grazing the internet, July edition

Some things I read, listened to and thought about over the past month. Plus: oysters! So many oysters.

Lately: I’ve been continuing to think about the way I want to do this newsletter — and about things I can offer paid subscribers. For a while now, I’ve been sprinkling recommendations into posts — mentioning a podcast I like or a story I can’t get out of my head — and I figured it might make sense to hold those recommendations back and round them up into a monthly newsletter. So here goes. This post will go out toward the end of every month, and it will include things I’ve encountered online and enjoyed. … Speaking of things I enjoyed, I spent the weekend on Cape Cod with family, which was relaxing and scenic and included a trip to Cape Cod Oyster Company. We saw where they sort and process the oysters and bag them up to ship all over the East Coast and learned a ton about the oyster industry.

What to read, and listen to, and think about …

My Mother’s Oysters, by Rosanna Warren in Harper’s … read this if you’re interested in:

• oyster farming

• France

• mythologizing your childhood

The Cake Bible’s Rose Levy Beranbaum & Her Favorite Yellow Cake on the She’s My Cherry Pie podcast … listen to this if you’re interested in:

• baking

• science

The Sports Moment, by Ava Wallace in the Washington Post … listen to this if you’re interested in:

• the Olympics!

• supporting my former coworkers, who are very good at their jobs