Lancaster Ave

Best puzzle of the year with my favorite clue in a long time:

33 Small branch of Marvel comics (nine letters)

Almost makes me wish I had social media to thank the author.

Spent all week trying to find the least icy bridge to walk across.

Ten degrees is right. Chestnut. When the ice on the ground pushes your center of gravity above the safety rail, well, find a new damn bridge to walk over.

Through Penn Park this AM. Listening to Ezra Klein with Cailtlin Dickerson.

South side under two inches of ice. If today’s thaw doesn’t deal with that and we get a real storm this weekend I may not walk on that side until March.

Start the Week on politics

NYT Daily interview with Killian Jornet