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What's for Breakfast?
Memories of holiday meals, with a nod to my Great Aunt Pearl
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What's Good?
The first of December, and the last news round-up of the year as I'm actually going to take some time off. And that, my friends, is good
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What Our Bodies Can Do: Lee Skallerup Bessette on Coaching Young Swimmers (and Listening to Yourself)
Episode 2 of the Second Breakfast podcast
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What's for Breakfast?
It's the end of November, so here's the last pancake recipe for you: plantain pancakes
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What's Good?
Thanksgiving leftovers, in the form of some thoughts on OpenAI, tech journalism, and bro-science. Also the week's food and fitness tech news
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Nothing Says "Gratitude" Like a Reader Survey
Almost six months of Second Breakfast... How's it going?
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What's for Breakfast?
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, so here's an easy version of pancakes to kick off the week
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What's Good?
This week's food and fitness / technology news, and some thoughts on racing and donuts
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Marketing Menopause: A Tale of Two Supplements
"Men act and women appear" -- John Berger, Ways of Seeing. Also a good way to think about collagen and creatine marketing
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What's for Breakfast?
Carrot-cake pancakes with whipped maple cream cheese frosting. And some thoughts on domestic labor and ultra-processed foods
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What's Good?
The NYC Marathon, a Kit Kat heist, 60-pounds of protein powder, ketchup-as-running fuel -- and other stories about food and fitness technology
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In Praise of RPE
"Rate of Perceived Exertion," that is. And after a particularly exhausting weekend, this topic feels quite apt