The attempt to extend life can, to some, feel like a deadening of what’s left.
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Heard. Remembering a Sarcastic Asshole Who Could Talk a Good Game
The majority of professional cooks, myself among them, revere Anthony Bourdain because he was one of us who made it. By that I mean he was a lost, broken romantic whose self-worth blossomed on the kitchen line when the rest of the world didn’t give a damn about him.
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Hunger
How much of this world
will be enough?
Oh, Let's Ride: Music, Food, and Troubled Older Men
When you identify strongly with a person--so strongly that when they speak, it’s like they’re narrating your inner monologue, or so strongly that you reconsider every choice you’ve made in life just because you want to be more like them--it’s pretty unsettling when that person ends up killing themselves.
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By Mariah Quintanilla
Mariah Quintanilla is a freelance illustrator based in the magical forests of Northern California. After a brief stint in journalism, she discovered that she could transform her passion for art into storytelling by illustrating for publication. Mariah’s work is at times bold and gritty, blending intricate pen drawings with a pop of digital color. Detail drives her creative process, yet she continually strives to resists perfectionist tendencies. In an age of endless scrolling, if her art can make someone pause for even a second, she’s accomplished what she had set out to do. When she’s not making art, she is usually picking up after her “spirited” puppy, Coco. Give her a shout on Instagram @mariah_quintanilla or on her website www.mariahquintanilla.com.