Archive - Meditations in an Emergency

Great books to read in a day, perfect aioli every time, and some new gorpy shorts

The Sunday supplement #194

Jul 26 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Another round of focus aerobics, this time for 172 minutes

Jul 25 • Rosecrans Baldwin

New gear for off-the-grid travel, a handsome electric screwdriver, new music and good reads

The Sunday supplement #193

Jul 19 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Longing for an absent thing, possibly non-returnable

Jul 18 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Some great indie coffee roasters, short stories for people who don't read short stories, useful advice from the web

The Sunday supplement #192

Jul 12 • Rosecrans Baldwin

What did Goliath ever do to you?

Jul 11 • Rosecrans Baldwin

New singles in rock and pop, a Learned League invitation, a great documentary for World Cup watchers

The Sunday supplement #191

Jul 5 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Forget the art, enjoy the space

Jul 4 • Rosecrans Baldwin

June 2026

Summer pool reads, summer shopping, and my favorite follow on Instagram for the world’s weirdness

The Sunday supplement #190

Jun 28 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Another round of focus aerobics, this time with clippers

Jun 27 • Rosecrans Baldwin

Favorite Euro crime fiction plus a map for more, a doc series on art crime, new releases in classical music and r&b

The Sunday supplement #189

Jun 21 • Rosecrans Baldwin

"La novela policial ha creado un tipo especial de lector."

Jun 20 • Rosecrans Baldwin

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