As a professional designer with three decades of experience, all I can say do is SMH.

. You’re not “ungrateful” for wanting justice. You’re not “divisive” for demanding dignity. And you’re not “anti-American” for refusing to bow to tyranny. You’re exactly what this country needs. Again. #NoKings #GeneralStrike #4thOfJuly .

Why, for the first time, do I not feel in a celebratory mood today?

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

A reminder for these times.

It is February 28 tomorrow. This means a total and complete economic blackout. This means buying nothing. AT ALL Not even your coffee!

Garlic in my cooking and vanilla extract in my baking share one guiding principle: I add them with wild abandon, defying the recipe with a mix of audacity and playful disdain.

The new Nosferatu movie manages to be faithful to its predecessors AND breathe new life into the vampireverse. If you’re not too bothered by necrophelia, I highly recommend a watch.