Fundamentals of Interactive Journalism

by H’Rina DeTroy

“Something sour makes my day a little sweeter,” said Rebecca Masback, while enjoying Pickle Day in the Lower East Side. Unlike last year, Masback and friends Jaimi English and Lenora Ditzler couldn’t stay away from the portly barrels of pickles that lined Orchard street. “We came two years ago but not last year–regrettably.”

Rebecca Masbeck and Jaime English show off coveted jars of kimchi and pickled herring. Yum!

Long queues of fans waited their turn to toothpick and taste a morsel for free. A dollar bought a pickle on a stick. These were a hit, apparently.

Katie Besch-Hart and Alice Xie like pickles a lot.

A pickle is usually a cucumber soaked in vinegar and spices and left to slightly ferment in an airtight container. But, cukes weren’t the only members of the vegetable kingdom bathing in brine. Beets, okra, olives, carrots were a few of the many tossed into the mix.

At some point, we’re all in a pickle.

Pickles and politics also mix. Check out Rick's Picks.