Three Links (Vol. 18)

February 11, 2009, 11:50 pm; posted by
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— Welcome to This Is Why You’re Fat: a gastronomic gallimaufry of “food porn.” Close-up, glossy pictures of such delicacies as a Krispy Kreme sloppy joe, a deep-fried peanut butter-covered brownie wrapped in cookie dough, and the truly frightening “double bacon hamburger fatty melt.”

Right now the front page even includes Rochester’s claim to culinary fame: the aptly named but undeniably delicious “garbage plate.”

— And on that gluttonous note, this essay about shifting attitudes toward food and sex is perhaps the most interesting thing I’ve read all year. Mary Eberstadt argues that our society has developed distinctive and universalized moral hangups about food, at least in part due to its abandonment of such longstanding stigmas against indiscriminate sex.

It’s a little too cute to call this modern man’s “own act of transubstantiation,” but it’s a fascinating observation — and, as Eberstadt points out, both junk food and junk sex have undeniable consequences.

— But if all of this is too base and mundane for your ethereal mind, I’ve something for you too: a brief and surprisingly understandable lecture on the concept of physics’ string theory. As a theory, it’s quite likely nonsense. Sure is cool nonsense, though.


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2 Comments to “Three Links (Vol. 18)”

  1. Aaron on February 12th, 2009 8:48 am

    Enjoyed the FJM shout-out. RIP.

    Of all the things qualifying as Food Porn, this is the most explicit

    I haven\’t been able to finish the string theory lecture yet (Doh! Stupid Job) — but the guy is definitely easier to listen to then Sheldon.

    And I like the idea of string theory, and my solipsistic way of justifying it.

  2. Aaron on February 12th, 2009 1:22 pm

    Oh, and the sex and food thing… fascinating… but here’s what happens when you fly on wings on pastrami.

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