The Misen Nitrided Carbon Nonstick pan seems like a massive sea change in cookwareThis doesn’t come up very often, but I think we’ve just had a major revolution in cookware.Aug 27A response icon7Aug 27A response icon7
I recently earned my black belt in karate, AMARecently, I did an AMA around the process of earning my black belt in karate from UWS Kenshikai. What follows are my answers more or less…Jul 14Jul 14
Some things about sound mixing and dialogue and why subtitles are a trendI keep seeing links to stories about how an increasingly large number of people are turning subtitles on to watch streaming movies and TV…Jul 5Jul 5
My portable projector setup for occasional movie watching in the bedroomWe don’t have a TV in the bedroom (no space for it and I have an aversion to large glass rectangles outside my office) and usually watch…May 22May 22
What it’s like to take GLP-1 DrugsI started writing this some time ago but never really felt happy enough with it to hit that publish button. But I’ve been revising it over…Apr 21A response icon2Apr 21A response icon2
Sanchin Dachi in the SubwayI recently earned my shodan (first degree black belt) in karate from UWS Kenshikai. Our dojo requires candidates for black belt to submit a…Mar 24A response icon1Mar 24A response icon1
A survey of some NYC Black & White CookiesI recently went on a quest with my son to try a bunch of Black & White cookies. We used to live a few blocks away from Nussbaum & Wu, where…Feb 2Feb 2
Health Potion Hoarding SyndromeOver the past few years, I’ve been slowly coming to the realization that I suffer badly from what I call health potion hoarding syndrome (I…Jan 26Jan 26
A Framework for Media OpinionsI write a lot of analysis of media, mostly about structural problems with media I genuinely enjoy or want to enjoy, with suggestions for…Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 2024