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网页The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook. Published in 1961 with an introduction by Alice B Toklas, The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook features recipes and wisdom from dozens of writers and artists, including Harper Lee, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Pearl Buck, Upton Sinclair, John Keats, and Burl Ives. Lee shared her recipe for crackling cornbread:. First, catch your pig.
America’s Nuclear Sponge - kottke.org
网页2020年10月22日 · America’s Nuclear Sponge. The “nuclear sponge” is a colorfully named Cold War-era concept whereby stationing a massive collection of ICBMs in sparsely populated areas of the United States would serve to “soak up” a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union, drawing fire away from populated targets like NYC, Chicago, and Seattle.. Before the development of nuclear-armed submarines that can ...
Mushroom Color Atlas: A Rainbow of Dye Colors - kottke.org
网页2024年8月12日 · Mushroom Color Atlas: A Rainbow of Dye Colors. The Mushroom Color Atlas is a resource and reference for everyone curious about mushrooms and the beautiful and subtle colors derived from dyeing with mushrooms. But it is also the start of a journey and a point of departure, introducing you to the kaleidoscopic fungi kingdom and our connection to it.
Brats, a Documentary Film About the 80s Hollywood Brat Pack
网页2024年6月3日 · Now one of the group members, Andrew McCarthy, has directed a documentary about the group: Brats. From Deadline: Brats looks at the iconic films of the 1980s that shaped a generation and the narrative that took hold when their young stars were branded the “Brat Pack.”. McCarthy reunites with his …
Honor and Respect: how to address President Obama and Donald …
网页2017年1月23日 · In his book Honor & Respect, he covers the “correct written and oral forms of address for everyone from local officials to foreign heads of state”. For The President of the United States, the proper forms of address are: Letter salutation: Dear Mr. President: Complimentary close: Most respectfully,
How Democracy Happens: First Gradually and Then Suddenly
网页2024年7月29日 · And yet, by 1776, just a little more than a decade later, they had declared independence from that empire and set down the principles that everyone has a right to be treated equally before the law and to have a say in their government. The change was just as quick in the 1850s. In 1853 it sure looked as if the elite southern enslavers had taken ...
“What My Adult Autism Diagnosis Finally Explained” - kottke.org
网页2024年7月5日 · For Sam, the diagnosis altered everything. Provided a sense of relief that was oceanic. The framing of our relationship changed. I learned about pathological demand avoidance, a pattern of behavior that is still up for debate in the ASD world but that for me represented a seismic OS update. It explained why I would unfailingly refuse to do ...
Using Nuclear Energy to Stop Climate Change - kottke.org
网页2021年4月13日 · Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow wrote about climate change activists who are embracing nuclear energy for the New Yorker back in February. In the course of years, Hoff grew increasingly comfortable at the plant. She switched roles, working in the control room and then as a procedure writer, and got to know the workforce — …
So, I saw Civil War last night and while it’s well-made with...
网页2024年4月16日 · Walter Chaw over at Film Freak Central had my favorite review I think:. Civil War is a celebration of journalists as they do the unromantic work of chronicling history as it repeats itself. It is a consideration of the role of mentorship in our brief, painful lives, a celebration of the righteous value of truth for its own sake as breadcrumbs left by lost children in a dark wood to mark that ...
USPS to Release Ansel Adams Stamps - kottke.org
网页2024年2月28日 · The US Postal Service is set to release a sheet of 16 stamps featuring the legendary photography of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams made a career of crafting photographs in exquisitely sharp focus and nearly infinite tonality and detail. His ability to consistently visualize a subject — not how it looked in reality but how it …