For the northern half of the western hemisphere, apples carry many meanings. Apples are simple, wholesome, pastoral pleasures; they are gifts for the teacher and ingredients for the stay-at-home mother. They are […]
This morning was one of those heavy, humid mornings, hotter and sunnier than a morning has any right to be before 9 o’clock. It put me in mind of […]
A couple blog notes: I added a “Chronologies” page to my Bibliographies tab, and I’ll add more permanent timelines or histories as I come across them. One of the links […]
Strawberries, roses, and chocolate: the trifecta of Valentine’s Day foods. Roses and chocolate both have long histories of romantic and sexual connotations, so it’s not surprising that they remain popular […]
At the National Book Awards last month, author and ceremony host Daniel Handler soured the proceedings by making a racist joke at the expense of the author Jacqueline Woodson, whose […]
The term that led some anonymous seeker to my site: margaret atwood sex plums exploding That sounds exciting! I’ve definitely written about plums before, and Margaret Atwood does write some […]
I’m delighted to be participating in Deborah Hemming’s Women in the Kitchen series, which explores the different relationships specific women have with cooking and kitchen spaces. As you may have […]
Via Mashable, I’ve been enjoying these food maps by Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves. (They are also the duo behind a photo of a deep-fried iPad that astonished me in […]
“The Word Plum” by Helen Chasin The word plum is delicious pout and push, luxury of self-love, and savoring murmur full in the mouth and falling like fruit taut skin pierced, bitten, provoked […]
Though I consider myself a conscientious consumer of many products, cosmetics are not among my more researched and careful purchases. When it’s time to buy new razors, for example, I […]
