Dan Rodricks

A reader in California, Gary Cawood, says he needs more information about one of the cooking tips published recently in my Sun column. “I put one of the recommendations from your article,  ‘32 things I learned about everyday cooking,’ that the Sacramento Bee published to the test by using a double boiler to scramble eggs … Continue reading Heavenly: Scrambled eggs in a vintage double boiler

The question was raised during the Trump administration: Is satire dead? The answer by now is resounding, it seems to me, so any attempts to use humor or exxageration to expose people's stupidity or vices in these dark times -- post-Trumpian, but maybe not; a second (or is it third?) surge of the pandemic; Coal … Continue reading Don’t Look Up: A Netflix Movie Tries to Satire Something Beyond Satire

That’s my best friend ... That’s my dog ... He gon always hold me down ... That's my dog. This Just In: Baltimore-based rapper DDm (Dapper Dan Midas) has recorded a new song (lyrics below) and video celebrating life with dogs. More specifically, "That's My Dog" is meant to highlight dog ownership among Black, indigenous and … Continue reading DDm raps: That’s my best friend. That’s my dog.

Any reporter who’s filed what editors call a “positive story” knows the feeling — you leave the subjects of those stories behind, to live out their lives, and you hope things turn out OK. You move along quickly and your attention turns to the next story. As the years go by, maybe you wonder about the … Continue reading Christmas wishes: Sometimes they come true

A reader asked me for the recipe for Chicken Cacciatore that she had heard on Midday on WYPR when I was the show's host (2008-2016). I could not recall the recipe or who offered it. But, no surprise, Donna Crivello of Cosima (and formerly Donna's) had one, and, also no surprise, it comes from her … Continue reading Recipe: Classic chicken cacciatore

I took this photo of the fence line where a Baltimore police officer’s car crashed early Thursday, on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay. The officer, Keona Holley, was shot in an apparent ambush. You can read about her at this link to The Baltimore Sun’s coverage. Here’s my Friday column on the shooting, my second … Continue reading By law, how Baltimore can end the gun violence

I no longer assume the following: That the vast majorty of Americans (meaning, 75% to 80% of us) understand the fundamentals of democracy and the Constitution, that the vast majority of Americans can clearly discern fact from fiction, that the vast majority of Americans understand that peace is better than violence. That last one — … Continue reading Yes, America has a gun problem. It has a violence problem to go with it.

I have written on the topic of parole for lifers a lot, but I think I've reached the end of my efforts on this issue. I'm not giving up. I just think my job's done here. The Maryland General Assembly has finally taken an action that will remove politics from the parole system, and that's … Continue reading Last words on justice and parole for lifers

My column in today’s Baltimore Sun is all about cooking — some lessons I’ve picked up from cooking every day and from watching some good chefs, professional and at-home, do their thing over stoves and countertops. It’s a data dump of 32 pointers and suggestions, offered for readers as the holiday cooking season gets underway. … Continue reading Never fry bacon while naked and other kitchen lessons