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Some more material to consider in addressing our 99 Homeric Problems. The Suda is a Byzantine era compendium of knowledge. In this entry, it provides a summary of many of the contrary things said about Homer in antiquity. “Homer, a poet. The son of Meles the river, in Smyrna, and the nymph Kritheis. Some people say that he was the son of Apollo and the muse Kalliope. But Kharaks the historian claims his father was Maion or Metius and his mother was Eumetis or Eumetis.

Big news for Honey Road, previously a James Beard Award-nominated restaurant in our own Burlington, Vermont. This past weekend it was included in The New York Times’s “23 of the Best American Dishes of 2023.” “ . . . our reporters and editors eat hundreds of meals in dozens of states. Inevitably we come across that one dish that we almost wish we’d ordered two of, and wish we could find closer to home.

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We last left off on the horror font nerdery with me finding a set of vintage Letraset sheets for ITC Serif Gothic, aka as the Halloween title card font. This has allowed me to scan, trace, and repackage the alternate letterforms that were not included when the font went digital back in the 90s, which is key, given that the Halloween title card uses multiple alternate letter forms, and a complete custom W (which I have also recreated by splicing two Vs together.

I was asked this question on Twixter this week, and it’s one I’ve seen people talk about a lot. Or rather, I should say, I have many times seen people argue over certain movies, debating if they are horror films or thrillers. Silence of the Lambs and Psycho are the two most common argued about. I’ve been to many conventions with panels dedicated to “Is it horror?” If you consult Google on the question, you will see most sources giving the same response: “Horror movies are meant to horrify, thrillers are meant to thrill!

This is Yun Hai Taiwan Stories, a newsletter about Taiwanese food and culture from a Taiwanese-American in NYC. It’s written by Lisa Cheng Smith 鄭衍莉, founder of Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry. If you aren’t yet a subscriber, sign up here. This month, I explore the ontological gooeyness of Taiwanese warm desserts, a temporary escape from the much scarier ontological gooeyness of the world around us. Cat Yeh contributes a recipe for Hot Ai Yu Jelly, a deep-cut Taiwanese sweet treat that can only be made from bonafide Ai Yu fig seeds.

In the spring we went to Madrid, and ever since we got back I’ve been wanting to cook the best thing we ate, which was these Calamari Sandwiches. They were served just with lemon and salt, and truly they need little else. But since tomatoes are available by the 5kg box for £2.99 at the moment (if you look hard enough) I thought I’d pair the sandwiches with Salmorejo. It’s a soup and a sandwich, Spanish style.

On the picture/1,000 word equation – I almost always choose the words. But today the picture is way more fun. This popped up in my FB memories from 2020: It seems to make the social media rounds every six months or so, but I haven’t been able to figure out whether it’s a joke or a legitimate attempt at a message by some anti-abortion group in need of a smarter graphic designer.