Category Archives: food

Donna Simpson: feederism is abuse

By Renee Martin | Published: March 20, 2010
Simpson is already only capable of walking a scant 20 feet.
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Rethinking Work: farming as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 17, 2010
Real farming is backbreaking work.
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Rethinking Work: cooking as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 9, 2010
Cooking, when it is glamorous and well-compensated, is something for men.
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Food, fat & progressive politics: a saga

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: August 8, 2009
The bodily autonomy we fight for when it comes to reproductive choice is questioned when it comes to sex and to weight loss or gain.
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Gordon Ramsay on Tracy Grimshaw: a case of foot-in-mouth disease

By Renee Martin | Published: June 11, 2009
Though Ramsay considers himself to be a champion because of his promotion of female chefs, his often misogynist commentary erases the benefit of his actions.
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Who’s afraid of the big, bad Scarf? The censure of the keffiyeh

By Feature Writer | Published: June 4, 2008
Certainly, it is a scarf. A black and white scarf – in paisley, no less.
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The Unholy Union of Starbucks and “Juno”

By Joe Sapien | Published: May 5, 2008
Finally, we must remember that most dyed-in-the-tight-jeans hipsters tend to despise Starbucks for being mainstream, capitalist, and lame. And since the hipster view of just about everything is factually wrong, I can’t dislike Starbucks.
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