In praise of excessively fancy ice: "Do we need stamped ice? Profoundly, no. It tastes the same. It melts the same. Yet I cannot get enough. What stamped ice is — above all else, I keep thinking — is an embarrassment of care."

Very Fancy Ice Is Completely Frivolous and Absolutely Perfect
It’s beautiful. It’s pointless. It’s the pleasure of going out.
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