Meg
@megosman.bsky.social
Circling American foodways, cooking, community, and care. Brooklyn-based brown food defender and overzealous mom.
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
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and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
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Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
"I am languid & bedeviled & hate writing & hate everybody" is now my outgoing email signature until the end of time.
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"I am languid & bedeviled & hate writing & hate everybody" is now my outgoing email signature until the end of time.
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Besides “Harold and Maude,” one thing I will always remember about Bud Cort is something I read about him when he spoke at Hal Ashby’s memorial in 1988. He got up to speak in front of hundreds of Ashby’s family, closest friends, and co-workers. His first line was, “I was Hal’s favorite.” RIP, 👑.
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Besides “Harold and Maude,” one thing I will always remember about Bud Cort is something I read about him when he spoke at Hal Ashby’s memorial in 1988. He got up to speak in front of hundreds of Ashby’s family, closest friends, and co-workers. His first line was, “I was Hal’s favorite.” RIP, 👑.
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breaking: we've stolen the future from our children to finance our 7th houses, yet they still go on eating and drinking
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
breaking: we've stolen the future from our children to finance our 7th houses, yet they still go on eating and drinking
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Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
Okay so a thing I LOVED about that is how, whereas so many halftime shows kind of elevate the star above the other dancers/extras—often literally—that was like the exact opposite, he was *with and among* the people around him
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Sunny beat me to the very next statement I was going to make.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
The whole performance wasn’t about the triumph of the individual, but the collective effort and joy that that elevates all of us out of oppression.
They literally danced their way through and out of the history of colonialism TOGETHER.
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dude, just shoot me into the stars. the United States are a fucking wreck but you cannot deny me the joy of its people
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
dude, just shoot me into the stars. the United States are a fucking wreck but you cannot deny me the joy of its people
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Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Williamsburg Changes, But Toñita Still Reigns - Hell Gate
For 50 years, Maria Antonia "Toñita" Cay has overseen the Caribbean Social Club in Williamsburg. It's now the last Puerto Rican social club in Brooklyn.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Use of the term "wine mom" should immediately raise suspicion of bad faith and ratfuckery on the part of whomever is using it.
The project of discrediting and delegitimizing women as political actors is ALWAYS a huge red flag, and is essential to the project that is fascism.
The project of discrediting and delegitimizing women as political actors is ALWAYS a huge red flag, and is essential to the project that is fascism.
February 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Use of the term "wine mom" should immediately raise suspicion of bad faith and ratfuckery on the part of whomever is using it.
The project of discrediting and delegitimizing women as political actors is ALWAYS a huge red flag, and is essential to the project that is fascism.
The project of discrediting and delegitimizing women as political actors is ALWAYS a huge red flag, and is essential to the project that is fascism.
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
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Small improvements I would make to the big uptown parades: More marching bands. No riders on the floats. No throws. No one else in the crowd; just me.
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Small improvements I would make to the big uptown parades: More marching bands. No riders on the floats. No throws. No one else in the crowd; just me.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote the food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience required. My goal is to help kids avoid food related trauma and offer a balm of kindness for anyone who couldn’t escape it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote the food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience required. My goal is to help kids avoid food related trauma and offer a balm of kindness for anyone who couldn’t escape it.
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This is how direct the lineage is, Muddy Waters learned guitar in Mississippi Juke Joints watching Son House & Robert Johnson. 20 plus years later he finds Buddy Guy, fresh off the train from LA & starving in Chicago. Buys him food, & gets him a gig.
Legend isn’t even enough.
Legend isn’t even enough.
So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This is how direct the lineage is, Muddy Waters learned guitar in Mississippi Juke Joints watching Son House & Robert Johnson. 20 plus years later he finds Buddy Guy, fresh off the train from LA & starving in Chicago. Buys him food, & gets him a gig.
Legend isn’t even enough.
Legend isn’t even enough.
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the government is gassing our children.
Right passed the park now and a little girl maybe 5 years old got out of the car. She's saying "oww" and coughing, an older woman with her rushed her inside
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
the government is gassing our children.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth
Malinda Russell wrote the first known cookbook by an African-American. She was a pastry shop owner and cook for over 20 years. No photos exist of her. But you can read her book here: shorturl.at/xwmkt
#BlackFood
Malinda Russell wrote the first known cookbook by an African-American. She was a pastry shop owner and cook for over 20 years. No photos exist of her. But you can read her book here: shorturl.at/xwmkt
#BlackFood
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth
Malinda Russell wrote the first known cookbook by an African-American. She was a pastry shop owner and cook for over 20 years. No photos exist of her. But you can read her book here: shorturl.at/xwmkt
#BlackFood
Malinda Russell wrote the first known cookbook by an African-American. She was a pastry shop owner and cook for over 20 years. No photos exist of her. But you can read her book here: shorturl.at/xwmkt
#BlackFood
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We've taken our daughter to what were essentially symbolic protests (like the No Kings 'offshoot' at Grand Army Plaza), but we've definitively crossed the kid-safe rubicon now
I’ve said it multiple times and I’ll say it again….leave your children home. Please. This isn’t a teachable moment. It’s a dangerous one. Save the lessons about democracy, being an involved citizen, and the right to protest for table talk. Again, please.
SHAME!!! ICE in Portland just tear gassed thousands of peaceful protesters, including children, the elderly, and dogs. #Portland
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 AM
We've taken our daughter to what were essentially symbolic protests (like the No Kings 'offshoot' at Grand Army Plaza), but we've definitively crossed the kid-safe rubicon now
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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Lag. The federal judiciary is catching up — this is a remarkable order, it's only three pages. I recommend reading it. I have, in all of my time practicing law, never seen a judge do anything like this:
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Lag. The federal judiciary is catching up — this is a remarkable order, it's only three pages. I recommend reading it. I have, in all of my time practicing law, never seen a judge do anything like this:
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Foley Square, New York. Thousands, lots of public school students among us, in 15 degree weather to put heat on ICE.
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Foley Square, New York. Thousands, lots of public school students among us, in 15 degree weather to put heat on ICE.