Both the NY Times and LA Times Have Water on the Brain

It must be hot. Fantastically hot, hellishly hot. Otherwise how could you explain the fact that today, both the NY Times and the LA Times Home sections ran stories focusing on the most crucial design element during these dog days? That’s right: the pool.

For once, we’re rather impressed with both the breadth of LA Times pieces and their clean new web layout, where you can filter stories by topic or date. Choose from Pools on downtown rooftops, cliff-clinging