The above graphic was taken from a recently published article, “A hard look at corn economics — and world hunger.” As you can see, corn is not a “foodstuff,” but “industrial material.” […]
Photo of the Day: Meat Consumption Declines in France
I was reading a fascinating article in The Atlantic, “France’s Troubled Romance With Beef,” which discusses the evolution of French cuisine. One way French cuisine is apparently changing is that the country’s […]
Photo of the Day: People Pretending To Be Me On Disqus
Since I log in Disqus with my official twitter account, I have a user icon and profile that clearly proves that the comments are being written by me. This person just logged […]
Photo of the Day: Carnists Camp Outside Chik-Fil-A For 2 Days
Customers camped outside a Chik-Fil-A in Warwick, Rhode Island (my home state!), for two days, in the hopes of getting free Chik-Fil-A for a year. It was the grand opening and the […]
Photo of the Day: iPads on Tortoises Because “Art” (& My Response to the Artist Statement)
The Aspen Art Museum currently has an installation piece called, “Moving Ghost Town,” in which three African tortoises walk around an enclosed area with iPads glued to their shells. Playing on the […]
Photo of the Day: “Nice To Meat You”
Studies have demonstrated that to win people over to a cause, such as alleviating world hunger, it is far better to appeal to the heart rather than the head: people tend to […]
Photo of the Day: Fraternity Dudebros Tagged Washed Up Whale
Sad story. This whale washed up on shore & was then ‘tagged’ by someone under pier at Tennessee Ave in Atlantic City. pic.twitter.com/Nw0sAQZdW9 — FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) May 1, 2014 Philly […]
Photo of the Day: The Power of Naming
I came across this advertisement from Wisconsin Cheese: What’s in a name? This advertising campaign wants consumers to name their grilled cheese. Giving a unique name to this product is doing two […]
Photo of the Day: Diddy Wears Dead Mink For Music Video
I really can’t believe that in one day, I make two fur posts. Mostly because it’s hard for me to fathom that people are still looking to fur coats as status symbols […]
Photo of the Day: Trinity River Full of Pig Blood
These photos depicting pig blood flowing from a slaughterhouse into the Trinity River are shocking and horrific. Although the contamination happened last year, the photos are making the rounds in the media […]
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