Pairings

I think I will have the blackcurrant Eton mess - and the Marmite black velvet (FT site registration required).

Closing tabs

Via Sadie Stein, Sylvia Plath's drawings.

What have neutrinos done for you lately?

Claire Cameron interviews Sheila Heti at The Millions.  (Particularly interesting thoughts there on revision.)

Lauren Beukes's teenage novel-ideas notebook.

Lily Ladewig on publishing her first book of poems (and good tips here on first-book-writing in general).

Highlight of last week: gin and marmalade at Madam Geneva!

Two lists

I might dispute a few of the choices on Lev Grossman's list of his top ten must-read fantasy novels (I like George R. R. Martin's books very much, but I think they are distinctly optional!), but his list of his top ten favorite cocktails in literature is indisputable!

Cooking with Fernet Branca

The influence of space exploration on terrestrial food. (Via Alexis Madrigal.)