Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing
Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry
From the silent days to the present, women have been a solid—if often unrecognized—force in animation
The Unnatural History of the Dixie Cup
The product was a life-saving technology that avoided the transmission of disease from communal “tin dippers”
What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
Edible Dictionary: Lean Cuisine Syndrome
Where do Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s statistics come from? People underestimate junk food and overestimate healthy food in dietary surveys
A history of caricatures exposes the inside jokes
Musicians on the Road: Film vs. Reality
How Hollywood portrays musicians—rock, jazz and country—as they tour
Music for Airports Soothes the Savage Passenger
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports is a sound environment created specifically to complement the experience of waiting in an airport terminal
Elderberries, Liqueurs and Meat Stamps
These elder-containing concoctions, credited with reviving a taste for liqueurs, came about as folk remedies
The Origins of the Drive-In Theater
How the drive-in theater became an American icon
John Wayne’s Hondo Comes Out on Blu-ray
The Duke’s daughter-in-law Gretchen Wayne talks about the restored version of one of his moodier Westerns
A Grimm Review of Snow White and the Huntsman
Fairy tale expert Jack Zipes shares his thoughts on the latest adaptation
Saab Reinvents Air Traffic Control With a Digital Panorama
With Saab’s new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
Searching for folk music on movies can be surprisingly difficult
Ambergris, the subject of a new book, “is aromatic—both woody and floral. The smell reminds me of leaf litter on a forest floor.”
The Peas that Smelled the Leaky Pipe
In 1901, a 17-year-old Russian discovered the gas that tells fruits to ripen
Sharing Pork Chops With Jackson Pollock
Richard Field was an undergrad with gumption when he visited the painter at his Long Island home. Nearly 60 years later, Field recalls the memorable affair
Buzz Lightyear
The artist pays tribute to a family centerpiece that was both inedible and indelible
LISTEN NOW: Wu Man Brings East and West Together in New Album
In Borderlands, the Chinese musician highlights the culture of the Uyghur people
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