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Posted in Life During Wartime, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Sports, Visual arts on May 23rd, 2010
I read the Sunday New York Times, so you don’t have to: May 23
First music of the day: The Allman Brothers Band’s Eat a Peach, because it was in the CD player from last night. Two big pork shoulders are already in the smoker, to be joined by a rack or two of ribs as [...]
Posted in Cuisine, Life During Wartime, Literature, Music, Politics, Sports on Feb 28th, 2010
I read The Sunday Times, so you don’t have to: Feb. 28
Good morning. I made Grandma Spevak’s sausage yesterday, grinding the meat and stuffing the hog casings myself. Now the house still smells like garlic and pork fat. Let’s get to The Times:
1, Media reports immediately following Barack Obama’s Thursday health care summit left [...]
Posted in Life During Wartime, Philosophy, Politics, Sports, Visual arts on Jan 24th, 2010
I read the Sunday Times, so you don’t have to: Jan. 24
“If you want to know about the gay politician, if you want to know how to drive your car, if you want to know about the new sex position, you can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers.” – [...]
Posted in Cuisine, Literature, Music, Politics, Sports, Travel on Jan 17th, 2010
I read the Sunday Times, so you don’t have to: Jan. 17
I’ve brewed the coffee (from Papua New Guinea) and sat down with The New York Times this morning after making a profoundly puzzling music choice for the stereo: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells.
1, Today, this is all that matters: “As Aid Pours In, Haiti Struggles [...]