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My obsession with Ligurian food continues on this sun-soaked Friday afternoon, the last moments of May giving way to True Summer. After a rather exhausting year, I’m determined to embrace this slow, lazy season more than ever, and few things proclaim summer! better than the Italian Riviera. Although other areas like Emilia-Romagna might first come to mind when we think of fresh pasta, the northwest region of Liguria has an important role to play, too.

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Children of the future, I give you a testimonial — THE MC5! Wayne Kramer is front and center, as he should be. (Pic: Raeanne Rubenstein)Brother Wayne Kramer died, Friday February 2, 2024. And while I can’t imagine anyone who reads this Substack not knowing who Wayne is, I also wouldn’t want to know anyone who doesn’t. I also recognize I am grieving someone I considered a family member, and may be a little too hard-edged with emotion right now.

I recently read an interesting article that happened to coincide with the word I would write about this week. One of the very few fortunate situations for a writer is discovering an article that is relevant and intriguing to your writing topic without having to spend a lot of time researching it. Those who write are already aware of this, but for those who are not, I should explain that such favors do not happen often, at least for me.

Moral truth without substance Previous entries in this series [parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI] surveyed Parfit’s first-order normative views. In this final post, I’ll highlight some of Parfit’s key ideas and arguments in metaethics (esp. the nature of normativity). Parfit’s moral realism: objectivity without ontology… Read more 2 years ago · 1 like · Richard Y Chappell ncG1vNJzZmiqqZi1orzPnqOlZqOqr7TAwJyiZ5ufonyxe8%2BaqZ%2BhpGK2r3nSnq2epl2lrrPA0g%3D%3D

Season 2 of Paris In Love had a lot less Carter compared to season 1. I’m not sure if he was just busy with work, but it would have been nice to see more of how their marriage progressed after their big day. We also saw the arrival of baby Phoenix, and a phoenix is the literal symbol of Scorpio in astrology, representing death and rebirth. I had to check if Phoenix had any Scorpio placements in his birth chart, and he’s a Scorpio Moon!

If you’re planning a trip to Paris and haven’t built in time for a pastry hunt, I urge you to reconsider. The pâtisserie here will blow you away. And I say this as a “savory person” who often chooses cheese over dessert. Dessert lovers are spoiled for choice in Paris. There are hundreds of excellent pâtisseries (pastry shops) in this city, and they offe… ncG1vNJzZmiokae2tK7YpqaurJhjwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89op5qqmah6sa3SramyZaOdvLG%2FjK2mZqSfq7I%3D

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