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I was reminded of the brilliance of NYT Cooking again, by this roundup list. It’s a monstrous site, with a huge amount of pictures, videos and written word to help you cook and eat better.
How could this content make itself more useful in the kitchen?
Here’s a lil mockup (pictured above) of a basic “seeing space” for food prep.
Already, this creates a lot of questions.
Where’s the input? Voice? If information is projected, can we touch and manipulate, or are the controls separate, more like an Apple TV than an iPhone?
More helpful, would be direct input and feedback from the tools, and objects that you’re using.
The Truths
“The point is, most of us struggle throughout our lives by giving too many fucks in situations where fucks do not deserve to be given.” - Not Giving a Fuck
“We all have a personal narrative that shapes our view of the world and ourselves. But sometimes our inner voice doesn’t get it completely right.” So write shit down, or don’t. But remember this, your life perspective is as warped as microwaved gummy bear. - Writing Your Way to Happiness
“Ad campaigns are useless unless their effect on sales can be measured.” At last, some basic rules for us to play by, laid down (and ignored) nearly 100 years ago. - How Fake Sports Are Turning Man Cave Dwellers Into Millionaires
Ikea acknowledges the bitter truth of shared living: “The tragedy of the common room is that it often is a dump.” My common room is a dump, and it’s full of ikea furniture. Hmmm. - House Perfect
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“Cyclists sheltering from shelling, Western Front, during World War I. A shell bursting in the rubble of ruined buildings beside a road. Bicycles were used quite commonly, not only for general transport, but also for carrying dispatches.” - via
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The breast pocket of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Je Suis Charlie rally in Paris.
On eating animals
“We tend to do things because it’s what’s done. You should have a solid answer for pret-ty much anything you do. And if it involves killing something else, probably a better answer than that.” - Guy Branum
“Okay, have you ever been around chickens? They are stupid, uncooperative, inconvenient, ill-tempered creatures. They get what they deserve. Fuck chickens.” - Mark Rippetoe
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Healthy habits of famous leaders: Joseph Joffre Edition
“No matter how alarming the situation, how terrible the emergency, the tall and rotund generalissimo never seemed disturbed. He became famous for the care he took always to have a good lunch followed by a nap, end the day with a good dinner, and always get a full nights sleep (in bed at nine, back at work at five). Even when things seemed to be at their worst, he made his staff understand that under no circumstance was his rest to be disturbed.” - source