Monthly Archives: February 2016

Quote of the day: One of many things wrong with the Internet industry

Posted on 2016-02-15 by

This has been making the rounds of, yes, social media — at least among the lefty circles I move in — and will appear soon in the paper New York Review of Books: [MIT psychologist Sherry] Turkle argues against using … Continue reading →

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Recipe quick takes: Lemon–Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Posted on 2016-02-09 by

I don’t often do my own recipes here, mostly because there aren’t very many of them, but every so often it will work out that I end up creating something on my own. I was originally planning to make a … Continue reading →

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Other people’s recipes: Rosetta Costantino’s Africani

Posted on 2016-02-07 by

If you look back on the past two years I’ve been doing this, you’ll see a lot of cakes, some cookies, breads, and pies, and (especially at the beginning) a good number of savory dishes as well. Other than the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Rufus Hound on Impostor Syndrome (sort of)

Posted on 2016-02-02 by

I always imagined that I would eventually do one thing, and then go, “Oh, that’s what I do!” But it’s just never happened: (a) because it’s always exciting when you get offered the chance to do something new, and then … Continue reading →

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