Journalist throws his shoes at President Bush in Iraq

FINALLY. 

Found

THIS was on the walk down Comm Ave today. I couldn't help taking a picture.

Dancing Matt

I can't help it, I love this video.

News to Me: Suicide Seeds

Many praise the Green Revolution, but agribusinesses have exploited the demand for genetically modified, disease-resistant seeds in developing countries, creating strains of plants that cannot be replicated for the next harvest, forcing farmers to continue purchasing seeds from these suppliers each season.

They've earned the name "suicide seeds" as farmers throughout the developing world, and particularly in India, have driven up large debts purchasing these seeds, and commit suicide to avoid these debts.

Inform yourself.
There is an illustrative article from TIME magazine here.
PBS' Frontline did a documentary short on the topic, which you can view here.
And for an overview of Monsanto, the main producer of these 'suicide seeds' and their other shady agrexploitative practices, there's a comprehensive article on Wikipedia.

All the more reason to support local, organic agriculture!

Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake

"Better than Kick Ass Cupcakes" was one review of these!

Both the cupcake and the frosting recipe were from Isa Chandra Moskowitz's "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World."

Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on Prop 8

A Tale of Two Tomatoes

A cutesy but comprehensive argument for why you should buy/eat locally: A Tale of Two Tomatoes

Quote from the website:

Here's a snapshot of the state of the food business today: Four companies control 80 percent of U.S. beef packing, five control 75 percent of the global grain trade, and five control 64 percent of the global agricultural chemical market. All this consolidation has been disastrous for many rural communities.

Farmers still holding onto the industrial system find themselves on a treadmill, forced to purchase seeds, pesticides and fertilizer from the agribusiness giants every year. And as farm sizes increase, community health takes a dismal turn: there’s less employment, more absentee ownership, and higher levels of poverty. It’s no wonder farmers are having a tough time when they receive just 21 cents of your food dollar -- the rest goes to advertising, distribution, and middlemen.