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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. I’m not sure what “healthy” really means, when…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story My husband’s parents had invited a revered pastor—or moksanim, in Korean—to participate in our wedding. “He’s known for his benedictions,” my husband said. I didn’t know someone could specialize in benedictions,…

The retired professional wrestler preaches a positive message of person-centered self-improvement. With his grit and populist charisma, legendary wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, aka DDP, rose to the height of pop culture in 1997–1999 as he brought the wrestling world to…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Mark Darrell’s life began to unravel on a Tuesday morning in September, 2004, in Anbar Province. A marine staff sergeant, a steady, seventeen-year veteran with only a week to go in…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last month, Tina Fey offered a warning to comedians on the cusp of stardom that swiftly went viral: “Authenticity is dangerous and expensive.” Guesting on the pop-culture podcast “Las Culturistas,” the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The prize of Alena Kate Pettitt’s childhood Barbie collection, the item that she still searches for fruitlessly on eBay, was a dining table. Press a button, and—magic!—a turkey dinner swung around…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex Barasch Culture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. If…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Italian writer and director Alice Rohrwacher may be the most quietly mischievous time traveller at work—or at play—in contemporary cinema. Her films, although typically set in or near the present…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For a long time, U.S. medicine was guided by the ethos of “doctor knows best.” Then, in the nineteen-sixties, that idea began to decline, as the concept of patient-centered care, which…

American males are turning off, and tuning and dropping out. Many boys and men are struggling to flourish in their roles as sons, students, employees, and fathers, and to achieve the sense of purpose that comes from being rooted within…