The Joke About Chickens
At dinner a couple of years ago, I told the restaurant critic that I should write a story about chickens. That’s exactly what I said: “I think I should write a story about chickens.” We were dining on...
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Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek, In the Chicken Yard, ca. 1850, oil on canvas, 22.8″ × 29.7″. In 1972, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings changed the face of country music forever with the Outlaw country...
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Jean Pagliuso, Black #5, 2005. Jean Pagliuso takes pictures of chickens. It’s a risky subject—to hear about it, you’d worry you were dealing with the same kitschy, quasi-ironic veneration of farm and...
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This summer we’re introducing a series of new columnists. Today, meet Jeff Seroy, who has written on ballet before for the Daily. “It’s got everything, including a Maypole.” I asked the choreographer...
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