Here’s what to read the week of February 2, from the beginning of Black History Month to Maya Angelou’s cooking advice • Photograph of Dr. Maya Angelou ℅ NPR
Are Bioplastics Better for the Environment? It’s Complicated.
Many consumers assume bioplastics are better for the environment, but some do not completely biodegrade • Photograph ℅ Catherine Servel
Turmeric & Cardamom Lassi
It’s perfect as a light breakfast, as relief from indigestion, as a midday pick-me-up, or even as a soothing midnight snack . . .
Currently Creasing: Week of January 20
Here’s what to read the week of January 20, from Black health disparities to failure of Free Market health • Photograph of MLK, Jr. ℅ The Resistance Center
How Fatphobia is Marketed & Why We Buy Into It
Fatphobia sells because people have been trained to be afraid of fat • Art ℅ Sasha Podgurska
When Celebrities Talk Science
Citing pesticide use, Zooey Deschanel advises Facebook users to avoid certain non-organic produce. Is that scientific? • Photo ℅ Bill Phelps
Currently Creasing: Week of January 13
Here’s what to read the week of January 13, from the cost of climate change to unregulated wellness chemicals • Photograph of Ottessa Moshfegh ℅ Molly Matalon
Sinaloa, Mexico-Style Aguachile Verde
A refreshing salt- and lime-cured shrimp recipe to remind you that warm months will soon be with us again . . .
Online Performance and The Stage of Instagram: Reflections on "Trick Mirror"
The internet has no backstage; the curtain never closes in the perpetual performance of online existence. So what is becoming of our identities? • Film Still ℅ Citizen Kane