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“We have always known that food is a lot more than its taste, texture, and nutritional value. Every meal is an intense social and sensory…

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‘The play’s moments of real power come when it bucks the trend of assigning Ui/Hitler’s rise to individuals, and begins to speak to us as…

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“In a world […] where the lives we lead are becoming increasingly cluttered, the austere music of Pärt is the perfect antidote, allowing its listener…

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