Rachel Laudan

Knowing how a Mexican mortar and pestle (molcajete) is used will mean that you can become a discerning buyer. Of course, you may want one just for decoration in which…

Nostalgia does have its painful side — it’s a bittersweet emotion — but the net effect is to make life seem more meaningful and death less frightening. When people speak…

It’s always a pleasure to be interviewed, particularly by someone like Jeremy Cherfas, who has a very nifty and intelligent podcast called Eat This. After I posted on Salt, Sugar and…