The Michelin Guide is no longer the only tastemaker in town
It began, implausibly, with a guide to French roads. In 1900 two brothers, André and Édouard Michelin, wanted to promote trav...
Why “Emilia Pérez” is loved by Hollywood and hated by everyone else
Lockdown has a lot to answer for. As many were baking sourdough at home, Jacques Audiard, a French film-maker, was writing an...
Tofu:never judge a food by its political reputation
SUELLA BRAVERMAN, Britain’s former home secretary, blamed “Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati” for a protest that closed ...
Henri Bergson was once the world’s most famous philosopher
Herald of a Restless World. By Emily Herring. Basic Books; 320 pages; $32 and £25 MANY PEOPLE think that there must be someth...
Spotify’s playlists have altered the music industry in unexpected ways
Mood Machine. By Liz Pelly. Atria; 288 pages; $28.99. Hodder & Stoughton; £22 A few years after Spotify’s founding in 200...
Witty and wise, “A Real Pain” is a masterpiece in a minor key
The bathetic scene will be familiar to many Jews who have traced their roots in eastern Europe. You go in search of der heim,...
Now it’s all about TikTok. But Huawei led the way
House of Huawei. By Eva Dou. Portfolio; 448 pages; $34. Abacus; £25 It is one of the world’s most controversial companies, su...
In “Anora”, strippers and Russian heavies are not what you expect
Editor’s note: On March 2nd “Anora” won the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as four other awards. He hasn’t been around for ...