Alissa Wilkinson covers film and culture for Vox. Alissa is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. Search the internet and you’ll find people trying ...

The town at the mouth of a Norwegian fjord in “Babette’s Feast” is not necessarily on anyone’s list of foodie destinations, unless you’re a seabird jonesing for sardines. But in the folksy, modestly ...

When you're in the pleating business, like veteran fashion designer Babette Pinsky, you need more than a sewing machine. In fact, sewing machines seem like an afterthought once you step inside her ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

With its moments of low-key culinary joy, the Danish gem offers a vital recipe for unity in times of austere hardship At a time when basic grocery shopping is a military operation and many people’s ...

Shoulders have been enjoying some serious limelight for a few seasons now--asymmetrical necklines were everywhere at the SAGs and Golden Globes; labels like Balmain and Givenchy have made peak-sleeved ...

Babette Cole, the illustrator and author of more than 150 witty, imaginative, irreverent and sometimes controversial picture books for children, has died aged 66, after a short illness that led to a ...

The life of Babette's Feast author Karen Blixen inspired the film Out of Africa Gabriel Axel, whose 1987 film Babette's Feast became the first Danish title to win the Oscar for best foreign language ...