the middle of a dispute his son which is played by Gavin Lewis begins to realize how dark the old man secrets might be. Nelson is as reliable as ever old Henry 2021. Scarface 1983 say hello to my little friend when the combustible elements of L. Patino and as a picture of him director Brian De Palma and screenwriter Oliver Stone are mixed at a high velocity explosions will follow. Free the updating 1932 bootleg and gangster classic to the coke field era of the early 1980s Miami. Scarface gives us some of Patino's most operatic overacting and that's saying something the palm of wildest filmmaking and stones most memorable dialogue.

12:04It's certified 80s classic. That's Scarface 1983 1993 sleepless in Seattle boy is a totally different one the writer director Nora F. Ron recaptured the box office magic of when Harry Matt Sally when she wrote for the director Rob Reiner with his sweetie funny riff on an affair to remember. Tom Hanks tires as a simple father in recent weather who is relevations about his grief on a radio talk show goes to mid 1990s equivalent of viral Meg Ryan assumed to be wed journalist who follows for the voice and night and a pursuers of affections against all odds. That's sleepless in Seattle 1993. Starship troopers 1997 in this sci fi and action hybrid director Paul. Beer hoven lord and viewers with the promise of laser-toting heroes vaporizing big bug creatures you must do that it's delivered at action but then surrounded it with merciless attire in which futuristic.

13:13Authoritarian government uses propaganda in jingoism to convince its youth to die cheerfully for the flag. Yeah, that don't sound like it's even worth it. But that was starship troopers 1997. Alright. Facts of interest over the last. This says over the last dozen years and 9 11 of a royal museum. Has ranked as one of the most attended cultural institutions in New York. It drew 2.4 million visitors last year earning most of its income from tickets that cost 36 for most adults. About 93% of the oil and gas in Britain's North Sea Basin once a hub for oil and gas drilling has already been extracted. That's a fact. Wow. To take part in virtual Taekwondo competitors hold controllers strap motion tracking sensors to their test thysons and where VR headsets to track their opponents avatar.

14:19I don't know from January 1st to August 16th movie theaters in the US and Canada sold and estimated. 568.4 million tickets down 30% from the same period in 2019 that amounts to roughly 248 million missing admissions. What do you know more than 1300 data centers operate in the United States and more than 2000 more planned according to clean view American intelligent company that tracks us power. Okay, let's see. Okay, on the other side of the fold here it says that tracks us power infrastructure in Dana center development. The very last fact, the university of Minnesota and Mississippi state play each other in a football field.

15:22Unsaturday for the very first time they've never played each other. That does happen sometimes. I wonder. What time does anybody tell me. They play at 3 30 today Notre Dame plays rice. 330. I'll just see if I can catch some of that in between cutting the yards and all that fun stuff you have to do on some Saturdays. Let's go to sip some Pepsi zero. Before we dive into something else here.

16:29What else do we have. We think about that Taiwan dough is like an avatar Thai Kwondo. So the kids aren't really going against each other. I don't know. It's like Taiwan no. Taiwan new. Same old happy news in the national section here.

17:32And there's a big section on 9 11 showing the firefighters and police officers. 283 people. Very sad. Hard to pick stores in this national news. I know. Less political.

18:36Let's see here. Well, here's something about a boat pilot. So this says boat pilot pleads not guilty in fatal capsizing in New York harbor. Manwell Hernandez was piloting a boat when it when it overturned killing a woman and her baby. A man who piloted a charter boat that overturned a New York harbor last month killing a woman and her infant daughter pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges connected to the deaths. The man manual Hernandez 46 pleaded not guilty to two counts of misconduct in the neglect of a ship officer resulting in death. For the fatal accident on August 8th, which killed Sarah Sanchez 27 and her five month old daughter Anna Tonella. Oh boy. The action and drew attention to perilous conditions that Mariners encountered in the waters south of Manhattan and raised question about the regulation of charter companies with some operators say skirted enforcement for years.

19:45So let's see here on August 8th, just after 10 p.m. Mr Hernandez was piloting a Yamaha. He is a AR 210 with 13 passengers when he is separated through a swell near Liberty Island according to the criminal complaint. Water swamped the bow and the boat capsize according to court documents 11 of the passengers who were on board celebrating a birthday and Mr Hernandez suffered and grabbed on to. The ball but miss Anchez and Antonella were not among them. They were later found by police divers and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. A lot of tragedy that is. Mr Hernandez was arrested and next day in charge in their debts. According to the court documents, Mr Hernandez, excuse me, he overlooked a vessel with 14 people overloaded it. Oh boy, exceeding the capacity of 10.

20:46So he's supposed to have 10 people. He went to 14. He later told investigators after being read his Miranda rights that he did not have the required coast, Guired certification to operate a boat with paying passengers according to the complaint. So he overloaded the boat and he wasn't even supposed to be operating the vessel. The court documents also indicated that Mr Hernandez knew there was no life preserver on board for Antonella, a federal requirement for children on your 13. On August 10, a judge ordered that Mr Hernandez be released on his own recogonins, but the next day he was arrested again this time by US immigration and customs enforcement, which said he was an else. So Dorian National Living United States unlawfully. Mr Hernandez lawyer Amy Gulliccio at federal defenders in New York did not immediately respond to request for comment.

21:48Andrew Stahl, a federal prosecutor sat in Thursday that the Coast Guard was continuing his investigation in the case, which he described as complex and evolving a review of body worn camera footage from the police department, autopsy reports and other mechanical information about the vessel. The Coast Guard said last month that it was looking into whether the tour boat had been operated as an illegal charter. Two weeks after capsizing the Coast Guard release of statement warning on the public about the safety of risk of such charters on Thursday judge Mary Kay, Viscousel and the defense agreed to a prosecution request to have to move Mr. Hernandez from immigration custody to Matt's a pilot in detention center in Brooklyn, where he would remain as his case played out. Judge Viscousel sat a trial date for the case were April 5th. So he's in a legal. No license to have to ride the, you know, a captain, the vessel with paying customers, he was not even legal to do that.

22:56And then overloaded the boat. So he should be charged. And the people at own this charter company should also be charged because they have somebody working for them that wasn't even legal. And obviously didn't have to write qualifications to be doing what he was doing. And now people are have are deceased. One being a baby for all this negligence. So the, the guy should be charged in the company should be sued. You know, if you're here illegally, I get it, you know, I'm not a big subject. Get a job where your life is not going to affect someone else's. That's all.

24:06You should get a job where you can do some work and not, you know, hurt someone in the process. Well, there's a quick little thing here. So Apple enters the foldable phone for a wide says. And there's a, there's an illustration how this phone folds in half. And then when you open it, you get the full screen. And it's Apple's iPhone duo. And it only costs $1,999. Apple this week unveiled an iPhone that unfolds like a book to expand its screen size and closes up to fit in your pocket. It's the biggest physical change to the iPhones design in nearly two decades. But even though they've been around for years, foldable phones aren't particularly popular.

25:06They're expensive, awkward and not as durable as regular smartphones. So why did Apple do it? So the answer is that novel design of today's foldable phones could help reestablish the high end of the phone market. They're meant to stand out and see a standard issue if you've seen one, you've seen them all the smartphones. The quiz, quintessential rectangular smartphones have gotten so good over the years that the most expensive models price up or two a thousand have become nearly indistinguishable from their cheap counterparts. So they decided to make so they decided to make this folding phone. I mean, it does look cool. I can, you know, if you don't keep changing, that's how you make money. So I'm going to like it. And that's why you do it.

26:06Look at everything else. Look at football. Look at, um, look at football. You know, why do you think football sports and tacky and all those things? They always come up with a new third jersey every year. It's just like the folding phone. They know if it's there, someone will buy it. That's why they do it. They make millions of dollars on it. That's why they do it. For sure. Who wouldn't want to do it and make more of it? That's smart. So, okay. Let's see here what we have in business. Oddly enough, there's a picture around the front page of business. Has all these different things on here. One of them is Michael Jackson. Do you know why?

27:13Michael Jackson and Toto are connected. This is about ticket sales here on the front page. This connect over tickets and boom at the box office. Hollywood is celebrating strong summer sales, but focus on numbers, offers a reality check. They're talking about Michael Jackson movie, Odyssey, back rooms, minions. How many minion movies can you make obsession? There was Prada toy story, Spider-Man. You know, there were some good ones and there was another one coming out. The part of the beast with Brad Pitt and a dog. The dog's name in real life is Uber. And he plays Ooty. And they go on. They were in the service together and they end up going on a little plane and he crashes. And they have to go like 58 miles to safety. And it's an adventure with Brad Pitt and his dog to actually use this dog Uber.

28:19And he's younger in the film. Three of that dogs actual puppies. The sons are used in that movie. So it's for the same family dog. The main one being Uber, the adult German shepherd. And that comes out on the 25th. I think that's going to sell some tickets. What do we have here in business? Okay. Let's see what we have here. All right. So AI helps fuel growth in Britain's economy.

29:23AI's mentioned just about every week, right? Brent's economy grew at the fastest annual pace in 18 months in July helped buy a boost from artificial intelligence and extending a strong first half performance. Despite had wins from the US, Iran war officials figures showed on Friday. The figures offer a boost to new finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget on October 28th, which risks being overshadowed by soaring government powering costs and surging oil. And may make some bank of England officials more willing to consider a rate hike before the end of the year. British gross domestic product in July was 1.6% higher than a year earlier. The fastest annual growth since February of 2025 and above economists 1.2% forecast. The office for national statistics showed on Friday. The economy grew 0.4% in the month of July.

30:28Another story here. Kruger trims sales target at shoppers pullback. Kruger cut its annual identical sales forecast on Friday, citing slower consumer spending. But maintain its high profit target is cost controls and higher margin businesses help cushion the impact. The forecast cut echoes recent warnings from bigger rival Walmart and raises concerns about the health of the American consumer. As a prioritized value amid economic uncertainty, even on everyday purchases such as groceries and household items. Still shares of the company reversed pre-market loss to rise about 3% in morning trading. Investors looked past the sales guidance and focused on Kruger's earnings. And confidence and full profitability. So excuse me. Maybe you don't have as many people doing quite as much, but everything everyone is doing is so expensive.

31:30They're still not losing. This says since Greg foreign the new Kruger chief executive joined in February, he has focused on tightening sourcing, simplifying operations as well. Selling prices low, a seller in store opening and expanding online sales. You go Kruger. Tesla eyes taking semi to European market. Tesla plans to take a semi electric truck to Europe. Broughting its reach beyond North America as a seeks foothold and heavy duty market where rivals already sell battery powered models. The Elon Musk led automaker will disclose European specifications and launch details at the IAA transportation trade fair. And how over Germany next week is said in a post on X to European push comes nearly a decade after Tesla unveiled the semi in 2017. Initially targeted production for 19 a timeline that was reportedly delayed. As the company prioritized battery sales supplies for its passenger vehicles.

32:35Tesla began limited deliveries to customers, including PepsiCo and the United States in late 2022. In April, Tesla said the first semi had rolled off a high-value production line in Nevada. However, it's July shareholder update removed the forecast for volume production this year. Yeah, before you worry about where you're selling your electric vehicles, just make sure when they get an accident the doors can open. Want to say we read a couple weeks ago a story about like what four million electric vehicles being recalled because if you get in Iraq, you can't get out. I don't want anything to do with having to plug my car in at the end of the day. Oh well. What do we have here?

33:40What do we have here? What do we have here to look at? This says. He fought student loans now his son starts college. Eugene organ if you actually become the patron saint of lost student loan causes there are some of the things that will happen messages will arrive from many stranger seeking advice you'll get recognized in person years later as that guy.

34:43Your name will be the subject heading of emails to New York Times as I'm your new jet that's at is judge shape for an educator in Eugene organ who helped about 825 teenagers get general equivalency diplomas. Starting in 2017 I wrote a series of accounts about his efforts to navigate for federal public service loan forgiveness program. It's difficult. He suddenly learned about his epic dysfunction just says the first cohort of borrowers got in line for loan cancellation only to find they were not eligible readers notice so did senators who coughed up hundreds of millions of federal dollars to help after initially receiving word that he would need to spend another decade in repayment. Mister shape for did indeed qualify and now he's about to send his own first born to college once again Mister shape for who is 55 is in the vanguard this time as a parent scores of people who spent decades repaying large student loan deaths are now explain themselves to their children.

35:49What did they borrow and why and when and how will they repay it if they can't pay for college out of current income what about should they giving their kids. Mister shape for the son of fishermen and writer teacher of former college catcher and a political spouse owning it's his wife's successful run for tax assessor does not rush to spotlight he mostly steers clear of the social media but he also shapes on the online guy for torque around PSFL I see people on Facebook saying oh sure I want to government to pay my truck loan to he said an interview in his backyard with a duck. Name so next a lot interrupting a regular intervals I made a large payments on my loans for 15 years ton of which were in the program so it's different from a car loan I wasn't declaring bankruptcy he said hope you like his people lot more clarity done the knee jerk reaction and progress progress is our out there excusing each other's debt. In fact opposite is true was George W Bush who signed the two down some a bill that established loan cancellation for public servants.

36:57PSFL F participants must work for qualifying governmental employer or nonprofit make 120 on time payments and be qualifying repayment plan for communication and misunderstandings had led to the confusion that Mister shape or another's faced. Now it's time to keep his sons from being confused. His elder Julius will be in roll in Oregon state this month at the cost of over 30 80 year. So first to work Julius has done well in the classroom going enough to win a 2000 per year merit scholarship from university is also made money at a local club 80% of those earnings are going to college. When Mister shape or student loan payers and in more regular and large contributions to Julius college savings account again. Then Mister shape her and his wife took on extra work first day along with other family members built an accessory drawing unit behind her home for his mother. Now in the wake of her death it's short term rental that makes money.

37:59So that's one good example Mister shape or a set if more money becomes available save a decent chunk of it. Drive to 2018 Toyota RAV for fire beyond the term of any car loan. Keep the 2007 Toyota high lender. The family's good habits mean that it has about 21,000 saved for Julius and that he will finish the year. First year free of debt not that Mister shape or has a particular problem with borrowing. I don't necessarily think that accruing a small amount of debt can't be positive experience. It can be but I didn't get much education around it. Mister shape or in his wife will provide dedication when needed that is not something to take as lightly as we were told to take it by our high school counselor. She said just get a degree and there will be all kinds of jobs out there for you wasn't necessarily true nor can there be certainty that PSLF is going to persist persist and work well for young adults who want to spend the full decade in public service.

39:02This week came word of new trouble in the program as borrowers pursue so called by backs with their loans to speed up debt cancellation. Julius wants to major in public policy and run for office someday so maybe he'll be the one to finally fix it. His father pers persevere and ultimately prevailed many others have to as I've chronicled previously. You're part of this community of people who've been through this thing that wasn't going as well as all hoped it would Mister shape or said and then it had a happier ending. That student loans are brutal. That's for sure. Student loans are brutal. There's another thing we've been reading a lot about things like this journalist cut by McClatchy at Miami paper and elsewhere.

40:08McClatchy the newspaper chain that owns Miami Harold the Sacramento B and 28 other newspapers made deep cuts on Thursday to newsrooms across the country at the Harold morning 30 rolls were cut more than a third of the editorial staff. While the newsroom of a sister paper the Spanish language El Nouveau Harold was almost completely eliminated by people with knowledge of the layoff said. At all lessons Pacific Northwest including the belling him Harold and Washington and Idaho statesmen and boys 17 journalists about a third of you know unionized workers. We're let go according to the union the specific Northwest newspaper guild at the election 10 Harold leader in Kentucky 13 to 23 news room employees were laid off. The full extent of cuts was not yet clear but a current employee who asked remain anonymous said that at least 90 journalists had been laid off it dozens of publications Carol Martin Miller to deputy investigations editor of the Miami Harold said in an interview that the layoffs and elimination of vacant positions were a blood bath.

41:21We're all God's Mac by the breath of the cuts she said I have seen multiple rounds of layoffs or buyouts I cannot remember a day in which 30 slots were wiped off the slate. Greg farmer to change executive vice president of local news was blunt in an email to McClatchy newsroom and Thursday afternoon we cannot continue investing were subscriber interest is not support to investment he wrote. He said McClatchy had maintained its level of investment in local neutral past five years but consumer revenue during that time at drop 41% while expenses had stayed flat requiring a different choice. McClatchy will instead invest in journalism that is differentiated consequential and difficult to replicate reporting rooted in our communities and strengthen by sources investigation verification, context and judgment he said in the email a copy of which was obtained by the New York Times. He added that McClatchy remain deeply committed to local journalism the clatchy spokeswoman did not respond to request for comment.

42:29Almost 40% of local newspapers in America have shut down in the past two decades according to 2025 Northwestern University report on the state of local news leaving a growing number of areas around the country with little or no local news coverage. Persistent cuts have howled out many the newsrooms that still exist. McClatchy has new newspapers in 14 states formerly a family run business it was sold to the hedge fund Chad amass that management in 2020 after declared bankruptcy. The company has gone through rounds of layoffs in recent years in the late 2025 McClatchy closed its breaking news desk. And shut down its Washington DC bureau while carrying out further layoffs across newspapers. This year journalists and many McClatchy's new rooms newsrooms went public with their intention to withhold their bylines from a new artificial intelligence tool the company rolled out.

43:29The AI summarizes articles and produces versions with different audiences to journalists expressed alarm about the company's use of AI. Everything is AI a person close to the executive decision making who asked to remain anonymous told the times that layoffs were not related to the use of AI. And instead were about business performance in some areas. Ms. Marbin Miller who has worked at the Harold for 26 years and was not laid off said management had told Harold Jordan is recently that they were not productive enough and had to focus on generating more page views. She said the cuts which included the paper city hall reporter left her with real concern about the future journalism Miami. Miami is about to become a news desert she said even if we survived these cuts there just won't be enough of us to do a fraction of the work the market requires.

44:33Yep the world's changing everything is internet everything is social media and have to young people don't care about the news. They don't even know what the news is. All right. So the some college football going on well and being today is Saturday and I guess we'll know the outcome by the time you get this paper right this reading. But it should be interesting to see Ohio State number one against number four Texas. Looks like a good one.

45:39And the NFL rolling this week huh Seattle squeaked out of wind. They weren't playing that great they lost their quarterback after about five plays. Miami look like they were going to maybe sneak out a low scoring win but did not did not make it which is a good thing because who wants to watch New England win and the 49ers beat the Rams easily I think that was an us trail yeah I think that. Rams are really one of the favor teams to win the Super Bowl and they didn't come out looking that great.

47:08He was a major supporter of the United States. He secured major settlements from cigarette companies and opioid makers. Good for him. We have here arts. Guys here lady Gaga had a baby. She had a baby yesterday.

48:10I don't think they released. It was a boy or girl name any of that. Give you a quick little action move music back to nobody lady Gaga went by lady Gaga. Because of queen the song radio Gaga. That is why lady Gaga use the name Gaga. So how do you like that. There's a little bonus music back for you. Yep. A little bonus back. There's a couple of travel things here. In Scotland a summer camp for grown ups. A luxury Glen Eagles hotel offers breathtaking views and all sorts of lush adventures.

49:10It comes a time in every English summer when past friends take off for the countryside for long weekends and mansions they refer to as cottages. Luckily there's a place for the rest of us longing for storybook out of ways too. It's called Glen Eagles. There's a big picture of it looks really nice. But an hour outside Edinburgh it's a luxury hotel one built in manner of the great Scottish castles and building itself as a glorious playground. It's a mix of lush adventures by day and elegant dinners by night. That we began dreaming about from the moment our stay at was booked a lot of high end hotels and other beautiful rooms gorgeous views and fine dining. What the breathtaking setting of Scottish Highlands a fleet of land rowers at our disposal and all of its sporting spaces make Glen Eagles splurge I keep returning to. Indeed the approach to Glen Eagles with its 205 bedrooms 205 bedrooms and 28 suites.

50:11It's acres and acres of hills. It's carefully tended for us in gardens feels like stepping on to the set of some great historical drama like the swoon worthy backdrops and outlander. That was a great show. When the hotel opened in 2024. Excuse me 1924 you remember that right to pure scale and opulence of its lead London newspapers to hell Glen Eagles has to eight wonder of the world. It's jazz age concerts were so popular they were broadcast over the new BBC wireless radio network. It wasn't long before the hotel became a favorable retreat for royals and celebrities like Princess Margaret Vivian Lee and Sir Lauren to live a. Laurence Libby a. To capture its 1920s magic and celebrate our wedding anniversary my husband and I took an overnight train earlier this summer for London to the hotel station.

51:11I was already tired and cranky when we left 11 p.m. and what had much preferred not to sleep on a train car even as really really nice one. In fact the hotel was created by Caldwell and the Indian railway as a way to capitalize on the growing popularity of train travel. If you have to travel or in your pocket on the train you might as well keep him the railways long time general manager Donald Matheson had remarked. But pulling up to Glen Eagles even at 6 a.m. has always given me the feeling I was invited via hand lettered imitation and heavy stock instead of booking it online. You don't arrive at Glen Eagles so much you as approach it there's a drive. And then a building that looks like it has been sitting there quite. Contently for a hundred years. The actor Richard Grant who co-hosts a podcast devoted to historical tiles told me in an interview. Invented in Scotland in 15th century it's modern form. Golf is still the hotel's biggest draw. Jack Nicholas designed the signature centenary course which hosted the Ryder Cup in 14 during the hotels peak seasons 11,500 rounds of golf are played a month.

52:19Wow. What a cool looking place. Very historical looking. Awesome place. That's for sure. Other thing here says mid coast main. Between the pilots resort towns of southern Maine and the remoteness of down east mid coast Maine as a study and contrast. Here are working harbors weathered lobster boats and scooters coexist with independent bookstores galleries and a flourishing food and creative culture and celebrated coastal landscapes. To reason when it's uncomplicated rugged beauty has also produced artists of its own. The sculptor Louise Nevelson grew up in Rockland while and the St Vincent Malay home to poetic talents in Camden. Get in your car and follow the silver of silver of coastline south as storefronts bustling harbors give way to woods rocky, coals and salt marshals have canned them supplies.

53:30The postcard in Rockland the culture the St George Peninsula offers a glimpse of what generations are just coming back looks really cool. There's some illustrations here. Good food. A lot of nice things to do and visit there in Maine. Here we go some dishes. Always some different dishes here right. Here's one coconut curry noodles with shrimp. Where do they find these dishes coconut curry noodles with shrimp could be good. There's an illustration here looks different. One pan dumplings with greens. I like some dumplings. They ever get some dumplings Chinese food delicious. You don't want to dirty a lot of pants people so this is a one pan dumpling with greens. Thank you. Oh creamy lemon asparagus canaki.

54:32Creamy lemon asparagus with canaki. That might be good. Oh how about this tomato basil chicken breasts tomato basil chicken breasts. Could be alright. And the last one. That just almost doesn't seem to fit in all these dishes right. Lemon asparagus coconut curry one pan dumplings tomato basil and what's a wrap up with. Cheeseburger soup. Yeah you got to have some cheeseburger soup. I mean that's great for a Sunday. Get yourself some Italian bread. Dip it in a little bit. Some oil. Put some butter on there. Dip it in your cheeseburger soup. A nice warm dish to start fall with some football. Goal bills. Beat the Texans.

55:32Protect Josh Allen. Let's get it done. You know how you can enjoy that people. What a nice helping of cheeseburger soup. Right. A nice helping of cheeseburger soup. Or you could simply put some burgers on the grill. We'll cook them too crazy. I like mine a little pink if you're making me burger out there for the bills game. Please keep a pink. Okay. Alright. A little salt on there. A little nice chatter. A nice roll. Alright. A little stale rolls. Let's go to store people. Get some good rolls for the bills game. Some brats. Sausage, peppers onions. You know, or you know make yourself some nice meatballs. You know what I mean? Make them from scratch. Get them some sauce. Going little parmesan. Cheese. Right. Put some spread some parmesan. Cheese on there. Get some nice Italian bread. Donk it in there.

56:32Beautiful. Put in a big bowl. Why some of them about to melt? You know? It's beautiful. That's what you need to do. So, we got that handled. Can you tell me the connection of Toto and No? I don't mean a little knowing dog in the Wizard of Oz. That should have flew really far away during the tornado. I'm talking about Toto and No. Polly Far Away during the tornado. I'm talking about Toto the Band and Michael Jackson. They didn't think there was a connection. Did you people? Well, there was a connection. You know, everyone knows Michael Jackson's thriller album. Thriller is one of the highest probably highest selling albums ever. Right? And, uh, well, every track has total.

57:34Yep. Total was the band in the studio for Michael Jackson. So when he recorded Thriller, he didn't just get studio artists, you know, there's a lot of people out there that just do, they work in studios or, you know, they might not tour with Michael Jackson or people like that, but they're, you know, your studio bands, right? Michael Jackson did not have a studio band. Michael Jackson had todo. So on the Thriller album, all the music is done by todo. And that is the connection of Michael Jackson in todo. So you never know who's connected music. There's all kinds of things like that. So, well, this is coming to the end again of our hour. And I love reading with you guys. I hope you enjoy it. Um, I do have to say that you've been listening to a reading of the New York Times for September 12 to 2026.

58:35For more information, call 716-821-5555. Your reader has been Joe Gibbs. I love reading with you guys. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend. Enjoy some football today for listening on Sunday here. And spend some time with family, if 9-11 has shown you anything. Um, never take things for granted. You just never know in this world what's going to happen. So spend time with your loved ones. Enjoy each other's company. Have a great week and I look forward to talking to you soon. Thank you.