Today marks 23 years since the Northeast blackout of 2003. Earlier this week I published this essay by my husband, Brian Macaluso, in Oldster Magazine about his experience then, which included the difficult work of helping to keep WNYC Radio on the air though the power outage.
It was four months into our correspondence on Nerve Personals (lol), but two months before w…
This is such a funny Substack feature.
Sometimes in other newsletters’ Substack chats, I’ll see a message from someone who has blocked me. But the catch is that if I click on the account, I can see who that person is, as opposed to never being shown the message in the first place. So now I just have this list — that I never wanted — of names of women who have blocked me on here.
Beautiful review and analysis of our episode in Syria!
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Chilean Seabass with Ginger-Miso Sauce, up in this week’s newsletter 🐠
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Inspired by the Zuma classic that I love so much: buttery-soft Chilean seabass, grilled until the edges are slightly charred and the centre is perfectly tender. This one’s usually cooked over a Robata, but I’ll show you how to make it just as good at home without an…
