Consider the can opener. I have several in my kitchen drawer: an ancient yellow one that cranks with a lot of elbow grease, a stainless steel one with very thin handles that hurt my palms, and one with OXO-style grips that turns smoothly. No prizes for guessing which one gets the most use around our […]

Ria Banerjee
Ria Banerjee, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English at Guttman Community College in the City University of New York. She has taught undergraduate courses in writing, literature and film studies at different institutions since 2007.