Blog | Patricia Martin

Blogging at the intersection of commerce and culture since 2002.

Something has been brewing during the winter, and it’s time to spill the news… I have a podcast! One day...

For a time, I lived in Dublin. A time that feels far, far away now; since the pandemic has made...

In a traditional Catholic grade school like mine, even love had its rules. Valentine’s Day was no exception. Ahem, that’s...

It will surprise no one that COVID kills. What’s not so obvious is the broad reach of its devastation. For...

Over the past few years, my research has taught me many things. What comes to mind are the people I...

Alison Roman kept me cooking through COVID. I love that her savory food and sassy style are all served from...

Cory Doctorow’s spanking new novel Attack Surface is the latest addition to his dystopian Little Brother novels. First, I downloaded...

Yesterday I was looking back at some old blog posts from 2002, my first year of blogging. At the time...

Recognizing what makes us a whole person at our core should feel natural, but it so often eludes us in...