Ancient Grains Archive
Read This With That: On Beauty
Ancient Grains, Health
Nov 11, 2013
Welcome to “Read This With That,” the new feature that pairs old and new, complementary pieces from the Internet like so much fine cheese and wine. In today’s installment: Taffy and Sugar.
Body acceptance: It’s not just for Virgie Tovar and Kate
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How To Make Sure You Get Enough To Eat At Holiday Parties
Ancient Grains, Food
Nov 11, 2013
Well, the holidays are at last upon us, as "upon us" is a holiday's favorite place to sprawl, and that means one thing: making sure that you get enough to eat at holiday parties. There's nothing worse than waking up in January and realizing you've practiced careful moderation in the face of
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“Perfect Couple,” Kids in the Hall
Ancient Grains, Television
Nov 11, 2013
Couldn't you be a little more perfect?
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Toast Points: The Week of Nov. 8th, 2013
Ancient Grains, The Internet
Nov 08, 2013
On Monday, we took down male novelists and men who talk about physics at parties.
Tuesday, it was all about sentient, clothes-wearing foxes and establishing our new Toast Stances.
On Wednesday, important questions about Redwall were answered.
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Stranger Danger: On Black Distress and the Fear of Death
Ancient Grains, Racism
Nov 08, 2013
When I think of the two cases of Renisha McBride and Jonathan Ferrell, two young Black people who were shot and killed after getting into car accidents and seeking help, I have all of the feelings. I feel a lot
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Femslash Friday: I’ll Be In My Bunk For Kaylee/Inara
Ancient Grains, LGBT
Nov 08, 2013
Other entries in the series can be found here. Most recently: Ann/Leslie Are Endgame.
I feel nervous about this one, like Indiana Jones right before he stole that idol and got crushed to death by the giant rock. Talking about Joss Whedon shows on the Internet is a fraught prospect. And
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The Aerogram on Malala Yousafzai and Nabeela Rehman
Ancient Grains, Politics
Nov 08, 2013
Friend of The Toast Rohin Guha -- who I can personally attest has terrific hair and is profoundly charming on Twitter (he also sends very pleasant emails) -- wrote something thoughtful and important about the narratives surrounding media darling Malala Yousafzai
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Dr. Veronica, Is My Period Normal?
Ancient Grains, Health
Nov 08, 2013
Many people think their period is abnormal in some way, and that’s because menstruation is awful. It’s painful, kind of gross (Ed. note to all moon goddesses - not yours, obviously, yours is a Righteous Flow of Empowerment and it heals lepers), and incredibly inconvenient. But in some women, it actually is
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