Great British Bake Off

Nadiya’s backlash rooted in racism for winning the Great British Bake Off was inadvertantly a cool new rebrand for bake off. It attracted the ‘least likely’ stories of bakers. In fact, the racist backlash Nadiya received turned out to be the best press the bake off could receive — it…

And I can prove it — Last night I watched the latest episode of Great British Bake Off (Great British Baking Show for U.S. viewers who do not insist on using the original name) and it ended in a familiar scene. An amateur baker who had made it through the first three weeks of competition was…

Good morning! Happy Monday. A fresh new week ahead, y’all. In today’s issue of Content Consumed: 🎬 The pros and cons of watching TV with other people 🌮 Is Great British Bake Off’s Mexican week racist? 💰 Logan Paul, Bad Bunny, and tax breaks 🔮 Love Island UK 2022: Where are they now? (A…

I spend a lot of time these days wondering when will I be “that old person?” I just turned 30. I know I’m getting older in numbers. But I mean, when am I going to get older in spirit? …

I’ve been a longtime fan of the The Great British Bake Off given the endearing and friendly camaraderie among the bakers and the ways they bring their passion for baking to the stage with serious show stopping designs. Much like for others, the show has been a comfort television fix…

Recently, I formed the Bostonian Film Collective. The idea is simple: alone, creating short films would be daunting. From writing a script, to directing, to lighting, to working sound, to finding actors, to scouting locations, editing, etc, etc, etc. It’s too much for one person. But a group has a…

Dust off your bundts, because we’re talking soggy bottoms and claggy sponge — All right good people of the internet, canning season is nearly over and my favorite season of the year is upon us. Not fall — although autumn rates a close second. It’s Great British Bake Off season. Yes — summer, fall, winter — these seasonal names have less and less…

“The Great British Bake Off” is returning to Channel 4. Are you ready to meet the Class of 2022? — The Great British Bake Off is back, as the nation’s most famous tent gets pitched in the grounds of Welford Park once again. Say hello to the Series 13 bakers: Abdul… 29, Electronics Engineer, London Raised in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents, Abdul is the middle of three children — and the one who got…

I’m taking some courses on positive psychology both for self-enrichment and as research for a next book I wish to write. Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, came to these ideas when he served as president of the American Psychological Association. Psychologists and psychiatrists use a text called the Diagnostic…