Jeffrey L Cohen

The words kitsch and kitchen are unrelated. Kitsch is a German word that means to smear and it was used to characterize works of art as lacking aesthetic value. Kitchen traces its origin

I had a large chocolate chip cookie in my briefcase while going through airport security. My bag did not make it. A hand check was required. A large, dense object wrapped in a

Is there a certain age at which your cultural tastes solidify, especially with regard to certain types of culture like books, movies, music or art? How easy is this to change or are

Sometimes I look at words and they appear to be spelled wrong. It usually happens with common words that I’ve seen and written over and over. Suddenly, something just looks off. I

I remember my son at 2 years old very well. Even at that age he was a smart, funny young man. Well, he was funny but he didn’t have a sense of