A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Nickole, raised in Burton, attended college in Flint. What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Went to college there. Do you… Continue reading Don’t Drink the Water #4
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Candidate Cookies: Hillary Clinton
Candidate cookies are a quick look at the men and women who aspire to be President of the United States 2017-2020. It’s not easy running for President of the United States when you have a long, public political history. It’s also not easy for a presidential biocookieographer to decide how to turn such a candidate
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Looking for Lyndon #1: An Obsession Begins
Few presidents would ever know more triumph, few suffer such a swift and tragic fall. -LBJ. American Experience I wasn’t always obsessed with Lyndon Baines Johnson. This particular itch began several years ago. I was at home, nursing a cold, when I decided to watch a documentary about Lyndon Johnson. On the couch, sniffly, and… Continue reading Looking for Lyndon #1: An Obsession Begins
First Lady Donuts: Abigail Adams
Don’t Drink the Water #3
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Tyrell Straubel What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Resident, homeowner. What are you doing about water? Bottles, lots of bottles.… Continue reading Don’t Drink the Water #3
Links I Like #32
I loved pomegranate the first moment one of the arils crossed my mouth. These Pomegranate Skirt Steak Tacos speak to me. So does this Pomegranate Feta Salad. A long time ago, in an early occasion of spending time with someone, he and I made citrus curd. I don’t remember what kind now. I had told… Continue reading Links I Like #32
Candidate Cookies: Ben Carson
Candidate cookies are a quick look at the men and women who aspire to be President of the United States 2017-2020. While Ben Carson is no longer in the presidential race, I see no good reason to let a photo of a cookie made months ago go to waste. This cookie makes reference to
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Don’t Drink the Water #2
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them. Andrea Ananich What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? I have lived there most of my life. Do you currently live in Flint? Yes. If so,… Continue reading Don’t Drink the Water #2
In an open letter to the Internet,
“‘Hulk Hogan sex tape’ is a string of words I had never wanted to see together.”
Don’t Drink the Water #1
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Sarah Foster: born in Flint, lives in the suburbs, mother of 1. What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Born and… Continue reading Don’t Drink the Water #1