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Wolfsburg and Netherlands defender Dominique Janssen has played in just about every big game going. Domestic cup finals? Check. Champions League final? Check. European Championships final? Check. World Cup final? Check. That is no coincidence for a player who has quietly progressed over the years into a European champion for her country and is a regular fixture at the heart of the defence for one of the continent’s top teams.

Hi friends— I’m back in the United States for a couple weeks! Currently in LA to see family and friends, and heading to Portland tomorrow to pack up my bike and sell some furniture (also excited to revisit my old favorites and new restaurants/bars that have popped up, will be sharing my Portland recs soon!) For this week’s newsletter, I’m taking a break from my usual Chinese food dispatch to share a new book that I absolutely love, A-Gong's Table: Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home, by George Lee, fresh on shelves April 30, 2024 with Ten Speed Press.

Image by L.E. Wilson from RedBubble based on work by M. Maggs from Pixabay A knee-jerk response to an action is not wise. Any reaction that is done without thought or care is most likely to cause more problems. This is self-evident. It’s obvious on its face, and yet it’s common for people to automatically retaliate when they feel that they’ve been wronged. But enacting “an eye for an eye” solution to being victimized—particularly if questions of ethics, of propriety, of decency are ignored—just leads to an escalation of conflict, often resulting in a cycle of violence.

Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Now replace with chicken. And good luck. Not to boast, but I’m pretty up on Golden Arches lore. I remember the McDLT that came in a double-wide styrofoam container so the lettuce and tomatoes wouldn’t get soggy from the meat. I remember the McSoup. The awful McRib. I could sing most commercials (en français). I remember when you could order two eggs any style with bacon and toast and it would come in a styrofoam “plate” whose cover proudly featured a smiling sunrise.

The last time a practicing career university professor took their skill set and applied it to the field of cocktails was in 1981, when Rutgers professor Lowell Edmunds produced The Silver Bullet, a now classic study of the history of the Martini and the culture that blossomed around the drink. Now, more than forty years later, we have The French 75, a slim but illuminating new volume by John Maxwell Hamilton, a professor at Louisiana State University.

Follow along on Twitter @ToddCordell | @InfernalAccess Be sure to join the Discord channel to talk hockey, and everything else, with our writers and subscribers. Get 30% off for 1 year Although there is still plenty of off-season remaining, and there will no doubt be more moves to come around the league, the bulk of the heavy lifting has been done for most teams. The New Jersey Devils certainly fit into that category. How is the depth chart shaping up now that the dust is settled?

If you’ve roamed Brooklyn in search of a sweet treat, there’s a chance you’ve had Kaitlyn Wong’s wares. The baker has turned out hundreds of rainbow cookies at Ciao, Gloria and was responsible for what have been hailed as life-changing scones (yes, scones) at Prima in Clinton Hill, where everything where her hands if not literally figuratively touched everything when she ran their pastry program. She also did a short stint at Hags in the East Village as a line cook.

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In many ways, my entire lacrosse writer life has been leading up to this article. This is, in numerous avenues, a confluence of personal challenges and my own philosophies as a player, a coach, and an analyst. A common axiom that is shared and perpetuated by coaches from the beginning of time is that anyone of any size can play lacrosse. So, what would happen if a team of players that were all 5’ 9’’ or shorter played against a team of guys that were all 6’ 3’’ or taller?