Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Beans Will Save The Planet

The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.
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HARD TO SWALLOW
IT JUST DOESN'T SCALE
Losing It In The Anti-Dieting Age
nytimes.com
The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.
YOU'LL BE TOOTIN' YOUR OWN HORN
If Everyone Ate Beans Instead Of Beef
theatlantic.com
With one dietary change, the US could almost meet greenhouse-gas emission goals.
THE INVISIBLE HAND THAT FEEDS
How Fast Food Chains Supersized Inequality
newrepublic.com
Fast food did not just find its way to low-income neighborhoods. It was brought there by the federal government.
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WASTED YOUTH
BE NICE OR LEAVE
The World's Worst Neighbor Is Bumble
buzzfeed.com
Bumble, the hugely successful "feminist Tinder," turned a two-bedroom luxury apartment into its corporate headquarters. Its neighbors say it wasn't a match.
STILL STRIVING
The New Yuppies
newrepublic.com
In the bleak new landscape, strivers haven't disappeared — they have simply reoriented themselves around a new set of values that bolster their class position in less noticeable ways.
WE'RE ALL HUMAN
Why The 'Digital Native' Is A Myth
theguardian.com
Sure, young people tend to grow up with more technology than older folks do. But a recent study calls into question the notion that millennials are more tech-savy than everyone else.
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BOOM GOES THE... GRAIN?
So Much Grain Poured Out Of This Collapsing Silo That It Combusted
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​We did not know dust explosions were a thing, but you learn something new and terrifying every day.
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