I’m the guy who loves zucchini, buys more than he should, and watches it become a science experiment in his refrigerator.
John le Carré: Our Kind of Traitor
Everyone who's following Russia's invasion of Ukraine knows that money --- not bombs --- is what we use to fight Putin. It shouldn't surprise you that John le Carré never didn't not know this, and that it's the subject of one of his of his best novels.
Everyone who’s following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine knows that money — not bombs — is what we use to fight Putin. It shouldn’t surprise you that John le Carré never didn’t not know this, and that it’s the subject of one of his of his best novels.
Richard Rothman: Town of C
Richard Rothman doesn’t do anything in half-measures.
Richard Rothman doesn’t do anything in half-measures.
Joan Didion: Let Me Tell You What I Mean
There are two excellent reasons to read these pieces.
There are two excellent reasons to read these pieces.
I’ve Finished a Draft of My Novel. I Could Use Your Help. Want To Read It and Comment?
Almost every product in America is presented to a focus group before it hits the market.
Almost every product in America is presented to a focus group before it hits the market.
James M. Cain: Mildred Pierce
James Cain was the master of a chilly, sexy fiction that raised the hair on the back of the neck of the censors.
James Cain was the master of a chilly, sexy fiction that raised the hair on the back of the neck of the censors.
Is It Possible That the Problem With Almost Everything Is…a Three-letter Word? I Have Great Tickets I Can’t Use: Want Them? And Free Tickets to a Toni Morrison Event. And Sondheim, GLüCK, Dylan, and More Protein
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
We know about the Holocaust because people survived it and told us about it.
We know about the Holocaust because people survived it and told us about it.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar and his soldiers are in Gaul.
Julius Caesar and his soldiers are in Gaul.
Office Space
Do you know about 'TPS reports?'
Do you know about ‘TPS reports?’
Reasons To Be Cheerful. A Jaw-dropping Weather Report. The Funniest Australian Comedy. A Shocking Tweet. Two Short Books. Women Who Are “Red Wine and Blue.”
The question of the week: What am I doing with my life?
The question of the week: What am I doing with my life?
Small Things Like These
The novel ends abruptly… on page 128. A full stop in mid-stride.
The novel ends abruptly… on page 128. A full stop in mid-stride.
Trattoria: Simple and Robust Fare Inspired by the Small Family Restaurants of Italy
What stopped me from buying her book of Italian trattoria cooking?
What stopped me from buying her book of Italian trattoria cooking?
Weekend Butler: Warm Up With a Thriller in Paris. A Film Masterpiece. The Importance of Paying Attention. Snark From (Yes!) Mahatma Gandhi. 3:54 of Joyous Exercise. Should Married Couples Live Apart? A Unicorn Event, and More.
Should married couples live apart?
Should married couples live apart?
For pharmaceuticals fouling wastewater and wildlife, solutions exist (Commentary)
Humanity’s heavy daily reliance on pharmaceuticals has unsettling effects on water quality and wildlife.
Humanity’s heavy daily reliance on pharmaceuticals has unsettling effects on water quality and wildlife.
Junior Wells
It’s Black History Month. For me, that’s an invitation to look considerably further back than Motown, Otis, and Aretha. For instance….
It’s Black History Month. For me, that’s an invitation to look considerably further back than Motown, Otis, and Aretha. For instance….