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...Many TV genres have shorter shelf lives than organic produce: the curtain rang down on variety shows in the 1970s, while the Western rode into the sunset long ago. But cooking programs, which began on the radio and transitioned to television in the 1940's, have stood the test of time: as author Kathleen Collins explains, the genre's managed to stay current and appeal to audiences from generation to generation by holding up a mirror to our own domesticated lives. Collins explores the history of TV cooking from its beginnings as a way to promote rationing-friendly recipes during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Evolution of TV Cooking | 5/14/2009 | See Source »

Though nothing in particular stood out at the Cabot/Pfoho formal, guests dolled up in above-the-knee dresses and well-cut tuxes left the great white tent on Moors Terrace slightly tipsy and reasonably satisfied. The food and drink selection were mediocre, the décor lovely but not especially memorable, and the music—let's just say DJ Strauss made for easy (and impassioned) conversation come Tuesday morning...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, Asli A. Bashir, Charles J. Wells, and June Q. Wu | Title: BALLin! FlyBy's Formal Reviews Pt. I | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

Though it was no liquid dream, Currier's House Formal certainly stood out from the rest: democratically elected (via a HoCo house list survey and unlike Leverett) to be "On a Boat," the formal set sail promising to be a revelrous booze cruise. But some parts of the ride were rocky, and the Tree House ended up with a formal that was more standard than stand...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, Asli A. Bashir, Charles J. Wells, and June Q. Wu | Title: BALLin! FlyBy's Formal Reviews Pt. I | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

...landmark Harlem eatery: A white, middle-aged man running for vice president on the Republican ticket was stumping for votes. "This is the color of the new civil-rights revolution - green," shouted Jack Kemp, waving a dollar bill and wearing a sweat-drenched white shirt, as he stood on top of a folding chair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack Kemp: Running a Very Different Republican Race | 5/8/2009 | See Source »

...Pashto to the Taliban in the domed atrium of his Baroque governor's palace. A turbaned Pavarotti with a deep voice burnished by years of cigarettes, he put one hand on his heart and, with the other raised in a beseeching manner, chastised his enemies. "Once, we stood side by side fighting for our country/ Leave me some pride in those memories/ Your worth is more than in killing yourself/ You slaughter your brother while calling out God's name/ Come rebuild Afghanistan with me instead." Sherzai chuckled when I asked if this was his campaign slogan. "Do you think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With a Rival's Withdrawal, Karzai's Path to Re-Election Eased | 5/6/2009 | See Source »

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