Plague Times

...run to Costco for a month’s worth of ramen? Should we stop going to public events and spend our hours at home entertaining ourselves with Vessel Finder? Kelly and I have the luxury of quarantining ourselves but most people do not. While I can’t articulate what I think our response should be I do know one thing, that some folks in the press don’t understand non-linear threats. I’m far from the best person to weigh in on statistics, but there’s a hu...

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LA Still LA

...the entire city is on the verge of collapse. I don’t want to minimize the events of this year–I’m appalled by what’s going on–but life in most places outside of downtown is pretty normal. Los Angeles is an enormous city both in population and geographical size. My journey today took me through Union Station, the subway and Hollywood. I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. The muffler colossi still overlook the sun baked streets (though this o...

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Quarantine Meals From Jennie Cook

...r dear neighbor (and podcast guest), is a caterer. Covid erased all of the events and weddings that she depended on for income. So she pivoted back to what she used to do: cook home meals for pickup and delivery. Her food is delicious and the portions are generous. If you live in the Los Angeles area consider ordering some food from her. It will support Jennie and her employees and you’ll get a break from cooking. On Saturday Jennie sent over a pa...

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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

...history. His face is turned toward the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage and hurls it in front of his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing in from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such a violence that the angel can no longer close them. The storm irresistibly propels him into the future to w...

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Sandor Katz and Wagner

This evening you’ve I’ve got two free events ready to stream into your living room: Dan Barber and Sandor Katz in conversation tonight, Dec 2, 2020 07:30 PM EST Join Dan Barber, Chef and Co-Owner of Blue Hill @ Stone Barns, in conversation with Sandor Katz, author of the new book, “Fermentation as Metaphor,” as they discuss all things fermented. During this exciting event, bestselling authors and food rockstars Katz and Barber will discuss connec...

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