howard rheingold: on becoming (“life…forks every day, in every moment”)

Recently, Lydia Wills alerted us to an entry from Howard Rheingold‘s astonishing blog Howard’s Butt “about his rectal cancer experiences –about being cracked open. He is an amazing person…one of the earliest internet folks who knew it was going to change the world.” Rheingold’s writing sent us to his website and Wikipedia to find out…

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off the radar

…we’re still trying to find our way back from the West Virginia Appalachians and the wild ramp supper, with the hopes of posting on Tuesday… Related post: Foraging for ‘REAL’: Ramps Etc (with Recipe)

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Fling and Be Flung (Jackson Pollock)

Lately, we’ve noticed  several odd and very expressive permutations of the word “fling”. Fling/flang/flung aren’t about flinging some THING across the room, but rather describe a PERSON being catapulted, by life…allowing ourselves to being flung, learning lessons, making discoveries, really living. First we read Anne Herbert’s wonderful post in Peace, Love and Noticing the Details:…

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miranda july’s perfect, rule-breaking website

Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist and writer whose work has been presented at many amazing venues like Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum and The Whitney Biennale. We’re started to check out her work having been knocked out a really funny, charming, completely unexpected website she made about one of her books, No One Belongs…

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sally talks miso on ‘the splendid table’ + grilled miso-glazed fish recipe

This weekend, Sally talks about improvising with miso, the versatile Japanese seasoning, on The Splendid Table, Lynne Rosetto Kasper’s terrific food show on public radio. She’ll cover the basics of miso, and give ideas for using this essential refrigerator staple. Click here to stream the show or find out when it will be aired in your neighborhood.…

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