Issue 5: Spring/Summer 2007 — Unnatural Eating
Essays
Gluten and Guilt
We don't preach. We don't lecture those around us about the evils of trans fats or high fructose corn syrup. We simply make other choices; but, since we also choose to interact socially, the two often collide...
Slow Eating
We live in a society that is highly structured when it comes to time. Nowhere is this structure felt more acutely than at mealtimes...
Unnatural Eating
A Social and Political Look at Food Consumption
Food is not a neutral topic and it is no longer the natural activity it once was. Now, food is complicated by politics, policies, attitudes and, consequently, practices....
The Pessimistic Chef
I have read of an era when people took time to eat; I have rarely experienced this in public...
Fasting
The Ultimate Pollution Solution
The typical American diet, together with environmental pollution, has resulted in a never-before-seen burden of toxins in our bodies. Can therapeutic fasting help us to heal?...
Hegemonic Freedom through Sustainable Agriculture
While there is no easy solution to the problem of hegemony and sustainability, there is an alternative way of living that holds hope for the future: permaculture...
Art as Activism
Visuals and Victuals
Inspired by Ahimsa, the Sanskrit term meaning "do no harm to any living creature," these paintings explore the food we eat and the impact our diets have on ourselves and on others...
Poster Art
Prints inspired by the collective humor, defiance, & lust for life exhibited by those on the margins...
Book, Film & Product Reviews
Fast Food Nation
Arguably a modern day "The Jungle", "Fast Food Nation" exposes ill-treated immigrants, corporate cover-ups and facts that will make you think twice about eating mass-produced meat or stopping at the drive-thru after work...