Your Mid-Week Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. If you’d like to support my work, buy my Alamo book, buy some Experiment merch, drop some coins in the PayPal fountain, or become a paid subscriber. But even if you don’t, this bugga free.
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I love the idea that politics is the “public actions of free women and men.” (Michael Gecan)
Fascinating reporting on why liberal activists are wearing masks post-COVID. (Dave Weigel)
I am 1,000% excited about St. Vincent’s upcoming album after reading this. (Lindsay Zoladz)
Hard to argue with Scott Galloway’s conclusions that we’re fighting a de-facto war on the younger generations. h/t Ma (No Mercy, No Malice)
I, too, did not care for Succession, but I could not have articulated my dislike as winningly as this. (Hate Read)
On the other hand, I could not love this more:
This might be one of the best things I’ve ever cooked-roasted chicken provençal (New York Times Cooking)
Love the Philly punk-grunge from Ron Gallo.
This is a smart take on the NPR kerfuffle from an insider. (Steve Inskeep)
The best interview Jonathan Haidt about his new book The Anxious Generation comes from, of course, Kara Swisher.
I think about this bit from Jenny Slate a lot, especially since best friends Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg are tearing it up for Los Orioles.
Incredible pacing, shot intimately. I loved this.
S and I are having a lot of fun with this show.
This show is in black and white, but mostly it’s dark.
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