Friday, March 30, 2012
Lies, damned lies and ‘pink slime’ | Rob Lyons | spiked
Lies, damned lies and ‘pink slime’ | Rob Lyons | spiked: In other words, the myth of ‘pink slime’ is just the latest symptom of an anti-industrial prejudice among foodies. That’s a problem because industrial methods and economies of scale have allowed us to eat more cheaply and with better quality than ever before.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Dennis Manarchy: A man on a mission with the world’s largest camera | Nokia Connects
I won't complain about lugging my D7000 around anymore!
Dennis Manarchy: A man on a mission with the world’s largest camera | Nokia Connects: Size isn’t everything. Unless you’re packing a camera and your name is Dennis Manarchy. In a world where everyone’s focusing on making cameras smaller, one of the world’s best photographers is doing exactly the opposite. He is making one that’s bigger. Much, much bigger.
Dennis Manarchy: A man on a mission with the world’s largest camera | Nokia Connects: Size isn’t everything. Unless you’re packing a camera and your name is Dennis Manarchy. In a world where everyone’s focusing on making cameras smaller, one of the world’s best photographers is doing exactly the opposite. He is making one that’s bigger. Much, much bigger.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Why gay marriage is a very bad idea | Brendan O’Neill | spiked
This is what perturbs me most about the gay marriage debate, too. I don't think I've ever seen it spelled out so clearly:
Why gay marriage is a very bad idea | Brendan O’Neill | spiked: The reason the gay-marriage issue can feel like it came from nowhere, and is now everywhere, is because it is an entirely top-down, elite-driven thing. The true driving force behind it is not any real or publicly manifested hunger amongst homosexual couples to get wed, far less a broader public appetite for the reform of the institution of marriage; rather it is the need of the political and media class for an issue through which to signify its values and advertise its superiority. Gay marriage is not a real issue - it is a cultural signifier, like wearing a pink ribbon to show you care about breast cancer.
Why gay marriage is a very bad idea | Brendan O’Neill | spiked: The reason the gay-marriage issue can feel like it came from nowhere, and is now everywhere, is because it is an entirely top-down, elite-driven thing. The true driving force behind it is not any real or publicly manifested hunger amongst homosexual couples to get wed, far less a broader public appetite for the reform of the institution of marriage; rather it is the need of the political and media class for an issue through which to signify its values and advertise its superiority. Gay marriage is not a real issue - it is a cultural signifier, like wearing a pink ribbon to show you care about breast cancer.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Why Finish Books? by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
This makes me feel better about all the books I've started and never finished...
Why Finish Books? by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: It seems obvious that any serious reader will have learned long ago how much time to give a book before choosing to shut it.
Why Finish Books? by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: It seems obvious that any serious reader will have learned long ago how much time to give a book before choosing to shut it.
Futurama Fanarama: Leela Is Watching You Poop
Next time we redo our bathrooms, I'm totally doing this:
Futurama Fanarama: Leela Is Watching You Poop | Insider Blog | Comedy Central's Insider | CCInsider.ComedyCentral.com: Last summer, we saw a parking block transformed into Bender by French street artist OaKoAk. Impressive? Yes, but it's nothing compared to what he was able to do with a roll of toilet paper.
Futurama Fanarama: Leela Is Watching You Poop | Insider Blog | Comedy Central's Insider | CCInsider.ComedyCentral.com: Last summer, we saw a parking block transformed into Bender by French street artist OaKoAk. Impressive? Yes, but it's nothing compared to what he was able to do with a roll of toilet paper.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
When Mom Goes Viral: Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media - WSJ.com
The most amazing part of this story is that this woman's son is a Wall Street Journal reporter!
When Mom Goes Viral: Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media - WSJ.com: Some people pursue celebrity. Others stumble into it as they are rushing off to bridge club.
When Mom Goes Viral: Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media - WSJ.com: Some people pursue celebrity. Others stumble into it as they are rushing off to bridge club.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Allysia Finley: Coffee Is an Essential Benefit Too - WSJ.com
Careful - this might give them ideas...
Allysia Finley: Coffee Is an Essential Benefit Too - WSJ.com: Can you believe the nerve of employers? Many of them still seem to think that they should be allowed to determine the benefits they offer.
Allysia Finley: Coffee Is an Essential Benefit Too - WSJ.com: Can you believe the nerve of employers? Many of them still seem to think that they should be allowed to determine the benefits they offer.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
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