Ancient Grains Archive
Eat Me: Antipasta, Where It All Begins
Ancient Grains, Food
Jul 12, 2013
Why hello. If you’ve read me before, it’s likely been of the feminist variety - so you may be surprised to see me writing about cooking. Clearly there are connections between food, cooking, politics, and gender. I’m not gonna get too deep into all that. Yes, feminism will come up now and
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“Paraenesis”: A Poem
Ancient Grains, Poetry
Jul 12, 2013
You must act as though your actions arise
from a willingness to keep saying “Yes, and...”
like a somnambulist or automaton.
You know assumptions are as good as beliefs
and that no prizes are forthcoming
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Not Whether You Win or Lose, But How You Look
Ancient Grains, Sports
Jul 12, 2013
BBC presenter John Inverdale’s comments about Wimbledon women’s single champion Marion Bartoli’s physical appearance earlier this week, and the furor they inspired, have called attention once again to the deep-rooted, pervasive sexism within professional sports. But her reaction serves as a barometer of how things have changed for women athletes over the
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I Live Under A Rock Now
Ancient Grains, Humor
Jul 12, 2013
In the interest of keeping up appearances, I don’t usually tell people why I live under a rock now. Even when they press me for information, I just tell them that I prefer the sunsets. But if I have to be honest, the sunsets are nothing to write home about. You can
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Introducing the Emily Books Book Club
Ancient Grains, Books
Jul 12, 2013
I've subscribed to Emily Books since the beginning, mostly just because Emily and Ruth have dynamite, dynamite taste, and it's like having a personal shopper for reasonably-obscure, fabulous reading. So we asked Emily if she would tell us a bit about how Emily Books came to
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My Happy Ending
Ancient Grains, Weird True Tales
Jul 11, 2013
It’s perhaps an alarming fact to some that many of my stories begin with “ so, I was between boyfriends/ recently dumped.” But this should tell you two things. One, that I've had my share of boyfriends and/or heartaches. Some might even say I've been rather fast and loose, to put
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Two And a Half Men Introduces New Lesbian Character
Ancient Grains, Television
Jul 11, 2013
Yesterday E! broke the news that long-running CBS series Two And a Half Men will be introducing a lesbian character for the eleventh season:
E! News can exclusively report that the pivotal new role of Charlie Harper's illegitimate daughter has been written as 21 years old, "sexy and gorgeous," and gay. The new ...Read More
Introducing Our Fitness Coverage
Ancient Grains, Fitness
Jul 11, 2013
I was recently on a flight, leafing through a copy of The Box, an unfortunately-named magazine for people who do Crossfit, or, like myself, have done Crossfit but are extremely injury-averse, and instead simply incorporate many of the good parts of Crossfit into their own training.
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