Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 29, 2013
The "N-word" scandal that has embroiled TV cook Paula Deen has to do with much more than just her. Why does anyone care "about anything a celebrity chef has to say in the first place?" asks the Newsvandal, Joseph Sottile. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
Paula Deen needs to give the self-pity a rest. The damage to her carefully built image is self-inflicted -- nobody threw a rock -- and her desperate search for approval and vindication is just making things worse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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