Quick link: “Is Feminism Compatible With the Kitchen?” 26 February 2008 2:07 pm
Posted by Tracy in : consumerism, politics, feminism, cooking , 2 commentsThat’s seriously the headline on this article about women cooking (or not) that ran on Alternet a week ago. It is still making my head spin, and now I am sharing it (and my bewilderment) with you, dear readers. To be fair, the article mostly doesn’t agree with media stereotypes of (probably white and at least middle if not upper-class) professional/career-oriented women who prefer shopping to cooking, but I mean, really. What the crap? I have been trying to compose a response to this piece for about a week, but so far I haven’t come up with anything coherent. A few more thoughts: (more…)
Another look at Trader Joe’s. 12 February 2008 11:48 pm
Posted by Tracy in : consumerism, news , 1 comment so farI know, I know, I wrote about looking at TJ’s last week, but I can’t resist. A few hours ago, my mom emailed me this article: US store chain cuts sales of food from China. The very long story short is that Trader Joe’s has announced that they’re going to stop selling some foods from China, in particular “single-ingredient items” like garlic and spinach — by the way, I think I’m in love with the phrase “single ingredient item,” which I spotted in both the LA Times and what the USA Today article about this “Guess what TJ’s is up to now?” story. Yay single-ingredient food items! Yay for a catchy phrase that describes what my grocery shopping is almost all about! But I digress. (more…)
