1.
The Men Who Made Us Fat
Where is
the international court of justice to which to take the food industry for
killing people through supersizing foods high in sugar, fat and salt ?This is ep 2 of The Men Who Made Us Fat and it makes enraging viewing as it looks at the naked grab for dollars and the power wielded by Big Food.
Ep 3 looks at regulation versus voluntary codes and of
particular interest in the Australian context is the discussion about using
‘traffic light’ labelling.
2.
Sydney Film Festival
I got an announcement as per attached from the Sydney Film
Festival. You may imagine my response. I FBed them back saying it was a wank to
put on a gourmet meal by an Aussie male to a tie-in to a film that celebrates
the domestic work of women in India suggesting that it was also a slap in the
face not to have asked some of the Indian chefs in town to do the meal. Margie
Harris fired of an FB to them supporting an ‘unknown author’ post on FB J . Really, I know I know it’s me getting
on my high horse again, but I was just dumbfounded by the grab for $$$ without
any sensitivity for how it might be received in the South Asian communities in
Sydney.
Apparently the film is very good and I do intend to see
it...and will go have a meal at a local Indian dhabar after.
3.
Starbucks f**ks up
Starbucks have reportedly accumulated losses of at least
$143 million since they opened here 14 years ago. As a mate of mine said
‘Inglorious Jeans next’.
4.
The Politics of
Food (Season 2): Sex, Diet & Disaster
Delfina Foundation (DF) is inviting
artists, curators, writers, film-makers and other cultural practitioners
interested in exploring key issues related to the politics of food to apply for
the second season of this themed based residency, which is scheduled to run
from March to June 2015.
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