NYT Cooking food writer and cookbook author Melissa Clark says she’s always looking for shortcuts in the kitchen — including ways to use fewer pans. Her latest cookbook is Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals.
John Powers reviews the Indian film RRR.
Author and podcaster Jacob Goldstein says we don’t think of money as a technology, but we should. He traces the first paper currency to China’s Sichuan province, and talks about the early days of dollar bills in the U.S. His book is Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing.