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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson
By Emily Morris
June 07, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Alice McDermott knows her new novel's title is vanilla, but asks you to go with it. 

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Status Cro: A Timeline of the Pastry's Delicious Rise to Fame
Status Cro: A Timeline of the Pastry's Delicious Rise to Fame
By Iona Holloway
June 07, 2013

A timeline documenting the cronut's monopolization of the flaky pastry industry.

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Eat, Pray, Spin: My Journey With Aqua Cycling
Eat, Pray, Spin: My Journey With Aqua Cycling
By Kate Gavino
June 07, 2013

The idea of sweating on a stationary bike for 45 minutes seems ridiculous enough, but to submerge the bike under water? Even Gwyneth Paltrow might laugh.

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