Talking books, keeping summer boredom at bay, and the world’s strangest pizza topping. Continue reading
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What Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, and a supermodel have in common
I have no idea why I know that Cherries in the Snow is a particular color of lipstick. Am I aware of it purely due to the insidious power of marketing? Or is there greater cultural significance to this oddly-named makeup? Continue reading
The ultimate summer cake recipe
Called “one of 2018’s biggest and most controversial trends” by The Washington Post, edible glitter was invented for the cake decorating industry to garnish display cakes. By January, the FDA had to issue an advisory warning. Continue reading
The darkest secrets of Choose Your Own Adventure books
“Almost everyone who reads these books goes back to the beginning after reaching an ending, wondering what would have happened differently if they had made other decisions. It’s a very powerful tool for teaching as well as entertaining.”
But what were the Choose Your Own Adventure books teaching young readers in the 1980s? Continue reading
Everything I know about glitter is wrong
Recently, I got to thinking about glitter. What is it made of? When was it invented? Most important of all, what would happen if someone baked it into a cake and ate it? Continue reading
How to write a bestseller in one easy step
The most efficient way to imitate bestselling authors is to smell like them. Continue reading
Emily Dickinson reviews Japanese candy
The gloom of night is swept away
As by a scouring broom—
Dawn’s golden-fingered beams reveal
A curious mushroom. Continue reading
