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Why the tradition of “family dinner” is worth preserving
The American “family dinner” tradition, as we know it, is only 150 years old, according to a new book called Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal by cultural historian Abigail Carroll. This is interesting because family dinner is often viewed as a sacred custom with near-magical powers attributed to it, yet it’s really not as deeply […]
Trita Parsi: Iran and Israel: Peace is possible
1/17 Art: Kaffe Fassett Quilt
Kaffe Fassett (born 1937) is an American-born artist who is best known for his colorful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint,patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics. “Color is his very medium, whatever the substance he uses.”
12/28 Destination: Telluride, Colorado, USA
The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed.