Dear First Lady Obama, I’m sorry. I’m sorry that at the end of the year – when we should all be counting our blessings, putting ourselves in other’s shoes and reflecting on how we can realistically effect positive change in the new year – many privileged food-politics writers have, instead, wagged their fingers at you [...]

Hey guys! I’m currently reading Marion Nestle’s Food Politics. I’ve read excerpts of the book before; I also follow Nestle’s blog, have seen her interviewed in documentaries, I follow her on Twitter, etc., etc., but I actually have never read the entire book *hangs head.* As someone who has grown increasingly interested in food politics, I [...]

Hey guys! The Cranky One, that’s me (yes, I like to talk in 3rd person), has been quite the idiot. (evidence) You see, even though the past two years have marked my being the most athletic & fit that I’ve ever been in my adult life, they’ve also marked an unhealthy shift. Somewhere along the [...]