Jeremy Cherfas

Top Albums from last.fm on 06/04/26
1, Van Morrison, Down the Road, (15);
2, Gerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton Presents Gerry Mulligan, (9);
3, Norah Jones, Feels Like Home, (2);
4, Tom Waits, Blue Valentine, (2);
5, Various Artists, Cardinals At The Window, (2);

TIL: I have been using the ISO setting on my camera all wrong.

Thanks Tom. https://macwright.com/2026/04/01/recently.html#:~:text=I%20didn't%20understand%20ISO%20either!

ETN 299: Supply lines are imperilled, but linking continues

1) Cool as a cucumber, with added nomenclature
2) Meat and mushrooms, apostasy in Texas and Iowa
3) Anchovies, the best on the internet?
4) Olive Oil Tourism, the deets

https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-299-no-doom/

Top Albums from last.fm on 29/03/26
1, Boccherini; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Pepe Romero, Guitar Quintets, (14);
2, The Iguanas, Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart, (13);
3, Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi, (12);
4, Modern Jazz Quartet, Compact Jazz: The Modern Jazz Quartet Plus, (10);
5, Po' Girl, Follow Your Bliss, (9);

Currently reading: The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet & Sam Taylor, ISBN: 978-0374261566

New episode: the paradox of old-fashioned modern olive oil.

Some olive oil millers in Provence go out of their way to develop flavours that the EU calls “defects”. These oils can't be called extra-virgin, but they sell anyway.

https://eatthispodcast.com/old-oil

Top Albums from last.fm on 22/03/26
1, Various Artists, Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster, (18);
2, Bryan Ferry, As Time Goes By, (15);
3, Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now, (12);
4, Ragleela, Jai Ma, (10);
5, Ballaké Sissoko, At Peace, (9);