A Hot New Tater Tot Casserole

Good morning. Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate. For those who do, how about this sausage and egg tater tot casserole (above), a breakfast hot dish in the Midwestern tradition, in advance of a long day of chores around the house? It’s very Pelican Rapids, very Sauk Centre — Minnesota nice! And dads will…

Bagging a New Generation

Madi McCool was driving in downtown Philadelphia in the summer of 2020 when she first spotted it: a reusable cloth mask that was actually cute. It was baby blue, orange and white, with a distinctive, bold daisy pattern. It caught her eye immediately. After some internet sleuthing, she tracked the mask down: It was by…

The New War on Bad Air

In January 1912, in the depths of a New York City winter, an unusual new apartment complex opened on the Upper East Side. The East River Homes were designed to help poor families fend off tuberculosis, a fearsome, airborne disease, by turning dark, airless tenements inside out. Passageways led from the street to capacious internal…