August 2, 2027, Tunisia. This is an extremely specific holiday and I think I need it.
August 2, 2027, Tunisia. This is an extremely specific holiday and I think I need it.
Not a 14-hour broth. Good stock, a spoonful of miso, a jammy egg, and whatever's in the fridge. The egg does most of the work making it feel like an event. Egg timing: 6.5 minutes from a rolling boil, then straight in…
A Yashica FX-2, or one very like the one I learned on. Nothing automatic, and no screen to check. That's 36 chances per roll, and you find out a week later whether any of them worked. Which camera changed how you shoo…
I don't mean twist endings. I mean movies that you liked just fine the first time and then found out were much better. For me: Zodiac. I thought it was too long. I now think it's precisely the right length, and that's…
Mizusawa-Esashi, on the Tohoku line. A quiet station, some clean lines, and a train that's going to be there when the board says it'll be. I think boring infrastructure is the most beautiful kind. Photo: Mister0124, C…
I made xiao long bao from scratch, and it took an entire Sunday. Mine weren't this neat. They were delicious, and I'll be going back to buying them from people who've pleated ten thousand of them. Photo: Phil Denton, …