Jon Lovett is the cutest of all the Pod Save America hosts. I wrote a long post full of political, social and even literary analysis, but really I was just trying to say: Jon Lovett is so very cute, and made even cuter by the fact that his boyfriend is the dangerously handsome Ronan Farrow. […]
This clip of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda greeting his fans on the street is the nicest thing ever. When New Yorkers spot Miranda, they respond with near-Beatlemania levels of shock and delight. It’s as if they’re confronted with a baby unicorn or a Siamese kitten, and they’re reduced to whimpers of glee. Here’s what’s amazing: […]
My go-to grocers, Time Market and the Food Conspiracy, sell a lot of local produce, meat and prepared foods. This offers handy, tasty shortcuts for hot-weather cooking. The produce is fresher and surprisingly varied; the meat is luscious and better for you. I’ve been meaning to make bolognese sauce, but it’s frankly too hot to […]
We’ll start a couple of days back, when I was flicking through pictures I’d taken on my phone. Mostly meals and portraits of my cat, Lyndon Johnson, being cute in various ways. I stumbled on a shot that was mysterious, compelling, and utterly foreign. I took it on Saturday at 3:42 a.m. I’m sure I […]
Though I love pasta, for many years I didn’t have a reliable recipe for marinara sauce. This seemed sad and vaguely shameful, since I could make a dandy mushroom sauce, a few different lasagnas, and even a stellar bolognese, which is a remarkable achievement for a longtime vegetarian. I found what would become the core […]
Today was a wonderful day because my beloved Time Market has reopened, and I picked up a framed print from Bob and Wade at Deadwood Framing. I’ve missed the Time Market terribly. A few times a week, I would order a salad and a slice of pizza, and sit in the picture window people-watching, and […]
So, here’s a pet peeve of mine. When reporters from major media outlets — think, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and just about every cable news show — deign to report from Arizona, they rarely venture beyond the Phoenix metropolitan area. This article on whether the Latino vote will finally flip Arizona blue […]
I’ve been talking to a lot of people about mask-wearing — it’s one thing most people have in common now — and a number of them report feeling physical distress: Dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and so on. It’s rare to have a physical condition that prevents you from wearing a mask. Depending on the […]
I forgot to mention that Sheet-Pan Potatoes of the Apocalypse are really good. It’s my first recipe — if you can call it that — and they were great the first day, even better the second. The monsoons have started, so I’m going to keep rolling with the cooking. Here’s what I’m making now: Improvisational […]
Over the last day or so, a video clip has been circulating of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) schooling Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) on the House floor. If you haven’t watched already, I highly recommend it. In the clip, Ocasio-Cortez speaks in a calm, direct fashion about the kind of bullying and verbal abuse that women […]
