Always figured he was a cynical, self-hating huckster with an eye on power grabbing.
Is C the new K? (Personally, I abhor C fantasy dramas, but reserve a special place in my heart for sumptuous period ones.)
I'm probably very late to the Five Books game, but quite a find in my books (pun intended). The China selection is decent, especially since readers can contribute to the selections. Might I suggest Lin Yu-tang's My Country and My People as some light reading?
Mark Bittman's writings are consistently good, and I've just finished reading his latest book Animal, Vegetable, Junk. He is relentless in tracing the evolution of human history, so intimately tied up with our relationship to our sources of nutrition. The spotlight he mercilessly shines on Big Ag should give even its staunchest apologists some pause.
A well-meaning friend, a radiology machines specialist, once shared that the difference between the male and female livers when it comes to alcohol consumption is stark. As someone who forsook copious consumption during the pandemic, this article hits home. Yes, many of us were/are functioning alcoholics – but will we ever admit it?
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