Food
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Review: In ‘Shucked,’ a Glut of Gleeful Puns and ‘Cornography’
A countrified musical about corn, and filled with it, too, transplants itself to Broadway, with songs by Brandy Clark and…
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It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it
Recent automatic updates to e-book editions of works by Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine and Agatha Christie are a reminder of…
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‘Beef’ Review: Mad in America
A thrilling dark comedy explores the complexity of anger, through a road-rage feud between two drivers who are more alike…
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In ‘Thanksgiving Play,’ the Pageantry of ‘Well-Meaning’ White People
As Larissa FastHorse worked with the Broadway cast of “The Thanksgiving Play,” which centers on four white people trying to…
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A Beauty Brand That Turns Self-Improvement Into a Nightmare
In Ling Ling Huang’s debut, “Natural Beauty,” a woman discovers that there are horrors lurking beneath the surface of a…
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W.E.B. Du Bois and the Legacy — and Betrayal — of Black Soldiers
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World…
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How Poetry and Performance Combined to Become a New Genre
In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to…
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Why Is This Matzo Brei Different From All the Rest?
Filled with feta, hot honey and herbs, it’s sweet, savory and just a little spicy.
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Remembering the Last Night of the Titanic Through Food
Join the author of a book on the ship’s sinking at the 92nd Street Y, try pasta made from upcycled…
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer
After more than two decades at the forefront of electronic dance music (while in a robot-style helmet), the French artist…