Category Archives: Thinking
New York Times Review of “The End of Overeating”
Planned and structured eating and understanding your personal food triggers are essential. In addition, educating yourself about food can help alter your perceptions about what types of food are desirable. Just as many of us now find cigarettes repulsive, Dr. … Continue reading
Oh Dear. The Guardian and Vegetarianism, Again
But I’m afraid there is a problem, and that is the inherently tedious nature of evangelical vegetarianism. I say this not because it ruins my lunch of foie gras, but because I am a vegetarian. Huh. Kinda feel like I … Continue reading
Book Review: Who Are You Looking At?
Who Are You Looking At? The Face on Your Plate: The Truth about Food by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. Norton. 271 pp. £17.99 or $24.95 Reviewed by Kim Stallwood Some books are written by authors whose biography and personality are seemingly … Continue reading
Should Academics Advocate?
We believe a core, yet undervalued, intellectual activity of university professors is participation in advocacy. It the term “advocacy” has become pejorative, then perhaps academics need to better convey the importance of evaluating options in a responsible and accountable manner, … Continue reading
An Afternoon in London with Carol Adams
It’s been the good fortune of the Grumpy Vegan to meet and get to know as friends and colleagues over the last 30 years or so some of the leading advocates and prominent thinkers in the animal rights movement. This … Continue reading
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