Empress of Domesticity Drops In. Harumi Kurihara, the “Martha Stewart of Japan,” visits the US. Julia Moskin comments on Kurihara and the state of Japanese home cooking.
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The Gagging and the Glory. Salon’s Sarah Goldstein interviews Ryan Nerz about his new book Eat This Book, an exploration of the world of competitive eating.
Leaden Chef. Slate reviews NBC’s Celebrity Cooking Showdown. Verdict? Awful.
When in Doubt, Add an Egg, Japanese Style. From David Chang comes recipes and thoughts on the slow-poached egg.
“Unlike any f***** meal you’ve ever had.”
Here’s Why: A sociologist offers an anatomy of explanations. Malcolm Gladwell reviews Charles Tilly’s book examining the different species of reasons we give to justify our actions.
Does anyone else see the irony of rolling blackouts in Texas in the middle of an Enron-related trial?
Is Reggie Bush coming to Houston? Probably not.
Does Eating Salmon Lower the Murder Rate? A novel approach to reducing prison violence: fatty acids. Dubner and Levitt have both discussed this on the Freakonomics blog here and here.
Viewing two copies of the same video side-by-side, but a few frames out of sync, can create the illusion of three-dimensional video if you cross your eyes, much like stereoscopic photographs.