quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

yes. the fiber in fruit also cushions the sugar rush iirc. i mean a glass of orange juice is way worse for u that way than just eating an orange, its like the sugar of 8 oranges combined

Better flash freezing techniques and SCIENCE are helping people make frozen and ready-to-make foods that are closer to their original nutritional content and I can still microwave and eat them quickly so they're a-ok with me.

This gets to the heart of my problem with the Luddite movement that indiscriminately discredits advances in food processing and agricultural technology because of imperfections in those developments. Particularly when the push for organic/local/small/"natural" is at odds with advances that have improved crop yields, which reduces problems with malnutrition, starvation, poverty, etc.

didnt we have another thread about this?

I think that a discussion about processed food in the context of pet food kind of blurs the issue. The primary problem with lots of store-bought pet food isn't how it is made, but the ingredients that are used, which more often than not include lots of stuff that is just disgusting and would be criminal to put in even the cheapest processed human food.

Particularly when the push for organic/local/small/"natural" is at odds with advances that have improved crop yields, which reduces problems with malnutrition, starvation, poverty, etc.

I have to mumble a lot about this part and can't pretend to be impartial since I work for an ag company with a huge research department who pretty much work on increased yield/drought tolerance/etc. all day.

On another note, have you guys seen some of the crazy-ass pet foods that are available now? I bought something named "chicken and lobster" food for my cat and the ingredients list say it's actually lobster! Presumably that means some part of a real lobster and not that langostino ruse that LJS and the like get away with.

http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/images/Prod-Cat/product-lg-cat-can-completehealth-chicken-lobster.png

ah this is the one i was thinking about: Shallow, Pedantic Complaints People Make That Drive You Insane

lotta good stuff on that thread

Oh, that was the thread. I thought it was the "opinions when expressed" one. What a good time was had by all in the "shall, pedantic complaints" thread.

was this already posted

http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/the-most-emailed-new-york-times-article-ever

wonder how much parents emailing that to their kids correlates w/ like, xbox sales

was about to post that, xpost

ha that's great

nubian ibex

"and, like an increasing number of American teenagers, teaching her dog to use an iPad."

a number of teenagers, increasing

well the ipad's only been around for like a year, so the number would pretty much have to be increasing

"(Williams, Anna's last name, is a portmanteau of her parents' surnames.)"

i don't really have any problems with this review but it's just funny to me that they describe scott ian as "young"

http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/movies/21roundup-LEMMY_RVW.html?src=twr

/ I wish I had more time to argue on the internet about it./

You don't hear this every day!

I know, right? Rest assured, I'd be right here arguing with all of you if I was unemployed.

that awl post is incrediblolz

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/nyregion/19about.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion

apparently murray hill is starting to lose its coolness

love that awl post

that awl post needed a little more bieber

Indeed, whenever she is asked where she lives, Ms. Katz answers Murray Hill, “but I say it with a sarcastic tone because I’m making fun of myself.”

classic!

worst generation ever!

http://zeitgeistfilms.com/billcunninghamnewyork/trailer.html

tho, i love bill cunningham

Man, me 10 years ago would hate that so much, and me now thinks it looks at least alright.

This unfocused superficial story (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/fashion/weddings/23FIELD.html?hp) actually asks whether Prince WIlliam is getting married now because his rapidly receding hairline could soon lose him his heartthrob status. Never once brings up the fact that, you know, being heir to the throne of England might work to his dating advantage, hair or no hair.

that movie looks awesome xp

"Winner Best First Documentary, Abu Dhabi Film Festival."

^real award!

heir or no hair

quiddities and agonies of the ruling class circa 1874:

"'Nigger Day' in a Country Town"

http://www.theawl.com/2011/01/the-black-people-as-a-class-have-no-thought-for-the-future

NYT reports on a show about a city that they cover all the time wondering why the city got that reputation. Indeed:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/us/24portlandia.html

This unfocused superficial story (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/fashion/weddings/23FIELD.html?hp) actually asks whether Prince WIlliam is getting married now because his rapidly receding hairline could soon lose him his heartthrob status. Never once brings up the fact that, you know, being heir to the throne of England might work to his dating advantage, hair or no hair.

haha, this is just a cosmopolitan article, complete with all the PhDs.

they're not nubian ibexes, but...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-food-and-farm-alpacas-taxes,0,3057373.story

Title: A Textured Palette Without Much Paint

Commits every sin of bad art writing in first three paragraphs:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/arts/design/28jensen.html?ref=arts

You're not helping your cause any, dude:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/a-beginners-guide-to-unemployment/

Theodore Ross is the author of the forthcoming book “Am I a Jew” and a contributor to the blog Dadwagon.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/02/09/opinion/townies_theodore_ross/townies_theodore_ross-thumbStandard.jpg

Hahaha, "Am I a Jew" is in itself such a classic quiddity and agony of the rolling new york times ruling class

That was a tiny big overwritten, but it wasn't annoying and he doesn't seem personally unlikable. And I was interested to read about what being fired from Harper's is like and I had never heard of these green not-virtual offices. I don't think we're supposed to feel sorry for him. The surreal-confusion thing he used to anchor the piece didn't totally work, but the article is like 500 words so whatever.

Bit not big effing autocorrect

Yeah actually I don't mind this guy. Also I do appreciate his subtle takedown of the misuse/overuse of the word "surreal," regardless of whether it fit.

this is not quite on-topic (but note 'fine restaurant' passage), but i had to post it here because it's such a weird front-page link for them:

search-result manipulation expose!

it looks like the times INVESTIGATED j.c. penney and narced on them to google and google has PUNISHED them

'New York Times' Moves All Content You Won't Give A Shit About Unless You Make At Least 'New York Times' Moves All Content You Won't Give A Shit About Unless You Make At Least $200K A Year Into One Convenient Section00K A Year Into One Convenient Section

came here to post that

whaaaaat is this http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/fashion/20Modern.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1