Second Mentions
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"the popular tomato-cream stew" slate.com/life/2025/10...
Many Indian Chefs Want to Banish One Beloved Dish From Their Menus. Getting Rid of It Isn’t So Easy.
How did such a “basic” stew become so controversial?
slate.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"the popular tomato-cream stew" slate.com/life/2025/10...
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Amazing self-discipline here by @meghanbartels.bsky.social, passing up dozens of opportunities for luscious @secondmentions.bsky.social.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets
Two new studies dig into the long, curving path that cats took toward domestication
www.scientificamerican.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Amazing self-discipline here by @meghanbartels.bsky.social, passing up dozens of opportunities for luscious @secondmentions.bsky.social.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Tsk. Shoddy. Should be "the unappetisingly grey when raw but reassuringly coral-coloured when cooked shellfish".
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Tsk. Shoddy. Should be "the unappetisingly grey when raw but reassuringly coral-coloured when cooked shellfish".
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@secondmentions.bsky.social "The coral-coloured shellfish"
Langoustines stolen from doorstep of Michelin-star restaurant
There is concern within London's fine-dining community that more targeted thefts are taking place.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@secondmentions.bsky.social "The coral-coloured shellfish"
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@secondmentions.bsky.social "the iconic, eight-sided stove-top coffee maker that brews espresso-style coffee."
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
You be the judge: should my partner stop compressing the coffee in the moka pot?
Hamad thinks his method enhances the flavour. Lucia says he’s breaking all the sacred rules. Who needs to wake up and smell the coffee?
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@secondmentions.bsky.social "the iconic, eight-sided stove-top coffee maker that brews espresso-style coffee."
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
It's #Budget2025 Day!
Or rather "the big fiscal event"
Can you identify what is being referred to in these other second mentions?
Or rather "the big fiscal event"
Can you identify what is being referred to in these other second mentions?
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #Budget2025 Day!
Or rather "the big fiscal event"
Can you identify what is being referred to in these other second mentions?
Or rather "the big fiscal event"
Can you identify what is being referred to in these other second mentions?
🚨 Big news 🚨
The Little Book of Second Mentions is included in Amazon's Black Friday deals, for just £9.09!
👉 Get your copy of the 300-page synonym-packed collection here: amzn.eu/d/2jraqQN
The Little Book of Second Mentions is included in Amazon's Black Friday deals, for just £9.09!
👉 Get your copy of the 300-page synonym-packed collection here: amzn.eu/d/2jraqQN
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🚨 Big news 🚨
The Little Book of Second Mentions is included in Amazon's Black Friday deals, for just £9.09!
👉 Get your copy of the 300-page synonym-packed collection here: amzn.eu/d/2jraqQN
The Little Book of Second Mentions is included in Amazon's Black Friday deals, for just £9.09!
👉 Get your copy of the 300-page synonym-packed collection here: amzn.eu/d/2jraqQN
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Paging @secondmentions.bsky.social ! "The smirking former No 10 aide". 😀
Let's recall Vote Leave knowingly lied. Even Laura Kuenssberg says so. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Dominic Cummings has admitted the Leave campaign won by lying – we should never forgive him
The smirking former No 10 aide has confirmed what we knew: the EU referendum was won on false pretences.
www.newstatesman.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Paging @secondmentions.bsky.social ! "The smirking former No 10 aide". 😀
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@secondmentions.bsky.social "underrated crucifer"
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
@secondmentions.bsky.social "underrated crucifer"
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Paging @secondmentions.bsky.social for "the underrated crucifer".
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Paging @secondmentions.bsky.social for "the underrated crucifer".
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The underrated crucifer @secondmentions.bsky.social
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The underrated crucifer @secondmentions.bsky.social
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“the underrated crucifer” @secondmentions.bsky.social
Cabbage is affordable, delicious, and astoundingly versatile, @giladedelman.bsky.social writes. The underrated crucifer “is fit for a king”:
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“the underrated crucifer” @secondmentions.bsky.social
"Scotland's other national drink"
Irn-Bru hit by UK sugar tax as tough new rules on soft drinks announced
Irn-Bru hit by UK sugar tax as tough new rules on soft drinks announced
Wes Streeting, the UK Health Secretary, has announced drinks with 4.5g of sugar per 100ml will now be subject to the levy.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Scotland's other national drink"
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Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests. https://cnn.it/4ac7cUq
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests. https://cnn.it/4ac7cUq
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November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Superb! 👏🏻👏🏻
That last sentence is definitely worthy of notifying @secondmentions.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Superb! 👏🏻👏🏻
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That last sentence is definitely worthy of notifying @secondmentions.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
That last sentence is definitely worthy of notifying @secondmentions.bsky.social
"the coffee-soaked dessert"
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"the coffee-soaked dessert"
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"Donovan's follow up single was not a success"
"subway stowaway"
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"Donovan's follow up single was not a success"
"subway stowaway"
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"subway stowaway"
