jasper davidoff

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puzzles & games @newyorker.com allium enjoyer, otamatone virtuoso 🐣 http://jasperdavidoff.com/

a screenshot of the LEGO page for the Sagrada Familia kit, labeled Ages 18+ and consisting of 12,060 pieces
Nearly 200 years before the arrival of Selena Gomez Oreos, European settlers first introduced possums to Aotearoa.
1964 new york world's fair commemorative dachshund
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The special guest for the Season 9 premiere of Normal Gossip was Malala Yousafzai. We were thrilled to hear from her PR people that she was a fan of the show and wanted to be a guest, but we were surprised to find out that Malala’s team did not yet possess a professional-caliber podcast microphone. After an internal back-and-forth on whether we should mail them the Defector podcasting travel kit with a self-addressed box back to us, we decided to just buy her some new gear. In the future, when you see Malala do a BBC interview with a Shure MV7+ mic just out of frame, remember that Defector underwrote that equipment.
a great blue heron with its neck crunched in flies over water
On childhood road trips through Illinois and Wisconsin, my brother and I would chant about the crops growing on opposite sides of the state highway: "Up with corn! Down with soybeans!" Call it self-indoctrination, but these days a bowl of corn salad is the first thing I think to pack for a picnic in Prospect Park. It's simply a big pile of tasty produce: no skips, all bangers. On the corn-preparation question, I'm kind of a square-blanching is my preference. It rounds out the kernels' sweetness and preserves just enough crunch to accentuate the other veggies. Make no mistake, though: canned or frozen is verboten for this dish. When I'm tearing husks and strewing silks all over the kitchen, that's how I know it's summer. Versions vary, but here's mine: Place four or so ears of corn in a pot of boiling water until they're tender, then throw them in an ice bath until cool. Cut off the kernels and add them to a bowl with any combination of diced cherry tomatoes (or one heirloom tomato); diced red onion; a diced cucumber; one cup of feta or cotija cheese; and an avocado, in small chunks. Add a few handfuls of cilantro or mint (but not both). And finish with a few glugs of olive oil; a splash of red-wine vinegar or lime juice; and salt and pepper. —Jasper Davidoff, puzzles-and-games producer
a chipotle sign on a white brick building under a "coming soon" sign behind the second floor windows
a blur of white, brown, and blue colors
Police arrested a Manhattan woman for allegedly stealing nearly $90,000 through the seldom enforced crime of fortune telling, according to police and court documents. And a former New York cop-turned-psychic-hunter said he was instrumental in the arrest. Pamela Ufie, 29, was arrested Thursday for a 2023 incident during which police say she told a 43-year-old client that the woman's son suffered from a generational curse. Ufie allegedly convinced the woman to spend $87,000 on "specialty materials necessary to conduct rituals that would help the Defendant defeat the curse.”
me smiling in front of a wall of New Yorker magazine covers
a screenshot of the USA Today Daily Crossword landing page for April 26, 2025, which reads "Side Hustles," by Jasper Davidoff, edited by Anna Gundlach.
a screenshot of a crossword puzzle titled "I'm putting my foot down." the highlighted clue is: Fishy deli mixture that Matthew McConaughey makes with apples, wasabi, corn, peas, and agave syrup (thumbs down from me)
an open gangway C train... look you can see into the next car over and even the car after that! riches upon riches!!!
a map of the seven central brooklyn chipotles with a green circle highlighting the Franklin Av/President St intersection
I’m obsessed with icebreaking: I was trained not to hit anything – now I drive my ship into ice 24/7
the zodiac killer cypher
a newsstand "open" sign where the N isn't illuminated so it's just flashing "ope"
Goodreads screenshot: Jasper has completed the 2024 Reading Challenge. Comments from Jay: April 1, 2024: You are officially falling behind. Pick up the pace! November 29, 2024: oof you are NOT on pace! December 23, 2024: LET'S FUCKING GO! YOU ARE A WINNER!
a picture from a bookstore of four clocks on the wall like in a newsroom. the clocks are labeled "london" in gothic script, "istanbul" in papyrus, "los angeles" in a celtic font and, larger than the others, "old saybrook" in a flowing script
an 11x9 crossword grid entitled "But there's a catch!"
Lawsuits to both stop congestion pricing, and to force the governor to unpause it are still pending, and how this plan affects them remains to be seen. Members of New York's congressional delegation have also said they want to kill it, though Hochul said she wasn't concerned. "You know, I don't, I don't worry about anything. I really don't. I really don't," she said.