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The 1969 adaptation of Philip Roth's debut novella was a hit upon release before slowly drifting into obscurity. A new physical media release provides an opportunity for rediscovery and reappraisal.

Sir Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University, and Contributing Editor of the Financial Times. He has taught at Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard Universities.

In her special, “Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers,”, Lidia meets Nicole Steele, who works to improve access to healthy foods in… Lidia’s cornmeal and walnut cake recipe is from Lidia's Italy.