My mother used to work at a hotel, which had a gift shop that sold Beanie Babies. Every week, she’d bring a few home because her employee discount made the cost of each one almost negligible. By the time Beanie Fever took off, she had amassed a sizable collection. We came to find out that my had stumbled upon three of… Read more
Priyanka Bose
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Priyanka Bose is an Indian American writer & photographer based in Chicago. A Fulbright Scholar born and brought up in the Midwest, they love writing about all things food, fashion, film, and fiction.
If you’re willing to read manga, there are quite a few about restaurants and food. Some are battles like Iron Chef (Food Wars), and some are lower key. I prefer the latter. I don’t know how many of these are available in English, but some like Midnight Diner are on Netflix as a TV show. Read more
Thanks for the recommendation. I started reading it yesterday evening and had to force myself to go to bed when it got to 1am. It is a delight.
Finished reading Gourmet Hound as it ended nearly a year ago. I took for granted how beautiful the comic was, both artistically and thematically. What we wouldn’t do to seek that lost connection with a departed love one again.
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Well I’ll be reading this all before the weekend ends. Also I would love if someone did a webcomic inspired by a place like Quark’s Bar (with more food thrown in) or Strangefellow’s from the Nightside series of books.
Already reading - more suggestions pls!!
I’ll check this out. Any other suggestions ?
This show is a cultural touchstone for me, to the point where I still buy Sailor Moon merchandise as a 36 year old man. Read more
While series creator Rebecca Sugar credits the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena as a more direct influence upon Steven Universe, Sailor Moon’s inspiration can still be seen in subtler ways Read more
I remember being an 8 year old little gay boy and having so much anger because I knew I was different, then I met Sailor Mars in one of the early episodes who also was filled with so much rage and I remember feeling very seen and heard, and watched her overcome that anger with friends. It’s strange that recognition… Read more
If anything, the piece was criticizing the show for filtering its Indian-ness through an American lens that tends to focus on one type of story, hence the comments about the lack of South Asians on the production team, the issues raised by South Asian critics, and the feedback from South Asian audiences.
“Born blind, she “sees with her feet” by feeling the earth’s vibrations.” Read more
An excellent selection of episodes from what I think is the most perfect show ever created. I only discovered it last year but it’s basically taken over my entire life (I even got a tattoo of Appa, the best boy TM). The list of what makes it so special is endless, but my favourite thing is just the sheer depth and… Read more
It’s definitely a hard show to just pick 10 episodes from - I enjoyed the article! Read more
Sokka’s Master is a real highlight for me, I think he might have the best character arc of the series, he becomes a master strategist and warrior gradually while never stopping being the comic relief, which is a really unique combo.
Thank you! I binged this show so quickly, it’ll be good to rewatch and take all the time in the world this time.
Alexis breaking the bathroom sink in Rose Apothecary having sex with Ted while she was supposed to be watching the store, and then trying to cover it up.
I’m a total suburbanite now but had friends in the city and went all the time for about 10 years after college. We were foodie nerds and loved to hunt for the weird places all but ALWAYS ended up at that Jewel at some point in the night.
Other people here know I went to college in NM, and some of them know that it wasn’t anywhere on my list of colleges I wanted to go to, due to various life circumstances.
But that said, this far after graduation, I can say that I am truly grateful that I went to school where I did. Entirely because the local Alumni… Read more
Your story brought back similar memories for me, growing up in the border area in TX. My family would make the 6hr + to Houston to stock up on Asian groceries every couple of months or so. We had a few local Asian stores but nothing compared to places like the Hong Markets in Houston. It was usually a weekend trip and… Read more