In my 12th-grade English class, my teacher asked us to share a piece of art or entertainment that we loved and to explain why. I chose the break-up scene between William Holden and Faye Dunaway in the last 20 minutes of “Network.” Why? I was in love with the language, the dialogue. Its razor-sharpness. Its grenade-like quality. Its elegance and violence.
Impugn! Cocksmanship! Menopausal decay and death! Shrieking nothingness! The common rubble of banality! Read More...
Ingredients1 pound Japanese mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, shimeji, eryngi, etc)2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoons soy sauce2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon yuzu juice1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 teaspoon honey 1/4 teaspoon yuzu kosho 1/4 teaspoon saltChives for garnishDirectionsPreheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup. Trim the tough part of the stems off the mushrooms and then cut big mushrooms like shiitakes into quarters and segment clustered mushrooms like maitake and shimeji into clumps. Read More...
When you were a kid there were few things more exciting than a snow day. They were carefree days with nothing to do but play and laze about, wearing pajamas and sipping hot chocolate.
As adults some of that residual thrill remains, but after the first day of being cooped up inside the cabin fever sets in as does the self-imposed pressure to be productive.
If the weekend weather predictions for the East Coast are right, many people will spend multiple days trapped indoors. Read More...
