Yum, I might get some McDonald's for lunch now...
McOlympics? That’s fine with me | Rob Lyons | spiked: Essentially, doctors, nutritionists and commentators seem to believe that the mere sight of those McDonald’s ‘golden arches’ is enough to turn us into salivating hordes who won’t be satisfied till we are chomping down on a feast of saturated fat, with a side order of coronary-inducing confectionery and a super-sized portion of fizzy diabetes juice. In the fairytale world of health campaigners and liberal columnists, the masses are stupid, child-like drones being force-fed lethal products by heartless, malevolent corporations.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked
A bit of a grumpy article, but this is a good point...
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked: That a company with no revenues and one which plays upon nostalgia and self-absorbed consumption through images can attract $1 billion, while Kodak goes down the pan, is nothing to celebrate.
Instagram, Kodak and the end of innovation | Norman Lewis | spiked: That a company with no revenues and one which plays upon nostalgia and self-absorbed consumption through images can attract $1 billion, while Kodak goes down the pan, is nothing to celebrate.
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.
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.
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