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Molly MacVeagh

Molly MacVeagh is a PhD candidate in English at Cornell University. She works on contemporary novels, food, and climate. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Oxford Food Symposium Proceedings and Contemporary Literature. icon

A Culinary Golden Age—but for Whom?

By Molly MacVeagh

In the 17th century, nostalgia was considered a disease. Today, nostalgia has shifted from an individual illness to a collective malaise. It is now often ...

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