‘Absolutely bonkers’: Bars, restaurants cash in with Canadian NHL teams in playoffs

It was a long seven years for the Ottawa Senators and their fans, having to sit on the sidelines each spring since 2017 when the club last made the playoffs. The absence was felt not just at the Canadian Tire Centre where the Sens play their home games, but also at local restaurants and pubs. … Read more

Texas’s Barbecue Schism

Seventeen years ago, on assignment for The New YorkerCalvin Trillin travelled through central Texas on a barbecue-themed road trip. He was with editors from Texas Monthlywhich had just published its top fifty barbecue joints in the state, a list which it updates every four years, and which, among Texans, is met with Olympic-level anticipation. That … Read more