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“Asleep in My Palm” is set during the winter in a rural Ohio town containing a small liberal arts college. I thought the setting familiar, and it turns out it was shot at Oberlin College, where I went for two years. As seen in the film, it’s a dreary, snowy landscape populated by haves and have-nots, aka privileged students/faculty and the townies who largely depend on the former. The film is written and directed by Henry Nelson, an Oberlin grad and son of Tim Blake Nelson, who stars and produced.

It’s been a big week around here… Week 1 of our Spring CSA is officially in the books! Sending that first round of veggie boxes out into the world is a bit like sending your kid off to kindergarten… you just hope that the many months of preparation, hard work, sweat and tears paid off, and that they find their way and make you proud. I’m grateful that the first CSA pick-up day on Tuesday went super smoothly… the first week back is always a little rusty getting everything churning and training new team members, but I’m lucky to have a rockstar crew helping me harvest, wash, and pack up all the beautiful spring veggies that are coming out of the field right now.

Dear Classical Wisdom Members, One of the things that surprised me most about Crete is just how many Minoan ruins are around. It was already so impressive that the Palace of Knossos - the famed location of Theseus and the Minotaur - had somehow managed to survive the ravages of time… As well as the Palace of Phaistos, the location of that mysterious disk… but two other major palaces, Malia in the region of Heraklion, and Kato Zakros in Lasithi, have also been unearthed.

The futures of Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner and forward Julian Carranza were brought up over the weekend. Wagner is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2023 Major League Soccer regular season and no progress has been made on a new deal with the Union. Carranza will eventually leave the Union with a pricey transfer fee attached, but the club will not sell the Argentinian until the winter at least.

Welcome! I’m Simi Shah, and in this newsletter, I dive deep into the journeys of South Asian trailblazers. Find our podcast on Apple, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms and upcoming episodes + events on our Instagram & LinkedIn. In this episode, I caught up with Medha Gargeya: Associate Counsel to Vice President Kamala Harris, reservist with the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, and Adjunct Professor of Law.

The outer world wonder of Astra Lumina continues with the introduction of two new chapters, or zones. If you’re not already familiar with this add-on Anakeesta attraction, now might be the time to take the journey and see what’s now visually available. It’s the after sunset light display that’ll take you on a cosmic trip while your feet are firmly planted on earth—albeit 600 feet above Gatlinburg. The original story of Astra Lumina contained 8 chapters, but the addition of two new ones brings a whole new magnitude of magnificence.

Roger Clemens can be, and has been, a polarizing figure for many who follow baseball. Nevertheless, he was an overpowering mound presence with record numbers in many MLB pitching categories. Long before “The Rocket” pitched for the Houston Astros, in the middle part of the first decade of th… ncG1vNJzZmiaopaxrMXLnmWsrZKowaKvymeaqKVfpXyzu8KknK1lkaOxbsDHnmSgrZmZsqV5zKKqrKGcmsBurdKtqair

Dim sum, the big menu of little dishes served around the world, tends to be concentrated in notably Asian communities. The brunchy menu of dumplings, buns, and braised dishes lends itself to gatherings, with friends and families lingering at tables as they dispatch waves of bite-sized delights. Carts are rare, now, with most places switching to more efficient a la carte service. What most limits dim sum’s spread is the skill level required of its chef.

Lately Claire Saffitz and her husband, Harris Mayer-Selinger, have spent a lot of time reflecting on their respective bar and bat mitzvahs. While Saffitz grew up in the not so Jewish city of St. Louis, Mayer-Selinger hails from bar mitzvah mecca: Long Island. “It’s become a joke between us. My husband says with pride that his bar mitzvah was in the top three best ones of his town. When he told me he had ‘motivators’ at his party I was like, ‘What’s that?