On regionality, class, and culture, from Waffle House to the Cheesecake Factory.
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Salt, Sugar, Fat, Repeat: A Reading List on Restaurant Chains
On regionality, class, and culture, from Waffle House to the Cheesecake Factory.
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Twilight of the Sawfish
When a West African symbol vanishes, its loss is felt in the ocean — and on land.
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The Slow Death of Restaurant Kitsch
When minimalism goes down-market, where do the tchotchkes go?
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On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
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On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
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Unattributed: A Reading List on Plagiarism
In the internet age, plagiarizing has become easier to detect—and harder to resist.
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How Wellness and Self-Care Became a Sinister Ideology
The gospel of yoga, mindfulness, and organic-everything didn’t come out of nowhere. In a world in which once-cherished social safety nets rapidly disappear, taking care of oneself has become an increasingly privatized—and increasingly expensive—endeavor. At The Baffler, Laurie Penny unpacks the ascendant ideology of self-care, and explains why it’s so hard to find an alternative […]
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Day Care (and Its Discontents): A Reading List
Eight stories about modern-day child care, from 24/7 facilities to Montessori wonderlands.
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Our Memories Are Not What They Used to Be
Sophie McBain asks what will become of human memory at the age of smartphones, social media, and unlimited storage in the cloud.