Culture
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Newyork
‘The Bear’ Understands Our Twisted Love Affair With Chefs
Some time over the past few decades, a strange thing happened: We started treating chefs as temperamental rock stars and restaurants as a barometer of cultural vitality. While pursuits like fashion, music, art and film all seemed to stagnate ...
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Newyork
This Italian American Cliché Made Me Cringe. Now I’m Cheering for It.
Personalized celebrations have become an indelible part of football, so when Tommy DeVito, the third-string quarterback for the New York Giants, threw one of his first touchdowns in November, he raised a right hand and pinched his finger and thumb ...
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Newyork
Look What We Made Taylor Swift Do
In 2006, the year Taylor Swift released her first single, a closeted country singer named Chely Wright, then 35, held a 9-millimeter pistol to her mouth. Queer identity was still taboo enough in mainstream America that speaking about her love for ...