For better or worse, much of life is categorized along gendered lines: Clothing stores have sections for men and women, certain foods are considered more manly or more feminine, and even drinks…
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How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine and how social media is pushing back – podcast
The history of restaurants, food and, especially, fine dining, is deeply tied to the history of immigration to the U.S. and French cultural power in the early 20th century. Not surprisingly, the…
Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most ‘authentic’ social media platform
With X, formerly known as Twitter, hitting the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk’s US$44 billion takeover of the social media platform, it can feel disorienting to try to make sense of all…
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet is not real life
In the weeks leading up to June 16, 2023, when I attended the Pittsburgh leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, the online chatter about the 33-year-old singer had become draining. The internet…