Marion Nestle, author of Safe Food, explains why certain parts of the food industry have been reluctant to embrace food regulations and how politics influence food safety. New Yorker contributor Jeffrey Toobin explores the ins and outs of suing the city, and explains why it tends to be so profitable. Plus, Mabel Cabot discusses the photographs of Janet Wulsin’s exploration of Tibet and Paul Collins talks about his move to a town with an astounding number of bookstores per capita.
Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle explains why certain parts of the food industry have been reluctant to embrace food regulations and how politics influence food safety, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism. Read an excerpt of Nestle's book in the Reading Room.
Music: A Shock To The System Soundtrack music by ...
Music: A Shock To The System Soundtrack music by ...
Jeffrey Toobin
New Yorker contributor Jeffrey Toobin explores the ins and outs of suing the city, and explains why it tends to be so profitable.
Music: A Shock To The System Soundtrack music by Gary Chang featuring the Turtle Island String Quartet
Music: A Shock To The System Soundtrack music by Gary Chang featuring the Turtle Island String Quartet
Mabel Cabot
Mabel Cabot discusses the photographs of Janet Wulsin’s exploration of Tibet, Vanished Kingdom : A Woman Explorer in Tibet, China, and Mongolia 1921-1925.
Music: Raise The Red Lantern Soundtrack composer Zhao Jiping
Music: Raise The Red Lantern Soundtrack composer Zhao Jiping
Paul Collins
Paul Collins on his move to a town with an astounding number of bookstores per capita, Sixpence House : Lost in a Town of Books.
Paul Collins will be reading at:
Barnes and Noble
6th Ave at 21st
Tuesday April 22 at 7pm
McSweenys Books
Music: Sirens Soundtrack ...
Paul Collins will be reading at:
Barnes and Noble
6th Ave at 21st
Tuesday April 22 at 7pm
McSweenys Books
Music: Sirens Soundtrack ...
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