New York Times
Food editor for the New York Times
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Sam Sifton
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Great Cooking Debate of 2014 Sixty years after frozen foods came around to liberate kitchen-bound housewives, domesticity is making a comeback. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow are writing lifestyle blogs and cookbooks. But is home cooking worth the effort? Author and journalist Sarah Miller says no, and goes toe-to-toe with New York Times food editor Sam Sifton.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Great Cooking Debate of 2014 Sixty years after frozen foods came around to liberate kitchen-bound housewives, domesticity is making a comeback. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow are writing lifestyle blogs and cookbooks. But is home cooking worth the effort? Author and journalist Sarah Miller says no, and goes toe-to-toe with New York Times food editor Sam Sifton.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
Design and Architecture
Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”