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Life and death at Balthazar

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Getting into character.

speculates whether A24 can capture all sides of Anthony Bourdain.

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Without Her

“It still takes me aback that what I wrote was a tribute to my sister.”

interviews [Rebecca Spiegel](https://www.instagram.com/bspiegs/?locale=en_US%2Cen_US&hl=om-et) about grief, ceremony, and her debut memoir.

Chic Young Divorcee

Making a swift 180 down the aisle.

on metabolizing a divorce through pop culture and the promises that can't be kept.

The Chic Young Divorcée

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A turning 40 book.

talks to humorist Simon Rich about his latest book and being an accidental anthropologist of millennial life.

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Glory Days

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The Instagram stories lecture.

previews the new lecture performance piece by cyberfeminist scholar Mindy Seu.

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Teledildonic Index

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The tiny history of vividly hued storage.

on the types of boxes that are “neither painting nor sculpture.”

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The American Dream is a delicate thing.

unpacks his time spent on the Food Network reality series *Chef Dynasty: House of Fang*.

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