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Susan and the Crown: A 1963 Cheese Soufflé
Culinary History

Susan and the Crown: A 1963 Cheese Soufflé

There is a particular kind of confidence that comes from carving a trench into something you’ve just spent twenty min…

Drew Jaehnig March 02, 2026
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John Leslie Breck’s Grey Day on the Charles: Modern Light Without Rupture
Art & Performance

John Leslie Breck’s Grey Day on the Charles: Modern Light Without Rupture

There are paintings that stop you in your tracks. This is not one of them. John Leslie Breck ’s   Grey Day on the Charl…

Drew Jaehnig March 01, 2026
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When the Empire Learned to Speak: The Black Watch (1929)
Film Reviews

When the Empire Learned to Speak: The Black Watch (1929)

It can be disarming to watch a film from 1929. Not because it feels ancient, but because it feels certain. The people o…

Drew Jaehnig February 28, 2026
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A Gasthaus in West Virginia
Culinary History

A Gasthaus in West Virginia

There is something mildly audacious about Bavaria overlooking the Potomac. Shepherdstown , anchored quietly by   Shephe…

Drew Jaehnig February 21, 2026
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Silent Histories: What We Forget About the 19th Century
Cultural Essays

Silent Histories: What We Forget About the 19th Century

Some songs don’t begin when the music starts. They begin when you’re far enough away for memory to get loud. That’s the…

Drew Jaehnig February 16, 2026
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The Anatomy of Deception: Why We Love a Mystery
Cultural Essays

The Anatomy of Deception: Why We Love a Mystery

I sometimes imagine John Stuart Mill sitting in a modern airport, watching cable news on mute . He’d see the captions …

Drew Jaehnig February 15, 2026
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