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Food Food is politics, history, culture. It's also the best lens I know for learning about the world. I've eaten extensively across the world, worked on cookbooks, photographed a lot of food for money and for fun, and I write about food...
Most people have heard that money can’t buy happiness. But the research says something more interesting: money can buy happiness if you stop spending it on the wrong things.In this video, I look at the Easterlin Paradox, the research on...
Ximena got a Lawns to Legumes grant for the backyard at Ashland!The back bed by the garage had gotten slightly, but not extremely, better since last summer when we were painting it:BeforeBy the end of last summer(and even some of that...
Although ECM celebrated its monumental 50th anniversary not too long ago, there was a flurry of activity surrounding its 40th as well, including Anniversary Waltz, a promotional sampler where jazz, folk memory, chamber poise, and...
Some of you have never had a future version of yourself come back in time to try and stop you, and it shows.
I’m delighted to see the Mahoning Drive-In Theater, nestled in the scenic Pocono Mountains of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is once again featuring “The Wild World of David Lynch” this August. On Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22,...
The Hyland Lake Ski Jump has such an ominous presence.
The streets were so packed we could barely get through, with everyone’s eyes fixed on the big and small screens skillfully set up on sidewalks. The post France vs. Morocco in Nantes—Who Needs a TV When You Have the Streets? first...
There’s only one recording today, and I’m afraid it’s a little bit of a surprise. And not a good one. It starts with a trail for Easter films, then there’s 60 Seconds of news. But then, I was expecting to watch Doctor Who – The Waters of...
uniball &knot Ballpoint, via @uni_mitsubishi I never get tired of stationery awards, and this time, it’s the 2026 ISOT selections that Myke and I break down. With a surprise, but warranted, winner, this list is filled with usable...
Magical musical musings care of the marvellous John Matthews. Following his passing in 2021, a continuous stream of music, spanning new studio albums to expansive box sets, has been issued under the legendary dub producer Lee ‘Scratch’...
Photo taken with Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Camera: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Lens: iPhone 17 Pro Max back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78 Settings: f/1.8 • 1/100 • ISO 200 • 6.764999866370901 mm
There is a small blue blob living on my desktop. It floats above every window, including full-screen ones, on every virtual desktop. Left alone, it wanders, naps in a corner, or peeks off the edge of the screen and comes back. Move the...
So I had a frustrating experience at a hotel a month ago and the parking ticket ended up costing me $100. So I'm going full Karen on this... I mean realistically the average Tweet has better SEO than my blog so nobody's going to see...
I wasn’t using any of ChatGPT’s integrations with macOS so I think that means I can switch over to a Safari Web App version of the website without really losing much of anything.