“In the 15th and 16th centuries in Western Europe, the oldest published recipe collections emanated from the palaces of monarchs, princes, and grandes señores. … Gradually, technology broadened cookbooks’ intended audiences … [and,] in time, as new ideas formed about equality, democracy, and social stratification, presenting certain books as best suited for rich or for poor was no longer considered effective marketing, but culinary literature nonetheless has borne class markers for as long as it has existed.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Martin Luther Was A Stout, Lusty, Physical Guy – Here’s Why That Mattered
“Luther physically embodied the Reformation. His massive size mirrored the bulky Saxon princes who protected him from Rome. Excommunicated, the rebellious priest married a former nun; he fathered children and celebrated family life as the antithesis of monasticism. He liked to eat, drink beer, and have sex, even as sin was ever present. … Luther’s physical monumentality became a positive view of the (male) body, a reflection of a positive image of Lutheranism, portraying an earthy and heroic wrestler against the Pope and Satan.”
Why Demand-Based Pricing For Movie Tickets Is A Bad Idea
“Under an ‘alternative pricing model’ the company will pilot in several markets in 2018, Regal [Cinemas] will charge more for tickets to movies people want to see, and less for under-attended flops. … The thinking goes – especially in smaller markets where viewers don’t have other multiplex options – that customers will feel compelled to pay more to see a Marvel movie or Star Wars, the kind of experience audiences still flock to the theater for.” David Sims makes the case for why this won’t work for movies the way it does for Hamilton or airline tickets.
Remember Rose Marie? She’s Now 94, Still Working, And Walked The Women’s-Equality Walk For Her Whole 91-Year Career
People of a certain age will remember her from Hollywood Squares; those slightly older know her from The Dick van Dyke Show, where she played a TV writer who kept right up with her male colleagues. But she had her own 15-minute national radio show when she was a toddler and did her first national vaudeville tour at 7 – and she’s still doing voice-over work today. Also, as she tells Rachel Symes, she told off a Hollywood sexual harasser back in the 1950s (and suffered some consequences).
The ‘Most American Of Operas’ Is All About Empowering Women
And that’s not exactly common in opera. So which work is this? The Mother of Us All, Virgil Thomson’s and Gertrude Stein’s fantasia about Susan B. Anthony and the fight for women’s suffrage in the U.S. (The description is Anthony Tommasini’s.)
Why Twyla Tharp’s Best Dances Are ‘Classical’
“‘It’s a confirmation of sorts when the old pieces live,’ she says. ‘Back in 1973, people gave me flak because that work didn’t look classical enough. I said, ‘This may not be your version of ballet but ‘classical’ is simply what survives.'”
Museum Of The Bible Says It Won’t Promote Any Specific Religion – Will Its Conservative Christian Funders Stick To That?
“Financial documents and interviews reveal a tangled relationship between the nonprofit museum; Hobby Lobby and its owners, the conservative-Christian Green family; and the National Christian Foundation, a donor-advised fund that supports key soldiers in the national battle for conservative Christian values. … The murky ties between the three entities have attracted the attention of museum and nonprofit experts who have expressed concern about the project’s political agenda, potential conflicts of interest and compliance with tax laws.”
In This Day And Age, Is There Any Point In Knowing The Bible? (Yea, Verily)
As literary scholar Grant Shreve argues, themes, characters, and memes from the Bible are everywhere in American culture, even in 2017. (Besides, he says, knowing your Bible might have helped you figure out what the hell was going on in mother!.)
The Hong Kong Bookseller Who Got ‘Disappeared’ Has Re-Released Pre-Modern China’s Dirtiest, Kinkiest Novel
“When associates at Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong went missing about two years ago – and its scandalous books about mainland Chinese politicians were destroyed not long after – Woo Chih-wai thought he’d lost everything.” Reporter Vivienne Chow recounts how, partly to earn some money back, he republished a very long, very graphic erotic novel from the 1730s titles Preposterous Words.
‘Sundance With Chinese Characteristics’ – Can An Indie Film Fest Work When The State Approves All The Movies?
“It is the question hovering over the weeklong festival that opened on Saturday in the ancient walled city of Pingyao: Can you create and showcase independent films in a country that frowns on independence, much less dissent?”