Personally, I like browned butter in place of plain butter or oil. I also prefer cream cheese or mascarpone cheese instead of sour cream, because the tang of sour cream does nothing for me in sweets. Here is my basic brownie recipe, not for a novice baker: 1 cup browned unsalted butter 1/4 cup softened cream cheese…
Read More My BrowniesBy James Gorman Nov. 9, 2020 Another recent paper came to the disturbing conclusion that the calculus of seven dog years for every human year isn’t accurate. To calculate dog years, you must now multiply the natural logarithm of a dog’s age in human years by 16 and then add 31. Is that clear? It’s actually not as…
Read More Old Dogs, New Research, and the Secrets of Aging“Black Friday” sales are here, and Thanksgiving isn’t for another 2 weeks. Christmas trees have been in some stores since late September. Most email is encouraging you to buy things that you probably don’t need. I got 72 emails from midnight (it’s 7:15 am), and half of them are selling something. The Times’ pop music…
Read More Have You Noticed?Paul Robeson, Political Outlaw: Lessons for Today from the Black Radical Tradition The class will feature Howard University professor Greg Carr and Rethinking Schools editor and high school teacher Jesse Hagopian.Take two minutes to watch a short video of Dr. Carr talking about Paul Robeson in this tweet — and then you’ll know why this session is…
Read More Special EventOn October 25, 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was appointed Brigadier General in the United States Army by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, becoming the first African American general in the history of the United States Military. Since then nearly 400 other African American women and men have been appointed to that rank. The highest rank…
Read More THE COMMANDERS: ADMIRALS AND GENERALS IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, 1940By Ian Shapira November 13, 2020 at 5:50 p.m. EST Under fierce attack over racism in its ranks, the Virginia Military Institute has appointed a Black man to lead the school for the first time in its 181-year history, VMI officials announced Friday. [Why is it that things have to be completely f*cked up before we get…
Read More A Black man will lead VMI for the first time in history, amid racism investigationANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Commandant of Midshipmen announced the spring semester midshipman leadership positions, Friday, Nov. 8, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade commander, Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, Ill. The Brigade Commander is the highest leadership position within the brigade, and is the only “six striper” –…
Read More The Naval Academy named its first Black female brigade commanderKINGSVILLE, Texas – The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS)…
Read More Former Track and Field Athlete Becomes U.S. Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Jet PilotAccording to the Washington Post, the U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that clears the way for to be awarded the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor. Alwyn Cashe repeatedly entered a burning vehicle in Iraq to save six fellow soldiers and an interpreter from harm. He died a few weeks later. Cashe, 35,…
Read More Alwyn Cashe Nominated for Medal of HonorBy Sarah Matusek Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor About two-thirds of U.S. adults got their news from social media in 2018. Americans are more likely to share misinformation (inaccurate content shared unknowingly), rather than disinformation (inaccurate content shared to deceive), experts say. Both can deepen divisions in an already polarized society, and – at worst – inspire violence. PEN America, a…
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