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The Desk Book Club: ‘Kitchen’ by Banana Yoshimoto
Grief, gender, and the way food cuts through it all.
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On Biodiversity: A Conversation with Journalist Dan Saladino
He's a BBC radio journalist and author of 'Eating to Extinction.'
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The Monthly Menu: The Time of the Big Sandwich
And kung pao tofu.
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On the Recipe As Object
Overproduction is the norm, but who’s cooking all this stuff?
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From the Desk Recommends... More Beans, Duh
My recent favorites in reading, watching, and listening.
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On the Politics of Attention in 2025
The individualization of media continues, at what cost?
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December 2024

Introducing the Desk Salon Series
Launching with Anna Sulan Masing, Mayukh Sen, Carina del Valle Schorske, and Layla Schlack.
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Advent Calendar Day 17: Locarni Goods Co. Oyster Holder
My mom’s hand-painted, resin-dipped oysters are perfect for holding rings or other precious items.
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Advent Calendar Day 16: ‘Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan’ by Matthew C. Halteman
A philosopher looks at why going vegan for joy and abundance is the way forward.
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Advent Calendar Day 15: ‘Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud’ by Herbert Marcuse
A landmark 1955 analysis of capitalism and consumerism through a critique of Freud.
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Advent Calendar Day 14: ‘Yo Mama’s Disfunktional! Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America’ by Robin D.G. Kelley
Originally published in 1997, this is a book about grassroots movements taking shape among the working class.
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Advent Calendar Day 13: ‘Here I Stand’ by Paul Robeson
A Beacon Press Classics memoir of experiencing McCarthyism.
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