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The Macaroni Eaters

Fire up google image search and type in "the macaroni eaters." Then settle in and ogle this obscure sub-genre of 17th century Italian paintings. From Web Gallery of Art: As meat prices rose in the 17th century, pasta became less expensive and provided a more affordable alternative. Maccheroni (as all types of Neapolitan pasta were then termed) was sold by street vendors and often cooked in a meat broth, giving much-needed sustenance to peasants, who traditionally ate it with their hands. So-called mangiamaccherroni (macaroni-eaters) became a familiar spectacle in the streets of Naples, so much so that in the 18th and 19th centuries, tourists would pay for plate of hot pasta in order to watch peasants scoop it with their hands and swallow it whole.

KIOSK Reading Glasses

Light, cheap, pale pink. I feel giddy whenever I reach for them on my nightstand to read in bed. They also come in seafoam green with +1 and +1.5 strength.

'Heroes' by Tally Brown

One of my favorite covers sung by someone who can only be describes as a Jim Henson character.

Little Shrew (Akiko Miyakoshi)

A perfect children's book about a little guy who savors the simple things in life and works at his airport's currency exchange counter.

The Macaroni Eaters

Fire up google image search and type in "the macaroni eaters." Then settle in and ogle this obscure sub-genre of 17th century Italian paintings. From Web Gallery of Art: As meat prices rose in the 17th century, pasta became less expensive and provided a more affordable alternative. Maccheroni (as all types of Neapolitan pasta were then termed) was sold by street vendors and often cooked in a meat broth, giving much-needed sustenance to peasants, who traditionally ate it with their hands. So-called mangiamaccherroni (macaroni-eaters) became a familiar spectacle in the streets of Naples, so much so that in the 18th and 19th centuries, tourists would pay for plate of hot pasta in order to watch peasants scoop it with their hands and swallow it whole.

KIOSK Reading Glasses

Light, cheap, pale pink. I feel giddy whenever I reach for them on my nightstand to read in bed. They also come in seafoam green with +1 and +1.5 strength.

'Heroes' by Tally Brown

One of my favorite covers sung by someone who can only be describes as a Jim Henson character.

Little Shrew (Akiko Miyakoshi)

A perfect children's book about a little guy who savors the simple things in life and works at his airport's currency exchange counter.