American Cheese Face-Off; What Is a Food Critic Good For?

by Chantal Martineau

June 25, 2010

This week in food blogs:

Eater learned that you can’t wear short pants if you expect to get into newcomer Rabbit in the Moon.

Slice unearthed an old video of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen singing about pizza.

The Atlantic Food Channel aimed to answer the age-old question “What is a food critic good for?” (Spoiler: not much.)

Midtown Lunch got pretty darned excited about the new Shake Shack signage going up at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 44th Street.

A Hamburger Today went in search of the best American cheese for that summer burger you’re grilling.

Pride

I Always Cry at Weddings

"On March 1, 1993, l have the option to go to City Hall… oh, I mean we have the option, my long-suffering honey and I, to go to City Hall and register as domestic partners. Will we take it? Shall we pretend to tie some kind of knot?"

by Jeff Weinstein
Pride

Stonewall 25: Oh My Papi

"The relationship of gay white men and Latinos, whether mutual attraction or mutual exploitation, has its lore, its literature, and plenty of anecdotal evidence."

by Vince Aletti
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Jackie Ode: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1929–1994

by The Voice Archives
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In 1969, the author visited Dylan's hometown in Hibbing, Minnesota, for a six-part series

by Toby Thompson
Music

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"Dylan’s survived, grown up. He’s a giant, like Chaplin or Picasso. Like Brando or Muhammed Ali . . . Nobody else even comes close — Jagger, Springsteen, Paul Simon."

by Jerry Leichtling
Pride

Stonewall 25: The Coming Crisis of Gay Rights

At the very moment when our pride is at its peak, our political agenda is in jeopardy. Even as we celebrate our visibility, we need to hear the slamming of the closet door, if only to wedge it open.

by Richard Goldstein