“And there lies one of the world’s great food scare conundrums. If MSG is bad for you - as Jeffrey Steingarten, the great American Vogue food writer once put it - why doesn’t everyone in China have a headache?” Observer Food Monthly
Tags: food, science
“To the faith community: Mobilize in an ecumenical coalition that’s multiracial and capitalizes on the role of each group. Catholics have powers that the Pentecostals can only dream about. The Salvation Army understands working within resident communities. The black church can say things to black citizens that the rest of the city […]
“Any diamond that you buy or receive will indeed be yours forever: De Beers’ advertising deliberately brain-washed women not to sell; the steady price is a tool to prevent speculation in diamonds; and no dealer will buy a diamond from you.” Liz Stanton, Center for Popular Economics
Tags: consumerism, lifestyle, marketing
“The fundamental problem is that any evolved mind must pay attention to indirect cues of biological fitness, rather than tracking fitness itself. We don’t seek reproductive success directly; we seek tasty foods that tended to promote survival and luscious mates who tended to produce bright, healthy babies. Modern results: fast food and pornography. Technology is […]