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There is no better soup for a dose of magic and medicine.

The Japanese seasoning you'll want to sprinkle on everything

Salon's author questionnaire asks 5 authors with new books to tell the stories behind their work

From New York's infamous auto-repair wasteland grows a defiant and beautiful new American film.

Soba noodles have a chewy texture and nutty flavor, and are as enjoyable chilled as they are hot

"Horses and bayonets" scored, but somehow the party was just less fun

Mendocino, Calif., has been taken over by the illegal marijuana industry. Can it kick the habit?

A Labor Day tribute to his free form foreign policy from the peoples' grills to our Confounder in Chief

Pick of the week: Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck shine in "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," the American film of the year

How one Jewish dessert became so popular (and what we lost along the way)

You're going to want to make Bruno's take on a traditional Japanese seasoning with a twist

Hetty McKinnon's crunchy, chewy and comforting dinner idea deserves your heavy rotation