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Back in July, we discussed “Six Common Tomato Problems.” Among those maladies were abiotic disorders (problems that are caused by factors such as weather, soils, chemicals, mechanical injuries, or cultural practices; and, not caused by insects or disease). Tomato abiotic disorders include blossom end rot, fruit cracking, leaf rolling, solar yellowing, sunburn, and tomato flower drop…all related to weather or watering issues. In that column, I mentioned we would tackle an annual tomato-related issue, tomato worms, in a future edition.

In the early 1990s, there was an unlikely Hollywood boom in the Western genre- the last that has happened to date, unless you count the many streaming Yellowstone spinoffs.  Dances With Wolves, of course, won Best Picture in 1990, while City Slickers, a Western comedy, was a massive hit in 1991. After Young Guns II, also in 1990, provided a relatively shallow look at multi-hero Western myth, Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Unforgiven was a groundbreaking revisionist take on the genre, from one of its best-known practitioners.

In retrospect - and in big band history - Tommy Dorsey’s must be recognized as the greatest all-round dance band of them all. Others may have sounded more creative. Others may have swung harder and more consistently. Others may have developed more distinctive styles. But of all the hundreds of well-known bands, Tommy Dorsey’s could do more things better than any other could. -George T. Simon, editor-in-chief of Metronome Sixty-seven years ago tomorrow, on November 26, 1956, Tommy Dorsey died.

This poem is part of a weekly series dedicated to sharing classic poetry and beloved poems. For more articles, videos, books, and resources about faith and art, visit RabbitRoom.com. by William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedTomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.

Still House Plants are a Glasgow and South London-based group made up of Finlay Clark (guitar), Jessica Hickie-Kallenbach (vocals), and David Kennedy (drums). The three members met at the Glasgow School of Art and have releases on GLARC, Bison, BYM, and Blank Forms Editions. Their newest album, Fast Edit, is a continuation of their oft-kilter rock music influenced by emo, slowcore, free improvisation, and more. Joshua Minsoo Kim had a Zoom call with the Still House Plants on July 22nd, discussing their beginnings at art school, growing both individually and collectively through creating music, their latest album, Sue Tompkins and Life Without Buildings, and more.

Blonde Redhead is a New York City-based indie rock band that started in 1993. The group originally consisted of Kazu Makino, Simone and Amedeo Pace, and Maki Takahashi. In 1995 the band released their first two albums, Blonde Redhead and La Mia VitaViolenta, the latter of which saw Toko Yasuda taking over Takahashi’s role on bass guitar. Unwound’s Vern Rumsey would fill in as bassist for the group’s third album, Fake Can Be Just as Good, which was released in 1997 on Touch and Go.

Hello, This tonka issue comes to you out of my pre-scheduled order because I have become obsessed with the flavour and the history of this ingredient overnight. Some of you may know that I am completing Leith’s online course and a couple of weeks ago I was tasked with tackling my nemesis - egg-based desserts aka custards, but with the bastard addition of gelatine to make matters even harder. So instead of opting for traditional vanilla, I decided to finally pop open a tin of tonka beans that I got for my birthday couple of years ago (they’re still in date, reader, and that’s another reason to love them) and infuse the milk with a tiny nugget.

Hi!  I built GRIP around this principle: first get your week sorted, then take a look at how you shape your life. But getting a handle on your week can come with an unintended side effect. As you become more reliable in doing the work—when promising “I’ll put that on my to-do list” means you’ll actually get it done and folks know you’ll respond swiftly to email—then odds are you won’t spend much time at your desk twiddling your thumbs.

Columbo was one of the most epic and entertaining TV shows of all time. It was different from a traditional TV show in that each episode was like a movie, running between 70 and 97 minutes, and the series aired sporadically, initially about once a month as part of NBC’s weekly “Mystery Movie” special. The pilot, Prescription: Murder, aired as a self-contained TV movie in 1968, but the show didn’t start running semi-regularly until 1971.