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Social satire, nonfiction, who can really tell the difference?
Thief that I am, I have stolen the_wanlorn's copy of The Omnivore's Dilemma. If she manages to recover it, she is likely to find a deposit of astonishment bookmarking page 97, for it is there there I read the following:
The food industry has gazed upon nature and found it wanting--and has gotten to work improving it ( Read more... ) -
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Poll Political Poll! -
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Poll Things that make Caisha wonder as she drives home from work: -
PROTIPS:
Lobster is great! Ravioli? I love it!
But if you combine the two, it's really got to be super fresh. And not mixed in with mushroom and cheese ravioli, then covered in marinara sauce with meatballs. -
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I'm sure that by now most of my flist has heard about the JK Rowling vs RDR plagiarism/fair use trial. If you haven't already seen it, praetorianguard has written an interesting analysis of the legal aspects of the case.
More importantly, when I mentioned it to soleta, she directed me to a really fucking fantastic legal smackdown.
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Say the pilot prefaces his announcement that we are about to land with the statement, "please make note of the nearest emergency exit." How bad a sign is that? -
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I'm not a great fan of driving even in the best of times, and the_wanlorn does a great job of explaining* why Boston driving is particularly challenging: "I mean, have you seen the sort of shit Boston has as its streets? This is not a set of streets, this is either a plate of spaghetti or some many-tentacled monster beginning its attack."
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Celebrate the Semicolon? Don't mind if I do! -
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I've started an account at The Daily Plate. It's basically a site that helps you keep track of what you eat. I'm bummed that the vitamin/mineral info is only available to paid accounts, but the fat/cholesterol/carb/protein/fiber info is still helpful ( Read more... )