Graphical Reviews of Novels

I've seen reviews like this before. Interesting, but for whatever reason, it doesn't do a whole lot for me. And I like comix! I'm probably just too attached to my textual book reviews, but it may also be that I think that there's too little space devoted to book discussion as it is, and presenting reviews graphically takes away from the textual discussion of the book.

Donno. I'll need to ponder this more.

Big Meat Strkes Again

The USDA recently announced some rule changes for meat labeled as natural. However, as the Atlantic's food blog covers, this does restrict labelers from calling factory-farmed meat "natural".

The new rules require that meat called natural not be fed antibiotics or meat by-products. This is good but really just scratches the surface. Unfortunately, as previously, the rules are silent on the conditions in which animals are raised.

We joined a CSA about a half-year ago after reading Babara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and I've been amazed at how much better that meat tastes then the crap you buy (however cheaply) in the supermarket. I highly recommend it!

What about writing in the margins?

I'll miss physical books too.

Jesus is my Friend

This is my new favorite song. Love the whitebread reggae backup singers.

The Republican Budget

Not to pile on, but it's hysterical that the Republicans released their "alternative" budget wthout numbers. Bonus: super-simplistic inane graphics!

Underwhelmed

Lost is underwhelming me now. Last week's episode was fantastic, but this week - He's Our You - was boring and predictable. Again, i'm going to argue that this is because the attention on annicilary characters has dissapeared, combined with the main characters acting in strange ways (when did Kate become so passive? Where's the fire she had when she was in LA? etc).

I'll continue to watch, but they're on notice - i'm getting bored. And this from a show with so much promise!

So, How's He Doing?

Andrew Sullivan's take on how Obama's doing so far.