A THIN LINE BETWEEN FERMENTATION AND ROT
Fermented fish sauce may not sound like a pantry staple, but Jon Fasman can't imagine cooking without it ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |BEING THERE: MANCHESTER
The cotton mills are now smart flats and the money is in football, but the air of protest lives on. As the BBC ships 2,300 staff there and the biennial festival looms, Tanya Aldred sketches real life in a city of character ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE MARTINI: NOT FOR AMATEURS
A century ago the first martini was shaken (not stirred) at a hotel in New York. Jackie Hunter tours the bars, uptown and down, to see how it slips down now ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |WHERE DO LOVE SONGS COME FROM?
The most romantic music is often inspired by the most dysfunctional relationships. Allison Shrager explores the conundrum of the muse ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |A ROYALLY ROMANTIC PLAYLIST
What songs should their highnesses be dancing to after the royal wedding? Hazel Sheffield has some tips ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |WE ARE AMUSED
With this wedding, the public's relationship with the royals has changed. Tim de Lisle explains why most of the coverage misses the point ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |TRANSLATING AI WEIWEI
Lee Ambrozy, an American in Beijing, worked closely with Ai Weiwei to translate his blog into a new book. Here she talks to Andrew Stout about her impressions of the artist, who is still in police custody ... read more »
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quote [Y]ou give the f word too much power. It has a wide variety of use outside the ivory towers of the middle class; uses including irony, self-depreciation, and mild frustration. I live in a world of parents who, unlike your anecdotal friends, found it very amusing and not the least upsetting ...