More on The Christmas Ass

For some inside perspective on farm-animal giving, see this comment from Devin Hermanson, the director of the World Vision Gift Catalog: Hi Jeannette, I am the Director of the World Vision Gift Catalog and I wrote the Donor Promise that you refer to. I think it’s an important issue and I’m glad to address it. [...]

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Holey “Green” Soap, Batman!

Here’s the claim: “This innovative ergonomically shaped ‘waste reducing’ soap has been designed to eliminate the unused center of traditional soap bars. This soap is cruelty free and contains no animal fat or byproducts. This carton is made from natural recycled packaging printed with soy based inks.” Natura’s (a Brazilian company) design lets you save [...]

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The Christmas Ass

Bill’s parents have already given him two presents for Christmas: 1) Beatles Rock Band 2) A donkey To clarify, the donkey will be donated, in Bill’s name, to an impoverished farming family in an unspecified country. We got a little card/brochure in the mail from a Christian charity called World Vision that said so. It’s a [...]

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From Crude Oil, Fine Art

Edward Burtynsky: Oil The Corcoran Gallery of Art Thru Dec. 13 Admission: $10 Thanksgiving weekend was a mellow affair, punctuated lightly (ever so lightly) with running, a first-and-last-time-ever visit to Dave & Buster’s, and a first-and-hopefully not-last visit to the Corcoran. The exhibit, featuring photos of oil and its consequences, naturally drew two ex-Alaskans with [...]

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What Was Ken Burns Thinking?

Bill is a stickler for visual oomph when it comes to his TV shows. If it’s not HD, it’s not for him, which is why I thought he was just being snobbish when he said Ken Burns’s “National Parks” documentary looked like it was shot in 1985. But compared to Planet Earth, Blue Planet, and [...]

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