Keeper of The Austerity Kitchen | Books: Fermented Foods: The History and Science of a Microbiological Wonder (2021) and Why Fast? (2023)
Rhode Island, USA
Joined April 2009
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#OnThisDay in 1815, Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted: the most powerful in human recorded history. As well as killing 71,000, it led to Europe's "Year Without Summer", climate refugees, and the creation of Shelley's Frankenstein... buff.ly/3miOQX3 #otd
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Every year the Rhodes Center hosts an annual lecture on the ethics (or lack there of) of capitalism. This year we are delighted to have @davidthejong author of the fabulous book Nazi Billionaires, deliver this lecture at 4pm EST Tuesday 4th of April. Do join us if you can.
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Born #onthisday in 1746, the great Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. See his wonderful series of etchings depicting “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society” — buff.ly/3weRfXo #otd
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Rising to prominence in the 17th century, the Basohli School of painting is particularly known for its vibrant use of color and inventive textural elements — including iridescent beetle carapaces: publicdomainreview.org/colle…
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COMPACT celebrates its first year of existence today. Subscribe with the discount code "1YEAR" to gain a year of access to all of our member-only content for just $50. compactmag.com/subscribe
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For #NationalNappingDay... a @royalsociety paper from circa 1698 describing the bizarre case of a man who would periodically fall into a “profound sleep” from which no-one could wake him for months at a time: buff.ly/2tZ0BaL
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I spoke to @AusterityKitchn about Raw Egg Nationalist, the shifting ideological contours of diet, and the origins of dietary politics in 19th c Germany: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Your Friday reads: @AusterityKitchn for @compactmag, @olivertraldi for @Quillette, @jamieloftusHELP for @Eater, @RachelConnoll14 for @Slate, @jhnevins for @InterviewMag, @TheLincoln for his Substack, and many others.
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‘. . . Christine Baumgarthuber fascinatingly renews our acquaintance with the long list of ancient microbiological wonders achievable domestically.’ — Michael Symons ow.ly/VXFt50E249R
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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to put health on the forefront of consumer’s minds, the sales of probiotic products are rising. Natto (fermented soybeans) were out of stock in Japan consistently since the outbreak. Sales of yogurt are also increasing bit.ly/2xnOt8f
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New @thebafflermag includes me getting mad about food critics celebrating restaurants that exclusively serve the wealthy while portraying themselves as righteous standard-bearers of affordability.
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(lol won't it be cool when we can eat out again?)
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I crisscrossed the state of #Maine with science writer Charlie Schmidt-watching dams come down, seeing baby salmon being raised & hearing from biologists, authors, fisherman, old timers + poets all about Atlantic #salmon. Now there’s a podcast asf.ca/news-and-magazine/in-… @SalmonNews
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For so long, archaeology has been a visual practice. Now it might be time to get your stomach involved. trib.al/Tew3NQ1
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Philip K. Dick on God, the Devil, and fast food in latest @AusterityKitchn @newinquiry tidbit: thenewinquiry.com/blogs/the-…
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The Democratic Party establishment has given up on the policies that would attract disaffected workers. jacobinmag.com/2016/03/democ…
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“Eating the Canon” | on PLEASURES OF THE TABLE: A LITERARY ANTHOLOGY from @BL_Publishing ow.ly/4mNF1J
