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Gassed Up

"Tomato ripening rooms reveal the growing costs of the produce industry’s massive consolidation."

Signal then storm

Allan Basbaum has spent 50 years searching the nervous system for the places where pain begins – and where it can be stopped - by Stephani Sutherland Read on Aeon

First take/next take/last take

Nailing it in the first take is a sign of preparation and professionalism. No need for two tries if you are clear about what you’re doing and how. The next take is where hope lies. This one was pretty good, but next time, we’ll bring it. And the last take is good enough. That’s

It’s our ethical duty to understand large numbers ....

It’s our ethical duty to understand large numbers . “Our world is increasingly moving towards extreme values: Damages from climate change, deaths due to genocide, wealth that knows no bounds. We can’t tackle them if we can’t wrap our heads around [them].”

Required Reading

This week: the Louvre reopens the room where it happens, a Texas artist’s outdoor collection, Nancy Drew in the public domain, Rachel Cusk and Natalie Portman have beef, and more.

What’s On the Sandwich Named After You at the Local Deli?

Following a prompt from Joanna at Cup of Jo … The local deli or sandwich shop names a sandwich after you. What would be on it? Perhaps another way of asking the question: what’s your favorite sandwich that’s a little bit unusual? I love a classic BLT, banh mi, or jambon