Why Do Rich People In Movies Seem So Fake?

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I haven’t always enjoyed cooking, but recently I have. A big pot of chili bubbling on the stove, a simple lentil soup — things like that. “Grandma food,” my ex used to call it. When I’m in the kitchen these days, I try not to fuss, making big batches that I freeze and eat over days. A few months ago, when I began apartment sitting for my friends R and H, I also inherited much of the infrastructure of their shared life — their beautiful cast iron pans and handmade plates, a few of their cookbooks, even one of those wooden citrus juicer wands meant for stabbing into half of a lemon. On the…

Why Do Rich People In Movies Seem So Fake?

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