Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
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Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
This is ultimately what I like about the Born-Again Lifestyle: Even though I see fundamentalist Christians as wild-eyed maniacs, I respect their verve. They are probably the only people openly fighting against America’s insipid Oprah Culture—the pervasive belief system that insists everyone’s perspective is valid and that no one can be judged. As f
... See moreChuck Klosterman • Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
The reason for this decision can be illustrated in “The Parable of the Cow”: Two cows were discussing the latest nutritional research, which had been done on lions. One cow says to the other, “Did you hear that we’ve been wrong these last 200 years? The latest research shows that eating grass is bad for you and eating meat is good.” So the two cows
... See moreJason Fung • The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (The Wellness Code)
I won't eat in a restaurant with filthy bathrooms.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
On a rainy Saturday morning, some twenty writers, published and aspiring, piled into one of the bookstores for a workshop called “Texts and Betrayal: Secrets and Boundaries.” The session was led by Irena Klepfisz, a poet, essayist, and child survivor of the Holocaust whose work I’ve long admired. After brief introductions, she led the group through... See more
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The thing we all need to do is carve out certain sacred areas of our lives that must be in the hands of the AV and free of mammoth influence.