Sick of the ubiquitous tasting note of “crushed rocks.” $100 to anyone who can reliably smell, eyes closed, whether a rock is crushed or not.

Brooklyn bridge n’ stuff

Why are billionaire CEOs like Jamie Dimon lining up behind Trump?

Ham, ham, the magical meat / the more you eat, the more you eat / the more you eat, the more you eat / 'Cause the best tautology just can't be beat

Congratulations, Fabio and colleagues!

My foot feels better but now am unable to crack jokes

Phone service down on AT&T. Phone shows only SOS. Absolutely useless website cannot provide any information. Everything hangs. Chats are down. Service info is down. What total crap.

Kudos to AT&T for having the worst website support, and crappiest "AI" support triage (you clearly state the problem, it asks you over and over for information you just provided, then fails to connect you with an agent.) Also: an email to affected customers would go a long way.

Excellent music arrived today. Thanks, atarecords!

“The one without the gannet.” ⁦Sam Ezersky⁩

Digging your new work, ⁦Anthony Wilson⁩ ! Thank you!

My 6-year old had some ideas about this.

Somebody, somewhere, needs to open a neighborhood friggitoria called “Starchy Vicino.”

Two friends doing something good in the world. If this now-godawful platform I helped build is still useful for something, please donate and share. donorbox.org/delivering-a-m…

What's worse than a racist, misogynist, lying, vindictive, narcissistic blithering idiot? One with power, backed by ultra-rich people milking him for profit.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you. If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you. If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you. We must speak out now — before there is no one

I received the advance copies of The Pierogi Problem: Cosmopolitan Appetites and the Reinvention of Polish Food. It is out in the world! Thanks to University of California Press and my coauthors Agata Bachórz and Mateusz Halawa.