‘I joke about my mom wanting to be anything but white. In her mind, it gave her street cred’
With this freewheeling examination of creation, gender and art, the bold and original Cusk is ever more determined to write about life precisely as she finds itOne of the women in Rachel Cusk’s new novel confesses to an ability to shock that is “instinctive and unconscious”. This could double as a description of Cusk herself. To be controversial is second nature to her (think of the articulate effrontery of A Life’s Work, her book about motherhood, or The Last Supper, her fascinating memoir...
Rachel Boston knew husband Tolya Ashe for years before romance blossomed between them, and their love story is one worthy of its very own Hallmark movie.
These small, soft balls make for a speedy supper – serve them with a generous grating of parmesan and a well-dressed green saladThe combination of ricotta, wilted chopped spinach, grated parmesan or pecorino, egg and a good grating of nutmeg is a familiar and typical filling for ravioli. In today’s dish, though, there is no pasta covering, hence the nudità (nudity) of the little lumps (gnocchi simply means “little lumps”), which is neatly captured by the Tuscan dialect word gnudi. They have...
The shadow chancellor told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg she would face "difficult decisions" on spending.
The shadow chancellor has accused Conservatives of making unfunded financial commitments after calling a snap election Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses the Tories of making £64bn of unfunded spending commitments in a “desperate and reckless” effort to rescue their gaffe-strewn general election campaign.Speaking to the Observer, Reeves said that what appeared to be pledges to slash taxes – including national insurance, income tax and inheritance tax – were reminiscent of Liz Truss’s...
Rachel Maddow dedicated her Monday night show to Donald Trump’s Georgia election fraud case, which has been pushed back until 2025 due to ongoing attacks on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. “Prosecutors asked the judge to start this trial two months ago. The first trial date they asked for was early March 2024. That was going to be first,” Maddow reminded everyone. This is a far more serious case than Trump’s current New York hush money case. When audio tape came out of...
As many throughout western Massachusetts grapple with food insecurity, one organization is working to make a difference.
“How’d you like to meet a semi-famous Jewish jokester?”
The upcoming Broadway production of Romeo + Juliet, starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, has set its dates, venue and design team. The Sam Gold-directed production will begin performances on September 26 with an official opening set for October 24 at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre for a strictly limited, 16-week engagement. The production will feature scenic design by two-time 2024 Tony Award nominee dots, costume design by 2024 Tony Award nominee Enver Chakartash, lighting design...
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