As a former journalist, I still look ruefully on what some view as the prime directive in news rooms: “If it bleeds, it leads.” That is, lurid…
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Editor’s Note: Kicking the Holidays Up a Notch
I was interested to learn the other day that the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve fall on the same day this year for the first…
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Editor’s Note: Navigating the Thanksgiving Table
With a historic election now behind us, some pundits seem to think that discussions around the Thanksgiving table will be a little more … shall we say…
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Editor’s Note: Global Perspectives on Food Days
It’s October again, and that means “Food Days,” which center around the awarding of the World Food Prize on Oct. 16 … which is also World Food Day,…
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Editor’s Note: Passages
Well, summer’s over. Maybe not “astronomical” summer, but summer as it exists in our minds. The older I get, the more wistful I become about these kinds…
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Editor’s Note: “Weather” or Not To Eat Healthy
Recent years have brought heightened interest and simplified messages about weather and the climate. There’s the “polar vortex,” which was especially brutal to those of us in…
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Editor’s Note: Eat Up, But Avoid the Pitfalls
Last month I extolled the culinary virtues of summer, especially the evocative powers of the barbecue. However, I have to admit to some trepidation about the dietary pitfalls…
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Editor’s Note: Grill of My Dreams
Few things are more evocative to me than the smell of a cookout on a warm, sunny day. Just one whiff and I’m transported back to any of…
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Editor’s Note: April Activity
It’s April, and here in Washington, D.C., that means schizophrenic weather. One day it’s wool coats and sweaters; the next, you’re tempted to wear a tank top…
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