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Arthur Schwartz the Food Mensch: Fruit and Fruit Soup – June 16, 2026

Arthur Schwartz was the restaurant critic and executive food editor of the New York Daily News for 18 years. Perhaps what he’s best known for is as a chameleon—he’s successfully worked in radio, print media, cookbook publishing, TV, and teaching.

Christin Geall on ‘Flora Culture’ – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – June 15, 2026

I’ve been digging into a diverse and compelling collection of essays in a recent book that’s centered on the subject of  flowers – everything from topics like their breeding, to which species we covet most of all, to some of… Read More ›

Films in Focus with David Sterritt: Pressure; Backrooms; Propeller One-Way Night Coach

David Sterritt is a film critic, author, teacher and scholar. He is most notable for his work on Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard, and his many years as the Film Critic for The Christian Science Monitor, where, from 1968 until… Read More ›