Kitchen

Design for the Real World: Spoon

Arts, Culture & Media

Graphic designer Leslie Smolan on the functional beauty of the spoon.

Liza Lou

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Marge Piercy

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Special Guest: Nora Ephron

Arts, Culture & Media

Evolution of the American Kitchen

Arts, Culture & Media

Design for the Real World: Can Opener

Arts, Culture & Media

Nike shoe designer Tinker Hatfieldwrestles with the form and function of his newest kitchen appliance, a canopener.

Popcorn

We’ve been nuking our food for 50 years now — but how do microwaves even work?

Technology

Some lingering questions about the magnetron in your kitchen, answered.

Beyond Class Part I: A Life’s Path Determined at Age Eleven

In 1944, Britain introduced the Eleven Plus exam. School students age 11 who passed this mandatory test could enroll in elite secondary schools. The Conservative-led government is starting to re-introduce it.