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This salad really is one of my favourite things to eat at this time of year, (and really all times of the year if I’m being honest)! It’s so fresh and zingy and provides such a delicious contrast to the rich Christmas food we’ve all been enjoying. This is the kind of salad where it really all comes down to the dressing. The dressing is the star of the show, the leading lady, the one you tell your friends about….

This is Clusterhuck, my newsletter about faith, culture and a flourishing future for all! I’m glad you’re here. I can only do this through the support of my readers, and I’m grateful for every one I’ve got. If you’d like to join, just click here. You’ll get a free seven-day trial, including access to all the archives. I watched the first two seasons of Reacher and I can’t defend it. I know we’re supposed to be beyond calling any tv shows “guilty pleasures” but I feel pretty guilty about Reacher.

The common comparison over the last weeks has been between 10/7 and 9/11. Here, we’ve been talking about the atom bomb and WWII. I think the most relevant comparison to 10/7 is also WWII, in Pearl Harbor. Both were surprise military attacks intended not as terrorism but acts of war. Hawaii, however, was not even American national territory in 1942 but rather a conquered colonial territory. In addition, the population of the U.

I’m thinking about creative ways to show gratitude to our friends. Why? Because friendships that cruise along on auto-pilot eventually stall. The best way to get out of auto-pilot is to acknowledge, aloud, or in some other way (see my list below!) why a particular person matters to you. Yes, this is pegged to Thanksgiving. That’s why we have holidays—so we remember who and what matters. Call your friend to say you’re thankful for the friendship.

Yesterday, an essay in The Cut went viral, just as it was designed to do. In any moment, but especially the current “divorce moment,” this piece is clickbait, a guaranteed hate-read, and fodder for collective outrage. In the essay, Grazie Sophia Christie writes about the benefits of having strategically married at a young age, and to an older man. At 20, she recognized an “unfairness” built into heterosexual women’s lives: they find themselves “clawing up the cliff-face of adulthood,” trying to discover themselves and establish a career, while racing against a ticking biological clock.

Today, Back Row is pleased to publish a guest post from author and podcaster Jo Piazza. Jo writes  on Substack, and her novel The Sicilian Inheritance publishes April 2. I got an early copy and tore right through it – it's a terrific read and already racking up great reviews. Pre-order Jo’s book and DM her the receipt on Instagram and she'll give you a lifetime subscription to her newsletter.  The best way to support authors is by pre-ordering books, ideally from your local indie seller, so I hope you consider putting this on your spring and summer reading list.

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Dear Readers, Shiny Herd promises to explore “the hidden side of groupthink in entertainment, media, and more.” Well, today’s essay really focuses on more. I never thought I’d write about the industry I address today. But I think it’s useful to show how the same controversies erupt in similar ways across vastly different fields. Thanks for making Shiny Herd a part of your day. All the best, Ted You know, it's funny, in my experience, people don't respond super well to being told that they're bigoted monsters.

“Beverly Hills, 90210” is not only the longest-running of our teen dramas — it’s also the one with the most Christmas episodes. Nine, to be exact. With the exception of its first season, “Beverly Hills, 90210” featured a Christmas episode every year throughout its run. FOX even aired “Beverly Hills, 90210: A Christmas Special” with the cast in 1994, one of several specials during the show’s 10 seasons. Though I don’t celebrate Christmas, I have fond memories of watching FX and SOAPnet’s marathons of the “Beverly Hills, 90210” Christmas episodes.