Romanesco broccoli cameo lights up Star Wars film

...ed as a food, as it should be–as opposed to ivy vines being presented as a food crop in Maze Runner– it is an Earth food, so it’s interesting that the film makers decided to include it as part of the scenery. The only other edible in the movie is special effect-based alien food–I won’t be spoilery and say any more about that. The Star Wars world isn’t posited as our future world, as the Star Trek world is–it’s a mythic world, somewhere long ago an...

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Weekend Linkages: Spiders and Fast Food Ghosts

...Michael Grave’s original plans for Portland City Hall had a little town on top via @jmfowl. Two Men Had To Be Extinguished After Catching Fire At Goop Store A beautiful art book about spiders LA Restaurants Are Breathing Life Into the Architectural Ghosts of Fast-Food Past China Miéville: “If you don’t feel despair, you’re not opening your eyes” Energy use from US cryptomining firms is contributing to rising utility bills...

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Saturday Tweets: Bees, Fireflies and Food Waste

...ttps://t.co/vxw4HwbP6d — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) June 13, 2018 Reduce food waste to combat world hunger & slow global #climatechange. @UCANR teaches the compost solution. https://t.co/k1S3tUTgmw pic.twitter.com/keYBmIGzUB — Jeannette Warnert (@jwarnert) June 13, 2018 Love is always at the service of others. Because love is seen in actions, not words. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 15, 2018 When you can’t sleep [Louis Wain, c. 1890] pic.twitt...

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Gluten Intolerance . . . Is It All In Your Head?

...r unhappiness and dissatisfaction with the modern world and the industrial food system. This system is making us sick both physically and spiritually. This crisis is manifesting as non-celiac gluten intolerance and other real health problems. The placebo/nocebo effect was known to the Renaissance magicians that Culianu studied, such as Giordano Bruno. It’s known to all shamans and spiritual healers. It should be taken seriously. Manipulation of fe...

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Pasture Standards for Laying Hens

...r dust bathing. These standards seem reasonable to me though there are other things to consider such as de-beaking. Personally, I feel good about buying pasture raised eggs with the Certified Humane designation. But I wish that the USDA would step in and clear up the confusing and misleading egg labels such as “cage free,” and “free range.” as well as putting together a standard for “pasture raised.” I’m not holding my breath. On the positive side...

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