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The Shipwreck Rose: Hershey’s Cocoa

Our family has an overdeveloped muscle for nostalgia, and the kitchen is the epicenter where we exercise it.

Jan 25, 2024
Point of View: As Caligula Used to Say

As one Trump acolyte in Iowa said, “It’s good not to be liked — being strong is better.”

Jan 25, 2024
The Mast-Head: Boater or Yachtsman?

After a few days when the ponds were frozen enough to skate on, we might as well start looking forward to the boating season.

Jan 25, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Mayberry

The funniest scene in the funniest television program was the moment in the old “Andy Griffith Show” when Gomer Pyle makes a citizen’s arrest of Barney Fife on the Main Street of Mayberry. And does the idea ever have staying power.

Jan 18, 2024
Point of View: Leave ’Em Laughing

I wrote my own obituary not long ago, and when I showed it to a co-worker, she broke out in uncontrollable laughter.

Jan 18, 2024
The Mast-Head: No Day Off

Grade schoolers here woke up unhappy on Tuesday. There had been a bit of snow, but not enough for a delayed start, let alone a day off.

Jan 18, 2024
Gristmill: Things Fall Apart

The pain of planned obsolescence.

Jan 18, 2024
Point of View: It’s Worth It, Believe Me

The New Year’s Day plunges here were communal convocations as reassuring as any you’d find at a church or at any other gathering.

Jan 11, 2024
The Mast-Head: Rudimentary Measures

I am continually struck by how few attempts there have been at real-world data collection regarding the beaches here.

Jan 11, 2024
Gristmill: Anything Goes

As if all its billions weren’t enough, the N.F.L. gets into bed with DraftKings.

Jan 11, 2024
The Shipwreck Rose: Snow Falling on Snakeroot

Has the zeitgeist ever felt so apocalyptic?

Jan 11, 2024
Gristmill: Head Games

The efficacy, benefits, and weirdness of hypnosis.

Jan 4, 2024