- This BBC article wonders if food bloggers are fueling racist stereotypes, with the "cultural misrepresentation" of food when presented by white bloggers. An interesting discussion of cultural recipes and their misuse by food bloggers.
- Dan Stevens, who plays The Beast in Disney's upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty & the Beast, discusses how Emma Watson's feminism modernized a problematic fairy tale.
For today's musical hit, we have Jessie Reyez's "Figures."
Today's critical rolls: Let's talk about food! What are some of your favorite ethnic dishes... and have you actually eaten authentic versions of them, made by people from that culture?
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