this afternoon i got a text from my buddy taylor informing me of a free screening of the film food, inc. so after work i rode over to the guild 45th to check out this robert kenner film.
our food system is crazy. i knew this before seeing the film because of michael pollan’s the omnivore’s dilemma and the documentary king corn, but this film gave some other interesting aspects of our food system. the way in which our food system interacts with our justice system and our social systems, and vice versa, is astonishing. the social injustices exposed in this film made me wish i could personify our food system, and then give that guy a swift kick to the bollocks.
if you haven’t seen this film yet, you most definitely should. it will open your eyes to some issues that could change the way you live, for the better of course.
p.s. the grass farmer is by far my favorite personality of the film…just want to cook some food and have a beer with that guy.
this made my heart smile. i hope that one day i am that cool dad who is collaborating with his kids to create silkscreened birthday posters composed of hand created type for their friend’s birthday present.
“My long time friends at Paper magazine asked me to submit a design for their feature on re-branding America. I agree that America needs to spruce up its image, so I chose a green energy theme. I was very flattered that the agency Crispin Porter & Bugosky included my HOPE graphic in their design. There is an article on the project on NYTimes.com and you can see all of the pieces on the Paper website. Check it out.”
this looks like an amazing project that is inspiring many, myself included:
A Better Tomorrow, a new book from members of the online community Newstoday/QBN, is seeking to raise money for the Patrick O’Brien Foundation. As some of you know, the multi-talented Patrick O’Brien (AKA Transfatty) was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease a few years ago and is trying to raise money to help support his efforts to document his struggle.
what could be better than hearing/watching your favorite musicians doing their thing in the back of a taxi? not much. that is why i am totally digging the black cab sessions. one of my favorites thus far is the video of cool kids.
perhaps i need to move to london and get myself a taxi…
traviswals