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What It Means to Make Democracy in the Day to Day
Why the power of making tops the power of taking I would prefer to dwell in denial. It certainly seems easier, in a sense, to pretend that none of us has seen the news out … Continued
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Check Out the Big Brew Board at the Coffee Company
A great way to take your coffee tasting to the next level One of my big learnings of the last 20 years or so has been just how much a particular brewing method can impact … Continued
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Outstanding, Newly Arrived 2025 Oil from Northern California
Regenerative, rhapsodic, and really delicious! While winter is not a great time of year here for fresh produce here in Ann Arbor, this is the season in which, slowly but surely, new-harvest olive oils continue … Continued
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The Art of Appreciations and Living Democracy Daily
A new pamphlet, the impact of inches, and more In Steven Spielberg’s now-famous 1999 film Any Given Sunday, the coach, played by Al Pacino, gives an inspirational pre-game speech. The players have been struggling, and he … Continued
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L’Etivaz: Little-Known, Much-Loved Mountain Cheese
An exceptional taste of 19th-century Switzerland Once upon a culinary time, a time when attention spans were not in the news very often, a time before websites, cell phones, Instagram, and almost every secret on … Continued
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A Superb Special Meal Featuring the Foods of Central Asia.
Metro Detroit native Anna Ansari comes to dinner at Miss Kim In the spirit of what I wrote up top, Iran has also been in the news in tragic and terrible ways over recent weeks. … Continued