blast-o-rama. • issue 073 • 2023-01-29
blast-o-rama.
issue 073 • 2023-01-29
yes, you can eat that yogurt
Sometimes in life, you wonder to yourself, “Is ours the only household that has regular conversations about this?” And then, suddenly, there’s the thinkpiece which finally provides a level of clarity that underlines to you that, hey, you’re not as crazy as you thought, and life will be easier now that you’ve read this article.
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt provided such a revelation for me this week, as he writes for The New York Times:
Have you been reacquainting yourself with the forgotten spices and fusty beans from the depths of your pantry? How fusty is too fusty? When is the right time to throw something out? And what about fresh ingredients? If I’m trying to keep supermarket trips to a minimum, how long can my eggs, dairy and produce keep?
Here’s the first thing you should know: Expiration dates are not expiration dates.
Finally, an article you can print out, put on the fridge, and live a little easier because of it.
also from across the web
Other reads I enjoyed this week:
- Rian Johnson Talks ‘Poker Face,’ ‘Knives Out,’ and Natasha Lyonne - The Ringer
- Why We Love Watching Canceled Characters Onscreen - Vulture
- I Tried A Flip Phone For A Week For My Mental Health - BuzzFeed News
- The Digital Workplace Is Designed to Bring You Down - The New York Times
- ‘This Is Fine’: The Meme That Defined a Decade - The Atlantic
- “I Wanted Invincible to Go On Forever”: Robert Kirkman on 20 Years of Invincible - SKTCHD
- Inside Book Twitter’s End - What Will Authors Will Do Without Twitter? - Esquire
- The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think - Quanta Magazine
- When Exiting Through The Gift Shop Is The Best Part Of The Exhibit - Defector
- Mumbling actors, bad speakers or lazy listeners? Why everyone is watching TV with subtitles on - The Guardian
- Decluttering queen Marie Kondo turns her focus to creating inner calm - The Washington Post
- An Ode to Kraft Dinner, Food of Troubled Times - Catapult
- Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ Is An Abomination - Defector
thanks for reading.
Short, sweet and simple this week. But some very good reads to dig into on this, your Sunday of Sundays.
Hope you’re staying warm out there, dear reader.
-Marty