Chris Spinato

Is anyone else getting "Garbage Pail Kids" vibes from JD Vance?

169 is incredible. I got 165 I think. Got accepted to an amazing law school. Listening to someone say they're gonna get 170 and then say they'll go to the 180th best law school in the nation. They also didn't get a good enough score on their 1st 2 attempts to get into Capital.

@stlenox.bsky.social

Asking lawyer friends. Do you mind sharing with me your LSAT scores?

Hillbilly Eulogy.

I mean, at least Smiths songs are short. Now, if it was a Led Zepplin cover band, you'd have been in pj pants by 8, because you wouldn't have gone to listen to 9-14 min songs.

Egg, chiles, Spam (lol), kimchi, and corn (to be buttered)

Any substitute if they don't? Dried or fresh?

Okay, going to the supermarket today. What are some easy to find hacks to spice up some ramen in your typical suburbam supermarket? @mt971971.bsky.social @stlenox.bsky.social

When even your knuckle tats give away that you're a gatekeeping shithead.

How many expensive watches have you had stolen right off your wrist by a woman? My count is two.

Bar consulting/Event bartending biz. Going with the name Spartacus Entertainment, lol.

Thanks for your input! Love to you and Elon.

Will do! I love adding it to ramen for some added crunch and it really gives the broth an added depth of flavor. I like adding lardons to it and have it that way. And I feel like it would be fun in a Bloody Mary type drink, but I'm still workshopping the presentation, especially now with my new biz.

I mean, pricey for what it is, but I feel like in my current set up, that could be a fun project. Also, I feel like kimchi could have a fun application in a Bloody Mary, especially with the pickled radishes I have made before. (Jahan says it's more Middle Eastern though)

Do you prefer the Napa cut more or whole? That was definitely a point made that I saw that seemed like they were more different types. Daikon I think it readily available, fish sauce maybe less so.

I've just been eating SO MUCH lately, I'd like to learn how to make it. Plus I'm old now, so having more in the way of probiotic foods is...helpful.

Yeah, it seems like there's a lot of types. Where I'm at currently doesn't have a lot in the way of like an Asian market, so anything I need to make it, I have to be able to get from a supermarket (like a Kroger or Wal Mart or Giant Eagle or whatever) Joshua Weissman had a good recipe/video.

@stlenox.bsky.social You're a culinary guy. How difficult/time consuming is kimchi? Asking for my best friend, who is myself.

Also, Emeril is my fave gumbo recipe...he's a cornball, but damned if he doesn't make a fine one. I always add Okra to mine though, mainly because I feel like it helps thicken up faster?

That's a good idea. I also like the idea of using a bit of clam juice in with the clams. I want to accentuate the salty brine flavor. It's a clam dish. Let it be a clam dish. Also, LET IT REDUCE MORE! It should be way thicker than watery canned clam chowder.

Jjigaes, I will defer to your good judgment. NE Clam chowder seems like it would be a tricky recipe. Easy to make good, but hard to make great.

Do you feel as though writing for journalism and writing for more long form is a struggle? Journalism, I feel, requires a more punchy style, but for long form, you may want to expand more, which feels like it's antithetical to the other style.

I frotnload my week with the day job work and then use the rest for books. I don’t seal myself off from the world because you need outside stimulation to be creative. Most everyone does.

Gumbo is one of my favorite things to make when this weather starts to turn colder. What's your fave recipe?

"I was hoping you'd say that."

So, to anyone who is a big #AOC Supporter (and as a non Nyer I can't weigh in) what is your favorite legislative accomplishment of hers? #democrats #politics #aoc

*AHEM* You can't stop LA.

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist who is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran, was named as the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist who is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.” nyti.ms/3Q6O3sL

Analysis | Musk is nearly done destroying what made Twitter Twitter Musk didn’t buy Twitter. He bought millions of accounts he could repurpose for another app entirely.

Analysis by Philip Bump | X gives Elon Musk everything he ever wanted: attention, praise, sycophancy, nonsense presented as news reporting, hostility to non-right-wing ideas or arguments, money. Who, he figures, could want anything more?