When the LomoGraflok 4×5 back was launched a few years back, I was surprised at my interest. While I never left the film-shooting world (I am a Gen-Xer and kept my ol’ Pentax around while…
Anyone who has worked in a restaurant or catering business has grasped the problem, whether they’ve cleared a diner’s plate from the table after a meal or been the one to scrape the refuse into…
With an economy that seems to be working only for those invested in stock and assets against which they can borrow and therefore live the high life without being taxed like us working stiffs (read,…
I was reminded today of a post I started in November of 2025 (?!) but postponed because of news developments surrounding it: Netflix’s attempted acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). That didn’t go through, of…
Restaurant/food news lately has featured René Redzepi, the innovative chef and founder of the Copenhagen-based restaurant Noma. As has been documented in recent years, the heights achieved in his kitchen were counterbalanced by the lows…
Listening to President Donald Trump explain his rationale for launching a war against Iran is like listening to him explain any of his actions: an overconfident-yet-vague statement of the what’s at hand infused with hyperbole,…
Among my New Year’s resolutions was to write and post at least twice a month for this website, but for the last two months, there has really only been one topic in Minnesota dominating not…
Hello! First-time voter here. I never voted, because I couldn’t—I wasn’t a US citizen. I remedied that. I turned in my application late last summer 2024, and, on April 21 of this year, attended my…
A couple weekends ago I faced a low-key dilemma: What’s my next book to read? The one I finished was selected by my 12-year old daughter. See, I’ve resolved to read at least one book…
Not long ago I was listening to one of my regular photography podcasts, “A Photographic Life,” which is hosted by Grant Scott, a British photographer whose impact might be greater as an art/creative director for…