In a dark basement room at the Arlington Arts Center, Young Kim has been sifting powdered red clay onto flattened piles of table salt. Lots of table salt. The artist, who teaches photography at North ...

Salt is known around the world for its uses in seasoning and preserving food. But this mineral has been used in spiritual and religious traditions for generations. The magic begins in the salt's ...

Salt sits so invisibly in our kitchens that its absence feels louder than its presence. A pinch can transform food from flat to alive. Which is why, during religious fasts, its deliberate omission can ...