A new book by the British academic Rebecca May Johnson urges a radical rethinking of just what goes on in the kitchen. For starters, don’t call cooking a labor of love.
Category: Books and Literature
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Book Review: ‘Pageboy: A Memoir,’ by Elliot Page
In the “brutally honest” memoir “Pageboy,” the actor recounts the fears and obstacles to gender transition, and the hard-won happiness that’s followed.
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How KIRAC Trailed Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom
The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt? Or a genuine cultural feud?
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‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones
The long-running comic strip by Alison Bechdel, the creator of “Fun Home,” first held up a mirror to its queer readership in 1983. So what does a new audio adaptation have to say to listeners today?
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How the Shoggoth Meme Has Come to Symbolize the State of A.I.
The Shoggoth, a character from a science fiction story, captures the essential weirdness of the A.I. moment.
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In Tokyo, Skipping the Hot and New for Enduring Haunts
Using a guidebook published more than 20 years ago, a writer searches out the bars and restaurants that express the city’s traditional eating and drinking culture.
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Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71
As a psychological coach (and ex-player), he helped revive a woeful Cleveland baseball team. He had a WFAN show about youth sports and shepherded best sellers.
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Andrew McCarthy Wrote a Book About a Father-Son Pilgrimage. His Son Gets His Say.
Sam McCarthy accompanied his father on the Camino de Santiago and is featured in his father’s new memoir, but what did he think of it? The pair discuss their achievement.
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Richie Shazam’s Book of Self Portraits
Richie Shazam, a model and downtown artist, has made an explosive book of self-portraits.
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K-Pop Stars BTS Will Release a Book Telling Their Own Story in July
The announcement by their U.S. publisher, Flatiron Books, came after days of frantic speculation by their fervent fans.