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Tastemade’s “Struggle Meals” grows up

About three years ago, Frankie Celenza says he ran out of ideas. The Emmy Award-winning chef had just completed nine back-to-back seasons of his popular Tastemade show “Struggle Meals” — a concept that was born out of his time as…
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Is Summerween really a thing?

For the creator of the short-lived Disney cartoon “Gravity Falls,” necessity was the mother of invention. The show, which ran from 2012–2016, takes place during summer vacation, when twins Mabel and Dipper travel to a small town in Oregon that,…
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Super easy summer corn and dumplings

This chowder isn’t chic. I mean that specifically, because this is less a recipe than a small conspiracy of shortcuts — the kind of thing assembled from the freezer, the pantry, and the part of the brain that starts bargaining…
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Kylie Jenner can’t redeem AI glasses

I have watched an ad for Meta’s new smart-glasses collaboration with Kylie Jenner at least 7 times today. It unfolds from Jenner’s POV, documenting a busy morning in the life of a young mogul. She touches up a manicure, rifles…
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“Remake” will shift your perspective on grief

Early in his extraordinary new documentary, “Remake,” seasoned filmmaker Ross McElwee reminisces with his young son, Adrian, about their travels together, presenting McElwee’s films at various festivals around the world. “What’s your favorite place that we’ve been to, Adrian?” McElwee…
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Why food TV keeps going undercover

While perusing Food Network’s summer lineup — a familiar parade of seasonal returns like “The Great Food Truck Race” and brand extensions like “Guy’s Grocery Games: Global Games” — I found myself lingering over one new arrival in particular: “Kitchen…
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How private equity destroyed an American pastime

Joey remembers falling asleep to the sounds of league bowling when she was a little kid in Eastern Michigan. “Both my parents bowled, and my older brother was supposed to keep an eye on me, but he would tell friends…
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