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Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni predicts that the farm table movement is here to stay.
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Frank Bruni recently stepped down as the New York Times’ restaurant critic. He explains the science of evaluating, the challenge of avoiding cliché, and the democratization of online food reviews.
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The former New York Times restaurant critic and author of Born Round: the Secret History of a Full Time Eater reflects on his childhood and entrée into the business of […]
Legendary cartoonist Robert Mankoff just stopped by Big Think to discuss the intricacies and origins of humor. Mankoff, who has created some of the most popular cartoons in the New […]
When Gary Vaynerchuk visited Big Think to talk about wine and the new media revolution, he stressed the facts that there are many podcast niches waiting to filled by enthusiasts […]
Is religious preaching trying to teach us something or trying to convince us of something?
Every head of state is used to a certain level of red-carpet treatment. Even the ones that are internationally reviled because of the treatment of their people. But with a […]
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From the successful story telling of the Bible, did we not learn to flavor garbage to taste like strawberries?
According to the Catholics, God is a homosexual pedophile. According to Muslims, God is a terrorist. According to the Jews, God charges interest. According to the Aethists, God denies his […]
Eyewitness news is an old phenomenon for local television stations: a citizen’s video recording of a gas station robbery, or some such sensational event, becomes free “news” for the station, […]
We may never find out what was onboard the Arctic Sea, the Russian-crewed vessel hijacked by Estonian pirates last month, but my guess is it wasn’t Algeria-bound timber. I’m not […]
Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV may be overtaking Robert Parker as the country's most recognizable - and polarizing - wine expert.  This weekend, watch him on BigThink.com giving a […]
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Duke University New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre says Saint Paul would be more inclined to Twitter.
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A quick tip on how to impress a dinner date when you are interacting with a sommelier, from Wine Library TV host Gary Vaynerchuk.
There are tradeoffs inherent in any energy source, but we hear more than usual about those associated with biofuels—whether the energy at the end of the process is more than […]
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A conversation with the host of Wine Library TV and author of Crush It.
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Gary Vaynerchuk is "not here to joke around" when it comes to employing social media such as Facebook and Twitter to build his brand. The Internet has created a whole […]