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Snacks in the Dark
I was thinking about the dishes home cooks make, in particular the ones everyone acknowledges as “the best.” My sister-in-law’s butter-and-sugar laden “Mrs. Lemke’s cookies,” say, or my friend Josefa’s lasagna. In any age, I’m sure you could have found women with similar expertise if you just asked around. If we were to travel back…
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They’re back!
She with the sparkling, vivacious countenance, and he in the shadows, rumpled and slightly hangdog. Mr. and Mrs. I.N. Phelps Stokes, Newton and Edith, rendered by John Singer Sargent and now hanging proudly in the refurbished American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I think the new rooms look wonderful. In this particular hall…