http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/opinion/24kristof.html
Archive for May, 2009
Kristof’s op ed on hidden hunger. this needs more press.
Published May 25, 2009 hunger , micronutrient deficiencies , poverty Leave a Commentfetish markets of bamako mali. My favorite, monkey heads
Published May 11, 2009 anthropology and culture 1 CommentWhile visiting the food and artisan markets of Bamako, we ran across the “fetish” market where all things voodoo permeate. There were cheetah fur, monkey, rat and warthog heads, whole rotting birds, shells, bones, skins, teeth, and i shall not go on. Much of these come from Benin, the origin of voodoo. Supposedly, monkey heads hold power, and some of the fetishes are used for ‘medicine’ and ‘good luck’. Check out this photo 5cense snapped.
fetish market in bamako mali
Slow food? Slow eat.
Published May 9, 2009 calories , obesity , organics and slow food Leave a CommentCheck out this graph from the O’Reilly Radar. Of course, Mexico and US are way up there. And then there is the French. Eat and smoke their way through decadence and remain stick thin. god dammit. One thing not really accounted for, as there are many confounders in this, is soda consumption…
This was done byCatherine Rampell of Economix.
Time spent eating versus obesity rate
