Try Making Dal, Since You Freaks Are So Obsessed With Beans
The reward is the end product, but the journey is pleasant, too.
The Gossip-Packed Groupie Memoir 'Dirty Rocker Boys' Is Juicier Than the Tabloids
If you want to know what it was like to be dumped for Pamela Anderson or give 19-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio a blowjob, here's the book for you.
I Can’t Go Anywhere, but Marfa Public Radio Takes Me to a West Texas Dive
I come for songs that aren't of my own Spotify algorithm, but stay for the weather dispatches from small Texas towns.
Nick Cave's New Book Introduced Me to a Dreamy Realm of Imagination
An art book can also be a secret passageway, leading us up and out into a wider, wilder world.
The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Universe Is Adding Color to My Drab Quarantine Life
Drag has always been rooted in community, connection, and finding a way to laugh even when the world feels hostile.
I Shelter in Place With the Chaos of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey'
These people are my family now. I quarantine with them.
'About Time' Has Zero Mean People or Dark Plot Twists, and Lord I Need That
The 2013 time travel rom-com is a great emotional cleanse for in between rewatches of 'The Sopranos' and 'Breaking Bad.'
Put a Salty, Crunchy Topping on Your Pasta to Enjoy Life for a Few Minutes
Whether it's breadcrumbs, chips, or furikake, it's time to get freakier with your pasta toppings.
My Brain Is Mush, But I Love Reading Elin Hilderbrand's Beachy-Ass Books
Set mostly in Nantucket, her 20+ books feature irresistible drama, and they're anything but intellectually demanding.
Nervous Recs: Smashing Cherry Tomatoes with a Wooden Spoon
Cherry tomatoes are nature's bubble wrap, and gently popping them with a wooden spoon is a delicious way to stay mentally afloat.
Nervous Rec: Watch Chris Gethard's Public Access Comedy Show
This show is a great rabbit hole and an accessible way to look at New York's up-and-coming comedy scene.
Nervous Recs: Icelandic Noir Reminds Me There's a Big, Weird World Outside
Let 'The Valhalla Murders' and 'Trapped' take you on a gnarly Nordic journey to solve mysteries about self-immolation and dead sheep.