It's so easy to bash Rachael Ray, so maybe that's why I found David Carr's column in yesterday's Times so interesting. My two favorite lines from the story: "But Ms. Ray's folksy approach belies the sophistication of her message. She is part of the cut-to-the-chase genre of media, like Lucky, Domino and Real Simple magazines, and their success is built on this fact of modern life: if people are more secure economically, it is only because they are working longer and harder than ever before." And: "Ms. Ray's recipes may call for store-bought turkey loaf she is really trafficking in the ultimate modern luxury: time." Carr's piece was really the first one I've seen that tries to place the Rachael...
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