The world doesn’t need more loud guys full of too many words, with buff arms, in tight shirts, and huge egos to match. The world needs quiet people. Why? Quiet people make you think. Thinking brings clarity. Thinking can lead to change. I’ve always been intrigued by Keanu. He is a quiet person who keeps to himself and still hasn’t figured out how to be famous after twenty-nine years of being one o

Itwas the end of the world as we knew it, and I felt fine. That’s almost exactly what I told my psychiatrist at my March 16 appointment, a few days after our children’s school district extended spring break because of the coronavirus. I said the same at my April 27 appointment, several weeks after our state’s stay-at-home order. Yes, it was exhausting having a kindergartener and fourth grader doin

Our team spent weeks — years, really — developing “less-meatarian” recipes, classics that de-emphasized meat and rely preeminently on vegetables, grains, and legumes. Both the Food Matters and VB6 cookbooks feature those kinds of recipes, and the style has mightily influenced our cooking for more than 10 years now. For those times you find yourself saying, “Shit! What’s for dinner?” — we’re here t