But the joyousness and sense of humor in the food felt at odds with the pageantry surrounding it. After Valdez’s return to the kitchen, each course was announced to the room by one of a rotating Greek chorus of servers, who recounted the absent chef’s own memories (“Our next dish reminds Chef of how naughty … Read more
Alex BaraschCulture editor At the height of the pandemic, the Sundance Film Festival switched to a strictly virtual model. In-person screenings have since resumed, but the festival has the benefit of remaining (somewhat) accessible to audiences not physically in attendance. This week, its online ticketing system grants far-flung cinephiles access to Sundance’s signature array of … Read more
But, as some states pull back from the concept, others are expanding it. In Arkansas, legislators have considered a bill allowing district attorneys to charge women who obtain unauthorized abortions, and anyone who aids them, with felony murder. (In the Dobbs decision, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that abortion offered America its “proto-felony-murder rule”; in the colonies, … Read more
