{"id":9486,"date":"2014-11-08T13:15:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/?p=9486"},"modified":"2014-11-08T13:15:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:15:28","slug":"month-of-thanksgiving-8-the-new-yorker-and-its-companions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/2014\/11\/month-of-thanksgiving-8-the-new-yorker-and-its-companions.html","title":{"rendered":"month of Thanksgiving #8: the New Yorker and its companions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I adore the New Yorker. Even when the stack of unread ones that accumulates from time to time reproaches me.<\/p>\n

Currently I’m reading (still) the Food Issue. MY FAVOURITE!<\/em> Reading about food is almost as much as eating it. Seriously: something there is about food lit that comforts, seduces, educates, and just plain pleasures. When the NYer Food Issue comes out, I ration myself, as if it were very expensive wine, or chocolate. Only a couple of pages a day…<\/p>\n

One reason is that it manages to juggle — w\/out irony, or at least w\/ ironic irony, if that makes sense — the Cronut craze (begun by NY baker Dominque Ansel) and terms like ‘Marxist materialism’ or ‘fetishized\u00a0 hybrid.’ And yes, I absolutely recognise what a total nerd I am. Most folks HATE that crap. Me? I curl up like Hector the cat and purr. I mean, what fun is it to use our over-priced (and often over-rated) educations to critique the (HIGHLY) caloric treats we cram in our happy mouths?<\/p>\n

As far as everyday gratitudes go, this is a big one,\u00a0 feeding me for days (and yup, I did that on purpose). Perhaps because it combines food with reading, two of my great loves, which I do daily (eat & read? oh yeah<\/em>). What’s more fun than sitting down w\/ a sumptuous pastry, a great book (read one just last night!), and a cuppa tea or coffee? Throw in a day of warm autumn sun, and I’m ecstatic. All for well under $10.<\/p>\n

I heartily recommend it as you gear up for big bird day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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