I recently subscribed to Harper's Magazine, and I just received my first print issue in the mail. But damn, opening up the envelop and seeing this headline gave me a brief pang of anxiety. Can’t wait to dive into this later today.

Whoa.

Der einzige Promi, den ich gerade hören will, ist #ChristophWaltz. #nichtganzdicht

Wie können Kreuzungen fussgängerfreundlicher gestaltet werden? zum Beispiel so: via 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚴🚍⚡

Got my first COVID-19 vaccine shot today 💉 And my second is scheduled for two days after the official start of summer. I’m so ready 😎☀️⛱🍹

In my early twenties I worked briefly for an organic vineyard in Northern California. We didn't add sulfites, and the result was insane. The chardonnay? It had the savoriness (and even hints of) butter. Like drinking pure gold. #NaturalWines are where it's at.

There’s a difference between what’s normal and what’s been normalized. People sometimes forget that.

If the arts suffer, then so will we as a society. I don’t even want to picture the boring world that could be without the artists who color it.

“People need to forget about being happy. Don’t chase happiness. Find purpose.” Man, this talk between Jason N Gardner and Ed Roberson over at the Mountain & Prairie podcast is one of the most down-to-earth real talks I’ve heard in a long time. open.spotify.com/episode/4Hn0Yh…

Worth stopping to think about.

Just got the latest Harper's Magazine in the mail yesterday and it is so goddamn good, especially the piece by Barrett Swanson. For the online version, see Rachel Poser below.

Clever. Also what it speaks to really sucks.

Hauled my sourdough starter from Munich to Umbria. Today was bake day number 3 and this was the result. Country loaves à la chad robertson, some with truffle oil, others with Nero olives.

Vacation is a very very nice thing.

Twenty years ago today . . .

Democracy and climate change are the two existential challenges that we can’t afford to get wrong. And we are running out of time on both.

“The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The kind of slash and burn politics that we’re seeing right now, that doesn’t have to be who we are. We can be better – and your vote tomorrow will help us get there.