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How Holden Caulfield became a performative male

Somewhere in the halcyon years of internet writing, I read — or, at least, I remember reading — a piece titled “Holden Caulfield was the first millennial dipsh*t.” I’m almost positive this piece existed, and the fact that I couldn’t…
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Chilled, bacony summer noodles to soothe the heat wave blues

Tomato and soy are one of those quietly brilliant flavor pairings that seem to pop up everywhere once you start looking for them. They’re the backbone of everything from Chinese tomato-and-egg stir-fries to noodle dishes whose sauces somehow taste deeper…
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Your freezer wants to be hot

I was born the same year the Food Network debuted, which sometimes makes me feel as if I cut my teeth on “The Barefoot Contessa” and its particular arrangement of fantasies: a perfected roast chicken, always somehow at the ready;…
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The trademark wars of influencer culture

If you’re someone who likes to read and frequents places both online and IRL where other people who like to read tend to congregate, the phrase “Hot Girls Read” has probably been on your radar at some point in the…
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The small-screen seduction of the middle-aged woman

The starkest contrast between two summertime TV hits about women navigating midlife’s challenges shows up in the way its leading ladies handle themselves in the kitchen. For Jennifer Garner’s Hollis Shaw, the influencer around whom “The Five-Star Weekend” revolves, the…
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