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Celebrity chef Mario Batali • Discussing the diet he’s currently on — he’s eating like he’s on food stamps (an average of $1.48 per meal, or $31 per week) in protest of potential cuts to the federal food stamps program. His family was nice enough to join him in what he calls a conversation starter about being hungry in the U.S. Unlike most people on food stamps, he knows ways to make the best of a bad situation, smartly sticking to foods like lentils, apples, rice, beans, peanut butter and jelly. But the problem is, eating good on a diet like this is tough, so many do not. Think his family’s experiment will be effective? (via shortformblog) I think this is the key argument for those who think that poor people could eat better if they just tried harder. This guy prepares food for a living and he still cannot manage to do this without feeling like he’s going hungry. This is a problem. (via killsmedead) Why aren’t we talking about this more? (via polycule) |
Today in Anderson Cooper making people look stupid simply by asking questions: This lady. It may be the best entry in this subgenre of news since this video. (via pbump)
Watching Bill Maher talk about Africa makes me want to throw my tv out the window. The lack of knowledge in the US about Africa in general is staggering.
Like…how it’s a diverse continent and is, in fact, mostly stable.
Or how most cities have a thriving nightlife full of youths going on dates…
Beverly Hills, 90210 - Home Again (1991)
Uh Brenda, in business it’s move up or move out.
Shut up Brandon.
…the fact that I am posting this at 3:30 in the morning the night before my property final is indicated of my state of mind.
And also I can’t actually write anymore.
The scale of Africa on most map projections is extremely misleading. Here are many landmasses compared to-scale with Africa.
31 Republican men voted against the Violence Against Women Act in the Senate today. All 5 Republican women voted for it.
Today in sad phrases: “Voted against the Violence Against Women Act.”
The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence, facilitated by Katz. There, he posed a question to all of the men in the room: “Men, what things do you do to protect yourself from being raped or sexually assaulted?”
Not one man, including myself, could quickly answer the question. Finally, one man raised his hand and said, “Nothing.” Then Katz asked the women, “What things do you do to protect yourself from being raped or sexually assaulted?” Nearly all of the women in the room raised their hand. One by one, each woman testified:
“I don’t make eye contact with men when I walk down the street,” said one.
“I don’t put my drink down at parties,” said another.
“I use the buddy system when I go to parties.”
“I cross the street when I see a group of guys walking in my direction.”
“I use my keys as a potential weapon.”
The women went on for several minutes, until their side of the blackboard was completely filled with responses. The men’s side of the blackboard was blank. I was stunned. I had never heard a group of women say these things before. I thought about all of the women in my life — including my mother, sister and girlfriend — and realized that I had a lot to learn about gender.
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Why I Am A Male Feminist (via newwavefeminism) (via beetleginny) I kinda want to print a list of “preventative” measures and show it to the next person who wonders why women are so distrustful of men and why we don’t go out of our way to be friendly to men who trip our alarms. Because if you’re a stranger, and it’s dark outside, I don’t fucking trust you. (via wickedseraph) |
I’m still waiting on that verse where Jesus billed the lepers and the blind and the deaf after healing them.
Oh but I do have that verse where Jesus said to give all that you have to the poor if you want to call yourself a Christian.
Also I have that verse were it says rich people won’t go to Heaven.
Anybody have that verse where he got really rich off of healing people who had no money?
Jesus wept.
