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Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor - The Boston Globe McGrory, currently the chair of Boston University’s journalism department, previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023.

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In Her Follow-Up to ‘American Dirt,’ Jeanine Cummins Turns to Puerto Rico

How did no one factcheck when Facebook began? Among weird flaws included in @esmeraldasantiago.bsky.social review of Jeanine Cummins latest book

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What other restaurant critics told me about their encounters with Thomas Keller The Chronicle's MacKenzie Chung Fegan asked restaurant critics Pete Wells and Soleil Ho about their experiences with The French Laundry chef Thomas Keller.

What Pete Wells and Soliel Ho told Mackenzie Chung Fegan about their encounters with Thomas Keller www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry Thomas Keller is a legendary chef. Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan hadn’t met him, until she went to the French Laundry and he asked her to leave.

Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic

Must read absolutely bonkers story about the legendary chef! www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

First mayoral forum on the books

Someone threw in the question "What ward do you live in?"

Mayor Wu: Ward 18

Domingos DaRosa: 18

Josh Kraft: I’m embarrassed to say I don’t know

Alex Alex also didn't know

Wu leaned over to Kraft and held up 3 fingers, signifying Ward 3

'Top Chef's' Kristen Kish doesn't hesitate to talk about kitchen sexism in her new memoir Kish talks about Barbara Lynch and the fight for respect in the kitchen, Here's Looking at You's Lien Ta talks about the death of chef Jonathan Whitener, Jonathan Gil talks about running a restaurant ...

Kirsten Kish talks to @latimes Laurie Ochoa about the harrassment from the male chefs at Menton, Boston the forced her to quit www.latimes.com/food/newslet...

Pulitzer Prizes: 2025 Winners List (Gift Article) Here is the full list of winners and finalists.

Congrats to all but especially Ann Telnaes who quit the Washington Post when it killed her cartoon of tech titans (incl. Bezos) supplicating to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/b...

Golfing while his presidency burns everything down

It’s difficult to fathom how a 23-year-old could wield so much influence on popular culture. And yet Selena Quintanilla, who was killed 30 years ago this week, did just that. See photos of the things that made Selena Selena. nyti.ms/445eJBl

The 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award Nominees

James Beard restaurant and chef nominees announced! Congrats to Boston/New England finalists. Winners announced June 16th. Full list here (because I always also check out the SF Bay Area since it's my hometown region)
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I saw that later, when it made the rounds in reruns among the kids! Besides Heat, another fav was “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”!

Johnny Ringo vs Doc Holliday YouTube video by HyperDrive

My favorite scene is the hand and gun and tin cup display! Never get tired of it. Became a Val Kilmer fan after this movie. youtu.be/RRag32rdCOg?...

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Glad to see I was wrong! Charles extending the welcome to Zelensky!

Charles and his state visit sold the UK soul in an attempt to stave off Trump’s tariff. The UK won’t publicly support UKraine right now

PBS (@pbs) on Threads We mourn the passing of music icon Roberta Flack. Take a look back when she discovered Lori Lieberman’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song” on a plane from L.A. to New York, and made it her own. (From @...

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Great vid from PBS doc on how Roberta Flack stumbled upon the song that made her famous!

How WBZ NewsRadio reporter Matt Shearer became New England’s most viral journalist - The Boston Globe Through his wacky New England dispatches, Shearer has racked up millions of views for the 103-year-old station on TikTok and Instagram, platforms where news outlets have struggled to gain ground.

Matt Shearer is the nicest guy who totally deserves kudos! Wacky to heartwarming stories which @reportermatt.bsky.social treats with respect
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145 Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad, Promontory Summit, Utah 2014 by the late Corky Lee from his website: Photographic Justice

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Great column by the always spot-on @rygraham.bsky.social
Also: had to look up the photo she wrote about and found it on PhotographicJustice.com

An airport piano was filthy and out of tune. He fixed it during a layover. “It was in very rough shape: Dust was everywhere, and there was a gluey substance under the keys that prevented them from working,” said passenger Josiah Jackson.

Fun story and fun YouTube! wapo.st/4hgjtrP

Pride & Prejudice Excellent Boiled Potatoes Candle Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pride & Prejudice and relive one of the most memorable scenes with the scent of excellent boiled potatoes.

It's the 20th film anniversary of the Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen "Pride & Prejudice" and Focus Features is selling a "What excellent boiled potatoes" candle. Just perfect for the weeks ahead! www.nbcstore.com/collections/...

S.F.’s oldest coffee roaster is a ‘well-kept secret.’ A new owner wants to change that Graffeo Coffee, a 90-year-old coffee roaster in S.F.'s North Beach, has a new owner.

Graffeo coffee in SF was my gateway to good coffee. Before Graffeo, I thought coffee beans were all alike. I packed beans for Boston and gave bags as gifts. Love that Graffeo's future appears in good hands.Thanks @macortez.bsky.social for the story! www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

He arrived in S.F. with $3.50. Now he’s an owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant How Jag Kapoor went from pumping gas to owning the Mexican restaurant chain Pedro's and San Francisco's Saison.

Growing up, my family loved Pedro’s in Los Gatos. Great read on where this Mexican spot is today and its Indian owner who also has a Michelin star! By @food_gal_carolyn (IG handle)

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Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World (Gift Article) Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

Listen to 4 folks explain how tyranny took hold, with easy to ignore first steps, in their countries. Gift article, free to read, from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Here’s who made the list this year

The full list:
www.eater.com/24349129/jam...

The James Beard 2025 restaurant and chef award semifinalists list is out. Here are the region’s nominees. - The Boston Globe This year, the Boston area is well-represented.

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Woohoo! Love so many folks listed here!

Charles Phan, trailblazing S.F. chef of the Slanted Door, has died Charles Phan, renowned chef of San Francisco's Slanted Door Vietnamese restaurant, died on Jan. 20, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Slanted Door in SF was always a pleasurable stop for a wonderful dining experience. Thank you Charles Phan for your gift to us

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Ann Telnaes’s Bezos-Trump cartoon was rejected by The Washington Post. Here are four tributes. - The Boston Globe Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after her cartoon featuring Jeff Bezos was rejected by the editor. Other editorial cartoonists raised their voices in support and protest.

The Boston Globe is running Ann Telnaes's Bezos-Trump cartoon and others in tribute to Telnaes @globeopinion.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/09/o...

First this veterinarian took in her brother's pets during the Palisades fire. Then she took in 39 more Annie Harvilicz runs two veterinary hospitals and is taking in animals that have been displaced by the fires raging around Los Angeles.

Shelter in Marina Del Rey run by a vet is taking in pets who need a temp home during the LA fires. Shelter also seeking $ donations. @latimes www.latimes.com/california/s...

L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...

Where to get food and more. Info from @latimes.com www.latimes.com/food/list/lo...