Rachel Laudan

Tall. Long hair blowing in the wind. Long skirt. Long coat. And a kid (a kid goat) in her arms as an accessory. That’s how the August issue of American Vogue shows writer Betty Fussell at 81 years of age. There I was in a Sanborns in Mexico City doing what everyone does in Sanborns, [...]

Margaret Conover, whose blog is the place to go if you are interested in chia, posted this great illustration of una chiera (a chia vendor). She is puzzled by some of the accompanying paraphernalia and so am I. Any ideas?

So at long last the Food and Drug Administration in the United States is going to allow the irradiation of spinach and lettuce. I’m better late than never commenting on this. The news appeared just as my phone line and internet connection collapsed. Anyway, three cheers. It seems a very reliable, inexpensive way to make [...]