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GuardianSep 28Preview

How a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in New York City: ‘It’s a conversation piece’

Bread experts weigh in on whether the rye sourdough that bakers ‘feed every day’ is worth that muchA loaf of bread has become New York City’s latest viral hit and, somehow, status symbol.At Rye, the first US outpost of Austrian bakery Martin Auer, a 3.3lb loaf of 100% rye sourdough sells for $60 in SoHo. Made with just water, flour, salt and time, the bread has attracted the kind of attention once reserved for rainbow bagels, cronuts and skyscraper milkshakes. Which raises the inevitable question – is it actually worth that much? Continue reading...

Marina DunbarNew YorkBread

GuardianSep 28Preview

Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegan

The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the storiesAbortion has faded from the headlines since the Dobbs decision of 2022, and Republicans like it that way. In the immediate aftermath of the supreme court’s overturning of Roe v Wade, as millions of women lost access to the dignity and self-determination that abortion provided them, clinics shut their doors, and the extent of Dobbs’s horrendously adverse public health implications started to become clear, abortion was always, it seemed, in the headlines. There were plenty of stories. There was the first known woman to die as the result of an abortion ban; and then the second; and then the third. There were the various lawsuits and ballot initiatives that for a while turned access off and on and then off again in various states; then there were the state supreme court electi

Moira DoneganAbortionUS politics

GuardianSep 28Preview

‘Whose job is it to empty the dishwasher?’ Experts on the conversations every couple needs to have

Burnout or breakup are constant dangers when one partner carries too much of the mental load of looking after the home and family. Here’s how to spread the burden more evenlyMany households have an imbalance in domestic duties, and women often struggle from carrying the weight of the organisational side of life. Here, mental load experts share the secrets to having a more equitable home – and the rewards that can be gained from it. Continue reading...

Sarah PhillipsHomesMental health

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