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Yachts And Michael Silverblatt

2026-02-23 · 16:01 UTC ·The Browser ·3 min read

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Yachts And Michael Silverblatt is a February 23, 2026 newsletter from The Browser (edited by Caroline Crampton) that highlights two longform pieces: Mishele Maron’s 4,500‑word 'Bad Lunch' (Sun Magazine) — presented in the roundup with a 31 December 2026 dateline — which chronicles the logistical and social strains of cooking aboard superyachts, from clients ordering two dozen desserts to surveilling crew with lipstick dots on windows; and Jynne Dilling’s 2,100‑word 'You’ve Done It Again, Michael' (n+1, 20 February 2026), a memorial to Michael Silverblatt, the late host of Bookworm, who ran the show for 33 years and accumulated over 48,000 minutes of conversations, remembered for encyclopedic reading and remarkable humility. The newsletter also promotes The Browser’s paid curation (five recommended items daily for under $1/week) and lists editorial staff and contact details.

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Yachts And Michael Silverblatt

By Caroline Crampton • 23 Feb 2026 | View in browser

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Bad Lunch

Mishele Maron | Sun Magazine | 31st December 2026 | UCooking on a yacht for the rich is hard. Even the best clients love to point out that they paid a lot of money for the experience. The worst actively monitor the workers, leaving dots of lipstick on windows to check how often they were cleaned. One ordered two dozen different desserts for the same meal. No request was too unreasonable: every private chef knows they are "only as good as my last dish" (4,500 words)

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You’ve Done It Again, Michael

Jynne Dilling | n+1 | 20th February 2026 | U

Publisher's fond memories of the late Michael Silverblatt, beloved public radio broadcaster and host of _Bookworm_ , a show that ran for 33 years and comprised "48,000+ minutes of conversations with every canonical English language writer imaginable". "The most well-read individual on the planet" was startlingly humble and now represents a bygone, and better, period of literary discourse (2,100 words)

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