The closest US show I’ve found is Holiday Baking Championship on Food Network. The competitors are a mix of pros and home bakers, and SO supportive - have seen bakers run to help another baker finish up before time runs out.

There’s a Japanese bodega near my work and it’s become a habit to stop by and pick up unusual flavors of chips to try for lunch. My latest find was delicious:

If you go into Settings, there’s now an experimental “Threaded” mode you can turn on - it helps a bit!

We've been running a Red Queen's Race for 30 years, and Biden's policies have done nothing to abate that sense.

So yes, it can be true, and I'd argue IS true, that "the economy" is good, yet so much about our economic lives stil FEELS bad.

And in politics, feelings have the force of facts.
12/16

Shrinkflation of products makes you feel constantly gaslit

A thread of interest to @daffodil2023.bsky.social ?

Mystery, Alaska: The most underrated and delightful Russell Crow film, co-starring everyone imaginable, about a fictional hockey game between a small-town team and the NY Rangers.

I picked up “guys, gals, and non-binary pals” from YouTuber Thomas Sanders and that’s now my go-to for more casual situations.

At this point, House Speaker candidates can only dream of sticking around long enough to compete with a head of lettuce.

@jessicahuseman.bsky.social is collecting extra codes and distributing to journalists, I believe?

Overheard