Garlic scape pesto penne with capers
Making Jeff Schwarz and Greg Kessler’s “Garlic Scape Pesto” New York Times Cooking recipe with garden-fresh garlic scapes—and some adjustments
photography
Dmitry Markov, 1982-2024
Photographer Dmitry Markov died in Pskov on February 16, 2024. He was 41 years old. Markov was one of the most significant photographers in modern Russia. Not only did he chronicle everyday life in the country’s regions, but he also tried to make it better through volunteer work.
Recent reading
Three weeks’ worth of articles: Obituaries, artificial intelligence, damaging storms, the case for charging genocide in Gaza, the viral Chabad tunnel story and online antisemitism, and housing—social in Vienna and enshittified at Airbnb
The municipal flag of Chicago
Photo: The municipal flag of Chicago on the Wrigley Building, Chicago
On the fiftieth anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death
☩ Edith Mary Tolkien Luthien 1889 – 1971 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Beren 1892 – 1973 On my last visit to Oxford, England, in March of last year, I finally took the long walk out Banbury Road to Wolvercote Cemetery to see the final resting place of J.R.R. Tolkien, who died at age 81 on … Read more