Introducing: the Sword & Sandwich Book Club!
Edited by David Swanson A 17-year-old Emma Goldman in 1886 (left), and in her 1901 mugshot Hello and welcome, especially to new subscribers! I assume a lot...
Notable Sandwiches #45: Chow Mein
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, stumble through the strange and ever-shifting document that is...
Notes from a Battlefield
Edited by David Swanson Manassas, Virginia, where America’s last Civil War began If you’re reading this and haven’t voted, go vote, obviously. Even if it...
Notable Sandwiches Special: 1909 Edition
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, stumble through the strange and ever-shifting document that is...
Just Asking Questions About Tucker Carlson's Murder Castle
Edited by David Swanson Acyn @AcynTucker: We're not the crazy people. You're the liars. 12:19 AM ∙ Nov 3, 20222,384Likes401Retweets“Just produce the police...
On Lying About Violence
Edited by David Swanson The Pelosis’ San Francisco home, via Google Earth A man breaks into a political leader’s home. It’s well known where she lives, and...
Notable Sandwiches #44: Choripán
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, stumble through the strange and ever-shifting document that is...
Kanye, Trump, and the Right's Antisemitic Zionism
Edited by David Swanson “Allegory of the Apocalypse” by Joseph Heintz the Younger, 1674 It’s a rare thing when explicit antisemitism makes big headlines....
Notable Sandwiches #43: Chopped Cheese
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where we trip merrily through the strange and ever-shifting document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
Dispatches from the Goat Farm
Hi all! I promised my editor David (explicitly) and you (implicitly) that I would write a column today, which goes to show that I am a bit of an idiot: after...
Notable Sandwiches #42: Chivito
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the strange and ever-shifting document that...
Notable Sandwiches #42: Chivito
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the strange and ever-shifting document that...
Notes from a Vain and Selfish Lout
Edited by David Swanson A map from “The Phantom Tollbooth,” by Jules Feiffer. The Doldrums are to the West. I’ve retained very little from The Phantom...
Notes from a Vain and Selfish Lout
Edited by David Swanson A map from “The Phantom Tollbooth,” by Jules Feiffer. The Doldrums are to the West. I’ve retained very little from The Phantom...
Notable Sandwiches #41: Chipped Beef
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the strange and ever-shifting document that...
Notable Sandwiches #41: Chipped Beef
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the strange and ever-shifting document that...
The Onion Tattoo
“Onion Halved” by Edward Weston, 1930 As of today, it’s been exactly one year since I started this newsletter. And what a journey it’s been—we’ve talked...
The Onion Tattoo
“Onion Halved” by Edward Weston, 1930 As of today, it’s been exactly one year since I started this newsletter. And what a journey it’s been—we’ve talked...
Notable Sandwiches #40: The Chip Butty
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
How Do I Pull Myself Out of The Dark?
Editor’s note: new political columns and Tal’s take on sandwiches will resume in October, after a major book deadline. — David Dear Banner Carrier, I’ve...
Notable Sandwiches #39: The Chimichurri Burger
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
Notable Sandwiches #39: The Chimichurri Burger
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
My Teenage Daughter Is Too Political to Be Polite
Editor’s note: new political columns and Tal’s take on sandwiches will resume in October, after a major book deadline. — David Dear Banner Carrier, So,...
My Teenage Daughter Is Too Political to Be Polite
Editor’s note: new political columns and Tal’s take on sandwiches will resume in October, after a major book deadline. — David Dear Banner Carrier, So,...
Notable Sandwiches #38: The Chiliburger
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
How Do I Forgive My Abusive Parents?
Banner Carrier, My question is this: My parents are unrepentant of the violence and mental hardships that they inflicted on me as a child and young person....
How Do I Forgive My Abusive Parents?
Banner Carrier, My question is this: My parents are unrepentant of the violence and mental hardships that they inflicted on me as a child and young person....
Notable Sandwich #37: Chicken Schnitzel
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, stumble through the strange and ever-changing documenthat is...
Notable Sandwich #37: Chicken Schnitzel
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, stumble through the strange and ever-changing documenthat is...
Help! I Think I'm an Impostor
Joan of Arc, swordswoman, banner carrier, impostor Dear Banner Carrier, What are your tips for handling impostor syndrome? I have recently started a new job...
Help! I Think I'm an Impostor
Joan of Arc, swordswoman, banner carrier, impostor Dear Banner Carrier, What are your tips for handling impostor syndrome? I have recently started a new job...
Notable Sandwiches #36: Chicken Salad
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing...
The Fascist War on Trans Rights
Welcome back to Lavin & Hobbes, an occasional feature in which Talia talks to legendary podcaster, SubStacker, at-large cranky fact-checker of the mainstream...
The Fascist War on Trans Rights
Welcome back to Lavin & Hobbes, an occasional feature in which Talia talks to legendary podcaster, SubStacker, at-large cranky fact-checker of the mainstream...
Notable Sandwich #35: The Chicken Fillet Roll
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
Notable Sandwich #35: The Chicken Fillet Roll
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which we trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
Starving for Jesus, Part 2
Edited by David Swanson Gwen Shamblin Lara and daughter Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah Maria Zenovich, director of “The Way Down,” the HBO documentary series that...
Starving for Jesus, Part 2
Edited by David Swanson Gwen Shamblin Lara and daughter Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah Maria Zenovich, director of “The Way Down,” the HBO documentary series that...
Notable Sandwiches #34: Chicken
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document...
Notable Sandwiches #34: Chicken
Welcome to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing document...
Introducing: Ask a Banner-Carrier
Hello to my fellow sword wielders and sandwich lovers! Today’s post is but a brief missive to introduce a new feature, in the hopes of enlivening The Sword...
Introducing: Ask a Banner-Carrier
Hello to my fellow sword wielders and sandwich lovers! Today’s post is but a brief missive to introduce a new feature, in the hopes of enlivening The Sword...
Notable Sandwiches #33: The Cheesesteak
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing...
Notable Sandwiches #33: The Cheesesteak
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing...
A Holiday of Ashes
Edited by David Swanson Romans destroying the Second temple in Jerusalem, by Jan Luyken and Pieter Mortier, 1705. It’s a harsh thing, but a gracious thing,...
A Holiday of Ashes
Edited by David Swanson Romans destroying the Second temple in Jerusalem, by Jan Luyken and Pieter Mortier, 1705. It’s a harsh thing, but a gracious thing,...
Notable Sandwiches #32: Cheese & Pickle
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing...
Notable Sandwiches #32: Cheese & Pickle
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the series in which I, alongside my editor David Swanson, trip merrily through the profoundly odd and ever-changing...
Fascism's Useful Idiots
Michael Hobbes, the podcaster behind the health-woo-skepticism juggernaut Maintenance Phase and the early years of the beloved podcast You’re Wrong About,...
Fascism's Useful Idiots
Michael Hobbes, the podcaster behind the health-woo-skepticism juggernaut Maintenance Phase and the early years of the beloved podcast You’re Wrong About,...