Issue: April 27, 2026

A classic “Chicago-style” hot dog is an all-beef frank served in a poppy seed bun with this septet of toppin’s:

• yellow mustard
• relish (neon green preferred)
• chopped onions
• a coupla tomato wedges
• a pickle spear
• sport peppers
• & a dash of what?

(Quick tip: your answer should be two words long.)

If ya have any leftover, ya can use it the next time ya make a Bloody Mary – or, honestly, just make another Chicago-style hot dog! Can’t go wrong with more hot dogs, eh?

Is a hot dog a sandwich?

I dunno! I mean, what even IS a sandwich, y’know? It strikes me as one of those “know-it-when-ya-see-it” type things, like “what is a game?” or “what is art?” or “what is fascism?” or “what is soup?” It’s the sorta thing that skirts a super clean & tidy definition.

What philosopher discoursed on these sorts of “language-games” & Familienähnlichkeiten (“family resemblances”) in his posthumously published Philosophical Investigations?