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6 essential slow cooker recipes to cozy up your autumn
Time to dust off those sweaters and polish off those boots. October is here and, at least here in the heartland, there is a chill in the air. As the cold settles in and the days get shorter, we just...
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Literary recipe: Black and white cookies inspired by "Rich and Pretty"
I put off reading Rich and Pretty because I figured it would be fluff. Don't make the same mistake I did.The title refers not to a single woman (as I initially thought), but a pair of friends — one...
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Kicking off Fashion Month
September is Fashion Month, also known as the most wonderful time of the year. Over four weeks, in the four fashion capitals of the world — New York, London, Milan and Paris — fashion houses display...
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An appetite for fashion
Let's be real here — fashion is influenced by so many aspects of culture, even food. Here are some iconic, beautiful, and downright wacky ways that food and fashion have come together. Chanel Shopping...
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Must-have fashion books for 9 kinds of people
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and so is PPFW. I promised you earlier that fashion is for everyone, and here I am to prove it. Below are nine books for every woman — a way into fashion for the...
View Article11 Instagrammers that will get you to Fashion Week without a plane ticket
Outside of #PPFW, Fashion Weeks around the world are in full swing. Instagram is my favorite place to find snippets of backstage moments and sneak peeks to all my favorite shows. Here's a list of my...
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Book pairing: "Tales From the Back Row" & Indian Summer sundaes
As a freshly-anointed blogger for New York Magazine’s then-new blog The Cut, Amy Odell was charged with spearheading a conversation on fashion, which was for her a first. In her book Tales From the...
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6 essential slow cooker recipes to cozy up your autumn
Time to dust off those sweaters and polish off those boots. October is here and, at least here in the heartland, there is a chill in the air. As the cold settles in and the days get shorter, we just...
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Four literary Halloween costumes that are already in your closet
With October 31 just a few short weeks away, it's the perfect time to start thinking about your Halloween costume. What better way to commemorate the occasion than with a costume inspired by your...
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Book pairing: “The Couple Next Door” by Shari Lapena & seven-layer dip
I will preface this review with a declaration: I am not an avid reader of mysteries, thrillers, or other suspense novels. My genres of choice tend to be World War II historical fiction and Asian...
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Book club guide: "The Couple Next Door" by Shari Lapena discussion questions...
If your book club is searching for an autumn read, The Couple Next Door, the debut suspense novel from author Shari Lapena is the perfect choice. This gripping novel about the investigation into a...
View Article5 powerful war stories by famous authors
War is one of the greatest catalysts of change enacted by humans throughout history and reimagined by them in literature. Armed conflict, or the threat of it, transforms everything from continents to...
View ArticleRefugees, food — and their impact on each other
When wars create refugees, those who resettle in new countries often impact the food cultures of their new homes. In some cases, they feed neighbors and hosts. In others, they cook professionally. And...
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Book club guide: "Rich and Pretty" by Rumaan Alam discussion questions and menu
Rich and Pretty is a thought-provoking book about friendship — which makes it a perfect read for a book club full of friends. You and you friends will wonder which woman in this typically complex...
View ArticleThe TBR List: January 2017
What. A. Month. It hasn't taken long for it to feel like we're in a different world. With things changing so rapidly for us Americans it's easy to get caught up and temporarily forget that there's life...
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Literary recipe: Nectarine and berry upside-down cake inspired by “1Q84”
Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 is a love story. Sure, it's also a book about an assassin massage therapist, a writer with an Oedipus complex and a cult founded on multi-dimensional “Little People” who crawled...
View ArticleBook club guide: "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami discussion questions and menu
Whether your fellow book clubbers are human or feline, this guide dedicated to 1Q84 has everything you'll need for a thoughtful and delicious conversation. Full review: "1Q84" SUMMARY(via Goodreads)A...
View Article"1Q84" — A literary soundtrack
Music has always played a prominent role in Haruki Murakami's books, and 1Q84 is no exception. Here's a playlist for all the PAPER/PLATES audiophiles out there, featuring songs from and inspired by the...
View ArticleThe TBR List: February 2017
I've had love on the brain, and it's not just on account of Valentine's Day or this month's posts based on 1Q84. Love is the greatest adversary to violence, narrow-mindedness and negativity, and it's...
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Literary recipe: Vegan tomato tart with lemon arugula pesto inspired by "The...
The Mothers is a story about two motherless girls and the pastor’s son, and how their paths twine in and out over the course of their young lives. It centers around a black community in Southern...
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