In an effort to save a few dollars, and the soul of our daughter, we canceled our basic cable subscription a few months ago. I miss Turner Classic Movies, but, other than that, I don’t have any regrets. l catch local news at the gym, and the few network shows I do watch, like Caprica […]
Tag Archives: Michael Pollan
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food, Media Also tagged ABC, agitprop, anti McNugget, celebrity chefs, cooking, dissection, England, fast food, fat, Fifteen Foundation, Food Inc., french fries, fries count as vegetables, Gunther von Hagen, heart like a bowling ball, heart like a cannon ball, Huntington, Jamie's Ministry of Food, kids that can't recognize vegetables, mechanically reclaimed meat, Michelle Obama, mockney, Omnivore's Dilemma, organic farming, processed food, propaganda, reality television, West Virginia 19 Comments
Michael Pollan: “suddenly the health insurers will have an interest in your health”
Food writer Michael Pollan, the man responsible for “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” visited the Daily Show yesterday, where he had the following exchange with Jon Stewart: Pollan: I think we need to recognize that cheap food has a very high cost. In terms of health. In terms of the environment. And that cost is getting paid […]
Posted in Food, Politics Also tagged American history, asshole Republicans, asshole Republicans of Texas, asshole Republicans of Texas who are rewriting American history books, Daily Show, dialysis, farm subsidies, fast food, healthcare reform, high-fructose corn syrup, Jon Stewart, obesity, suddenly the health insurers will have an interest in your health, textbooks, The Omnivore's Dilemma 13 Comments
Agribusiness over academic freedom
I just received the following from an organization called Food Democracy Now, and I thought that some of you might find it of interest. Make a Call for Academic Freedom Last week, Washington State University announced that it was pulling Michael Pollan’s best-selling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma from its required Common Reading Program for all […]
Posted in Food, Sustainability Also tagged academic freedom, agribusiness, development, Food Democracy Now, higher education, Omnivore's Dilemma, TED 6 Comments