Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (1909 – 1989) was a Soviet politician and diplomat. There is a story that has Gromyko exiting a Washington hotel one morning and being asked by a reporter, "Minister Gromyko, did you enjoy your breakfast today?" His response was "Perhaps." (via Wikipedia)
When I was growing up, my grandpa, a midwestern businessman and sometimes disc jockey, always called me Gromyko.
When we filmed Solid Gold for an episode of Site & Sound, the guys told us a story about being Sade’s band on an intergalactic tour. That’s a good way to describe their new supergroup GAYNGS, which includes Justin Vernon, the members of Megafaun, and about 20 others.
Ah, it’s true! Pickles picks out most of my music…
Blair, Hearts
This is the song in the background of the audio chapter of And The Heart Says Whatever that Andrew recorded. Recently I learned that Andrew owns a stuffed pheasant and I can’t say I was surprised.
From the Hips author Ceridwen Morris and her husband The Ask author Sam Lipsyte joined us for some Momofuku pork buns. In the Awl comments Choire pointed out that there is a recipe for these available online, but I feel that it is inferior and that you should just buy the cookbook. It’s a great cookbook — even if you never cook anything from it it’s fun to read and pretty to look at. Sam and Ceridwen’s books are pretty good too. Read a fun review of Sam’s book here.
TYCHO BRAHE
Nobleman, Astronomer
His nose:
While a student, Tycho lost part of his nose in a duel with Manderup Parsbjerg, a fellow Danish nobleman. For the rest of his life, he was said to have worn a realistic replacement made of silver and gold. Some historians have speculated that he wore a number of different noses for different occasions.
His friends:
Tycho kept a dwarf named Jepp (whom he believed to be clairvoyant) as a court jester who sat under the table during dinner.
He also kept a tame elk who eventually met a tragic demise after drinking a lot of beer at a party and falling down a flight of stairs.
