I am both a historian of medicine and a practicing physician. This sometimes throws into sharp relief how different medicine […]
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I am both a historian of medicine and a practicing physician. This sometimes throws into sharp relief how different medicine […]
Before I go any further, let me make one thing perfectly clear: this article is about a diet. Yes, I […]
In late November, the FDA finalized new rules for calorie counts on menus. In about a year, all food establishments […]
Like so many people, I have a complicated relationship with food. I’ve eaten out of anger, sadness, or excitement. At […]
Political hip hop songs tend to focus on the typical manifestations of state violence, structural racism, and corporate capitalism—police brutality, […]
by Adam Turner
Even without the festive march of holidays this time of year, these colder (and, here in the US Pacific Northwest, wetter) months put me in a baking frame of mind. Short days, wool socks, and an overtaxed heater seem to call out for some family traditionals — nisu and an orange-chocolate-chip bread that’s practically cake — and sends me looking for newcomers like these peppermint cream squares. I could joyously do without the barrage of “Little Drummer Boy” covers, but tolerate even the most saccharine of Christmas tunes for the sake of winter cakes, pies, pastries, and cookies.
Whether you’re overlooking the sandy shores of your local beach chowing down on a Gaytime, discretely licking the sides of […]