Behind some of my most thrilling photography lies not technical skill or talent, but luck. Two kinds of luck, in fact.
Read MoreTwilit Totem
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Guide to Sushi Ingredients
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Are you ready to start making sushi at home? Not sure how to shop and what to do next? This guide will get you started.
Read MoreThe Humble Sprayer
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Read about the ways a well-deployed cloud of mist can be a useful—and water-saving—improvement to your kitchen workflow.
Read MoreRe: Email
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Whether it’s sent or received, every email one handles requires work and time. How do we lighten the load in these busy times?
Read MoreAfter the Rain
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This southern view captures more than an instance of weather: it is a document of the senses reveling in the crisp, clean air.
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The ubiquitous Polish intercom keypad features numbers with distinct tones that enable playback of simple melodies.
Read MoreSix Years Ago at Sheremetyevo
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An instant of photojournalistic realness at a time when I though I was leaving that genre for a less narrative style.
Read MoreIntroducing Something Beautiful
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Listen to a recording from a live improvised performance by Zakrocki, Mokrzewski, and Małkowski at Warsaw’s Eufemia.
Read MoreTranslating Różewicz
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Read about the Różewicz poem fragments in the film by Nałęcki on display as part of the Wróblewski retrospective at MSN.
Read MoreEvenings in Warsaw
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Photos of the remarkable Warsaw sky—part of a nascent series devoted to a view I’ve been admiring for more than ten years.
Read MoreA Poem for My Father
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This year, my birthday gift for dad is a dedicated translation of the lyric Urania by Polish poet Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz.
Read MoreA Poem by Yeats
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Here’s a favorite of mine, which I first discovered on a New York City subway ride in 2003, along with my Polish translation.
Read MoreOishii
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Dinnertime scenes from a family inclined to make sushi at home, even if it means eating an hour or two later than expected.
Read MoreOvercast
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A micro-essay linking my fondness for grey skies with the way subdued daylight contributes to a better experience of seeing.
Read More444
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On my thirty-seventh birthday, I learned something about the number 37—and examined my feelings on numbers in general.
Read MoreThe Leica M (Typ 240)
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A unique opportunity to test out an impressive camera has inspired a review probably more contemplative than practical.
Read MoreA Book Near and Dear
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There is a new book out by an author I know well, and it features my photography, including a very special photo on the cover.
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Keeping Fresh Herbs Fresh
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The secret to making those herbs last and last lies in giving them the attention they deserve as soon as you bring them home.
Read MoreBrownies: Recipe and Opinion
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With simple ingredients, no beating until fluffy, and room for inexactness, here is one decadent treat that is easy to make.
Read MoreThose Lemon Bars
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I don’t know of another dessert that travels so well and elicits quite as much awe as these amazing bars from David Lebovitz.
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