What does it actually mean to consume something? Consumption is a word that we throw around all the time. It’s a business term. We are consumers. We consume content, goods, services. We consume food and water. But I think the colloquial way we think about consumption is leaving a lot of important stuff out. To […]
Consuming Violence: Part 1 Read More »
I ended my last post to go eat a piece of cake after meandering through a barrage of food metaphors, so I suppose today I might as well continue with the theme and ask: Where did the cake come from? Where does any of my food come from? I have been slowly teaching myself to
How Can I Eat? The Search For Sitopia Read More »
I’ve been thinking about starting a small blog for a while now, but haven’t been sure what to write about. I’m interested in too many things to just be a research blog, or a food blog, or a disaster blog, or a book blog. Woe to the poor generalist. May she find peace and a