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May 21st, 2025: I am in the woods of Juneau Alaska for COMICS CAMP!

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Happy Quiche Lorraine Day! A couple of weeks ago I hosted a FRENCH SPRINGTIME BRUNCH First, here’s the Quiche Lorraine! The recipe is from the 1965 Chamberlain Calendar of French Menus which has appeared multiple times on the blog. The stuffed egg recipe was also in the Chamberlain Calendar. I will note that this versionContinue reading Quiche Lorraine Day and My French Springtime Brunch
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Wed, 21/05/2025 - 03:13

“A mixture of stupidity and nastiness… The liberal establishment is primarily responsible for the genocide of the Palestinians.” In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, Yanis Varoufakis unleashes a fierce critique of Western liberalism, and tells us why he feels that the global system is in crisis. This episode explores the facade of Western moral superiority, the […]

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Read the first installment, published during Trump’s first term.

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United States Department of Agriculture
Ad salmonellam
“Towards salmonella”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Perfugium profugorum
“Refuge from refugees”

Department of Education
Omnes discipuli reliquuntur
“Every child left behind”

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Silent iures
“The law falls silent”

National Nuclear Security Administration
Quis scientiam requirat?
“Who needs expertise?”

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ad Martem per stultitiam
“To Mars through folly”

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tempestatum praesagio divinatione
“Weather forecasting through divination”

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Tue, 20/05/2025 - 23:43

On May 5th, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute held its annual fundraising gala. The event showcases the extraordinary imaginations of people who design exorbitant clothes and the gutsiness of those who dare (and can afford) to wear them. I’m dimly aware of this annual extravaganza because of my interest in knitting, spinning, and weaving — the crafts involved in turning fluff into yarn and yarn into cloth. Mind you, I have no flair for fashion myself. I could never carry off wearing the simplest of ballgowns and I’m way too short to rock a tuxedo. My own personal style runs to 1970s White Dyke. (Think blue jeans and flannel shirts.) But I remain fascinated by what... Read more

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