Ancient Grains Archive
The Most English Details of the Upcoming English “Badger Slaughter,” In Order of Englishness
Ancient Grains, Weird True Tales
Sep 12, 2013
As you may or may not know, diseased badgers may or may not be killing cattle up and down the English countryside, and officials have decided that the only solution to the problem is to cull 5,000 badgers. It is a delightfully English story (unless you
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Interviewing Katie Roiphe
Ancient Grains, Feminism
Sep 12, 2013
Since her first opinion piece, a critique of college anti-rape activism, was published in 1993 in the New York Times, Roiphe, an academic at New York University, has embraced a stock-in-trade described in Salon by Rebecca Traister as an ‘I’m-too-sexy-for-this-
The First Strike: Talking to Mary Kay Zuravleff About Lightning and Writing
Ancient Grains, Books
Sep 12, 2013
When I spoke with Mary Kay Zuravleff a few weeks ago about her new novel, Man Alive!, I began by asking how she decided to open her book with its main character, Owen Lerner, getting struck by lightning. Zuravleff looked almost embarrassed. “The idea came from
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Senior Yearbook Quotes For Various Historical Eras
Ancient Grains, History
Sep 12, 2013
"Just to be safe, let's marry our cousins." "To be safe from what?" "...Just to be safe. For safety." - Dynastic Egypt
Clubs: Mathletes, Model UN, Astronomy Club, Yearbook Committee, City Planning Club, 4-H - Ancient Mesopotamia.
"Quiet, you." - Sparta
"Oh, do we have to have a god? Fine. Fine. We pick...fire. That fire over
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Emily Books Book Club: Cassandra at the Wedding
Ancient Grains, Books
Sep 12, 2013
If you are not familiar with the Emily Books Book Club, or simply have that condition where you struggle to form short-term memories, you may click here. Maybe you already did! This month, Emily and I read and discussed Dorothy Baker's Cassandra at the Wedding
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Pretty Big Problems: Pretty Little Liars, Rape, and Artificial Consent
Ancient Grains, Television
Sep 12, 2013
Spoiler alerts galore.
I follow Lucy Hale on Instagram. For those that don’t know who she is/don’t obsessively read US Weekly, Lucy is the actress who plays Aria Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars. The other day she posted a picture of herself and Ian Harding, the actor who plays Ezra Fitz, Aria’s ...Read More
Dad Magazine: September 2013
Ancient Grains, Dads
Sep 12, 2013
The latest issue!
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Never Sexy Enough: A Timeline of Ruby Tuesday’s Burger Campaigns
Ancient Grains, Food
Sep 11, 2013
Ruby Tuesday's ad campaign, 2013: "Ruby Tuesday's latest ad campaign is drawing attention to the "hot, buttery" buns used in a new line of pretzel cheeseburgers by encouraging customers to have #FunBetweenTheBuns.
The casual dining mega-chain is combining a series of ...Read More