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Hawa Hassan’s Salatet Summaq (Sumac Salad) is the perfect late-summer side to take advantage of the bountiful fresh produce! It starts with that summer powerhouse combination of tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion found in salads...
On my first day of class every year, I'm always tempted to post a picture, the way that parents post pictures of their kids as they head off to school. This year, the temptation is especially strong, as today begins a slightly different...
Max Tani / Semafor: Spotify is terrifying much of the podcast industry with a tiny little widget. Last week, the audio streaming giant tweaked its streaming interface, adding a feature that allows some users to more effectively skip...
Last year, I reviewed a new type of Clip-On earphone - the Soundpeats Clip1 Cuff. I was a bit sceptical, but was won around by their comfort. The good folks at Soundpeats have sent me their new version to review. I had a few niggles with...
Nakabayashi paper has taken off in recent years, with a lineup that includes multiple fountain pen friendly paper options in unique rulings at accessible price points. We’ve recently added Nakabayashi’s “T-Line” paper, which features a...
Erasmus, Letters 103 (to Fausto Andrelini, 1499; tr. R.A.B. Mynors and D.F.S. Thomson): For, to touch on only one point among many, there are in England nymphs of divine appearance, both engaging and agreeable, whom you would certainly...
First, let's get some important disclaimers out of the way. Neither Joseph nor I are any kind of experts on international energy markets, so anything we tell you is pretty much based on what we read in the papers.When it comes to...
Originally published at Three Quarks Daily. In World of Fine Wine, Master of Wine Benjamin Lewin speculates about whether AI could replace human-generated wine criticism. He acknowledges the obvious limitation: “A chatbot cannot smell or...
If you are young and you are reading this, perhaps you will understand the gleam in the eye of any woman who is sixty, seventy, eighty, or ninety: she cannot take you seriously (sorry) for you are but a girl to her, despite your babies...
Mixtape for You Create a mixtape for someone special with a simple mixtape maker. Choose a cassette look, add songs, and share a personalized musical gift. Thanks Jasmine! Lilex (github ) the font for developers [ 📌xcession ] Piki Piki...
“You must never give in to despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.” | Uncle Iroh,...
Yesterday I was emailing with the always lovely Robin Harford, who has a wonderful website over at eatweeds.co.uk. We were discussing the sad state of the web, and wondering what can be done to prevent Google and the others from abusing...
In this post I am going to go over all the things that got added, changed, and removed on this website in August of 2026. Added things HTMX navigation (seamless navigation) HTMX navigation (or ajax/seamless navigation/however you wanna...
For a generation of people who grew up on the internet, Flash games were as much a part of childhood as any console or PC. They were everywhere: on gaming websites, passed between friends, discovered through Facebook or YouTube videos...
More evident alterations at an old subway station, similar to one I discussed a couple of years ago. A view of the westbound-platform roof at the Kosciuszko Street station on the J train: (I’ve redacted a few passers-by.) There’s a lot...