June 2011
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“Times change, and with them what, where, and how people eat. In fifteenth-century London a man could be hanged for eating meat on Friday. An ancient Roman was expected to wear a wreath to a banquet. The potato in sixteenth-century Europe was believed to cause leprosy and syphilis. As of two years ago, 19% of America’s meals were being eaten in cars.”
—Lewis Lapham, from a preview of his introduction to the forthcoming “Food” issue, now available at Tom Dispatch (via laphamsquarterly)
I Can't Make You Love Me / Nick Of Time
Bon Iver
That falsetto is killer.The perfect treat on a Sunday evening: Bon Iver’s beautiful medley of Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me and Nick Of Time, the b-side to the Calgary 12”. Just press play and enjoy this beauty. “I can’t make you love me” - oh you can, Justin Vernon, you definitely can.
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