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Friday, November 21, 2008

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Today’s Feature: “Pilgrimage” by Jessica Francis Kane
Latest in Digest: The Chicagoan
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Magdalen Powers

Magdalen Powers has 38 Answers to What’s Cooking… Do you?

Mus on the Loose

Man and mouse are old neighbors in New York City, though it’s rare that a relationship is forged between them. MAGDALEN POWERS reports on a close friend. (New York, New York | July 31, 2003)

Obsessions: Dinner Is Served!

Continuing our obsessions series, MAGDALEN POWERS reveals her never-quenched need for aged, obscure cookery manuals, preferably the kind with recipes for Tunnel of Fudge. (Opinions | January 30, 2003)

The Pigeons Are Illuminated

No one in New York sleeps easily on Sunday night, so where better to share the collective isolation than at the top of the Empire State Building? MAGDALEN POWERS goes looking for her fellow locals. (New York, New York | November 12, 2002)

Little Indignities: A Beginner’s Guide to New York

The American calendar starts in September with back-to-school specials and football games. For everyone new to New York this fall, MAGDALEN POWERS offers a big, hearty welcome and a few tips for survival. (New York, New York | September 10, 2002)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Pilgrimage

Many people hope to be authors, even some in the publishing business. JESSICA FRANCIS KANE goes back to a monastery to see both sides of the story.

Cause and Effect

What’s the Point of Giving Thanks?

Matthew Baldwin investigates the grand tradition of gratitude.

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The Chicagoan

The Second City citizen’s eponymous magazine, which initially ran from 1926 to 1935, is revived in the form of a well-produced, well-illustrated coffee table book.