food
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our 24-hour news cycle is consistently being updated, inundated with the worst. from war crimes abroad to the ending of essential government programs in the U.S.; one can only imagine the news we aren’t receiving. one of the reasons i opted out of joining the news industry, and found myself in philanthropy, is i wanted…
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Founded in November 2023, Bojepsÿ isn’t a brand. It’s a mélange of sorts for the dreamers and escapists. Despite the world’s insistence, we seek to exist in a state of romance as play is our guide to survival. We believe in the power of food and beauty to nurture, heal, and lead us into our…
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welcome to the Age of Aquarius — Pluto officially shifted from the sign of Capricorn to Aquarius in 2024, and will stay fixed until 2043. I started getting into astrology back in 2015, before the rise of astrology apps and zodiac memes. it was my senior year in undergrad, and my course load was well…
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this year marks my third year observing Ramadan, and i always end the month with greater clarity and perspective. at the end of 2021, i lost my full-time job in philanthropy and was devastated. i fell into a depression. i was sad, overly anxious, and feeling out of sorts. naturally, my eating habits deteriorated. coupled…
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books on the glass table; an obsession with writing pens; poudre stained lips on a lavender mug with notes of espresso; waking up to the sound of an angel; and the face of Leopold staring in my peripheral. the stylos are scattered next to my highlighter of the moment, a neon orange. Leopold continues to…
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mon Dieu, j’oublié le puissance des aliments fermentés! whenever i get excited or really passionate about something, which is hardly ever, almost never, i switch to French. i was reminded of the power of fermented foods last week after finally testing a sandwich recipe i came up with earlier in the summer. i almost always…
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Foodways are generally defined as the eating habits and culinary practices of a people, region or historical period. It also refers to the intersection of food in culture, tradition and history. As a discipline, foodways examine the role of food and food-related behavior in cultural groups, and the ways in which food knowledge is transferred…
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food is the longest relationship any of us will ever be in, simply, because we all eat. in my first piece, my Mediterranean breakfast, i discussed my earliest foray into the goodness and simplicity of foodways via my grandmother. she exposed me to my still-favorite vegetables such as eggplants, bell peppers and cooked spinach, though…
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Earlier this year, I considered applying for a journalistic fellowship in mental health. After conducting more research on the organization’s website, I became alarmed by the statistics on mental health. In 2004, the World Health Organization predicted that, by 2020, the leading cause for disability worldwide wouldn’t be due to physical diseases, but behavioral health…
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