I did not get nominated for the big food writing award, but I'm using it as an excuse to share this piece again, which I was very proud of eater.com/23737639/benih…

red lobster is in a pickle and it's not because of endless shrimp (though letting customers eat shrimp to their heart's desire for like $20 was not the best idea) businessinsider.com/red-lobster-en…

The most interesting thing in Wednesday's JOLTS report, if it sticks:

The combo of (1) declining hiring/quits + (2) unchanged employment growth.

IMHO it's among the most surprising labor market developments of the past year, & probably reflects rapidly expanding labor supply.

Hey folks, I have a new big paper up at @niskanencenter.

It's about the weird way that the USA finances our unemployment insurance system and how it is RUINING THE LABOR MARKET.

between all the cut essays and the kristi noem dog incident, maybe everybody needs a reminder there's some stuff you can just keep to yourself

we do not talk enough about the racket that is convincing people to to buy stupid unnecessary shit for their pets

I wrote about how adding 'Ask Meta AI' to the search bar of Facebook and Instagram is weird because we're used to the search bar being a place of shame -- where you go to look up your ex, not these cheerful suggestions to search for like, hobbies and garden tips. It feels wrong

i wrote about what makes a good cat and cat shows in december and i still get updates on the main character cat, vincenzo, and it is truly great vox.com/features/23987…

spend enough time with someone and eventually the conversation gets to “if i died right here next to you in the street who would you call first”

“Zak Cole, a 36-year-old who lives in Nashville and is a managing partner at a Web3 venture studio, wasn't worried about sounding douchey.”

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Design history expert Kingston School of Art Professor Pat Kirkham spoke to Business Insider about the latest trend in luxury chairs and how it harks back to the 1950s.

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“Protests shouldn’t be disruptive” is a weird position, tbh

i wrote about The Chair businessinsider.com/rich-young-men…

coney island, it is good

The secret to work life balance is generational wealth

NJ, NY, Connecticut residents pay highest taxes over lifetimes: study trib.al/YBB750n

i will be glad when the dog shooting story is in the past

i have somehow become completely addicted to big brother argentina and have exactly 0 people to talk to it about

today in the peloton instructors are insane

it is nice to not have to put travel alerts on your credit card anymore until you think about how much it means your credit card company knows about you