Cultural History
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From  NEW! The Knedelík, Warts and AllThe Filling |
Eric Geringas reflects on his relationship to Knedlík, a Czech style of dumplings, his time in Czechoslovakia teaching English, Czech beer, poverty cuisine, and the culture of Prague. | Eric Geringas | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! I Pinch, Therefore I AmThe Filling |
Matthew Murtagh-Wu reflects on growing up in Vancouver’s Chinatown, his business the Dumpling King, his mama dumpling recipe, and the power of nostalgia. | Matthew Murtagh-Wu | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  The Anti-TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the socio-economic context in which Black communities began to police the boundaries of racial loyalty. It was at this time that "Uncle Tom" became the label used … | Cheryl Thompson | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Good Times’ CoonfooleryFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson writes about depictions of African Americans on television, especially in shows written and produced by Norman Lear. | Cheryl Thompson | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Pierogi CrownThe Filling |
Monika Warzecha reflects on pierogies and becoming the ‘pierogi princess’, being a hyphenated Canadian, the multicultural classrooms of Toronto, Polish diaspora in Canada, Polish … | Monika Warzecha | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! The Case for KreplachThe Filling |
Bev Katz Rosenbaum highlights the under-represented kreplach, a jewish delicacy, the popularity of matzo ball soup, her ties to her Ashkenazic heritage, and ties to traditional foods. | Bev Katz Rosenbaum | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From Uncle Tom and Black CapitalismFrom: Uncle |
This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. | Cheryl Thompson | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! New Year’s LuckThe Sauce |
Tatum Taylor Chaubal shares his own New Years tradition of making Texas style cornmeal dumplings, bringing the tradition north after leaving Texas, the mixing of African and European foodways, … | Tatum Taylor Chaubal | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
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From The 1980s, Bill Cosby, and Smokescreen TomsFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the role of Black conservatives in the web of free-market capitalism, focusing especially on the ideology of The Cosby Show. | Cheryl Thompson | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face TopsyFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. | Cheryl Thompson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Gnocchi LoveThe Sauce |
Domenica Marchetti explores the Italian potato pasta, gnocchi, her parents attributing gnocchi as helping them fall in love, the gnocchi process, regional differences in gnocchi flavours and … | Domenica Marchetti | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From Advertising Black BuddiesFrom: Uncle |
This chapter explores the career of Michael Jordan, who Thompson suggests was used to sell white America not just consumer products, but also a squeaky-clean image of Black masculinity. | Cheryl Thompson | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! The Perogy Bees of the PrairiesThe Sauce |
Julie Van Rosendaal reflects on her relationship with perogies and its ties to her prairie upbringing, Baba’s Homestyle Perogies in Saskatoon, Eastern European migration in Western Canada, … | Julie Van Rosendaal | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?The Sauce |
Amy Rosen reflects on matzo ball soup, Jewishness and Judaism, industrial matzo ball making, the authority on matzo, recipes that evoke specific memories, and context. | Amy Rosen | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0From: Uncle |
This chapter examines the recent re-branding of commercial caricatures such as Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima. Now silent trademark characters, they no longer speak in advertisements and are reduced … | Cheryl Thompson | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From O.J. Simpson, a Passing UncleFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the O.J. Simpson trial, which she calls "a symbolic clash between a ‘real’ Black man on trial for his life and an ‘Uncle Tom’ Black … | Cheryl Thompson | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
