Comments on: hubris and nemesis; the economy of food http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/hubris-and-nemesis-the-economy-of-food.html thoughts, questions, original art and content and links to stuff we think is of interest; a group blog dedicated to pretty much everything. by people you would like to meet at a party; proof of intelligent life on the planet; inhabited by Internet hunter gatherers in the pre-apocalyptic realm; a destination that offers constellations of stimulating links to popular (and not so popular) culture; a group blog dedicated to culture: art, design, music, food, architecture, science, travel, movies, books, typography, politics, etc.; inclusive of geezers!; a delightful mixture of orange words and pictures of well, the insides of a stuffed animal–delightful all the same; the social network I never thought I’d join. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:05:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/hubris-and-nemesis-the-economy-of-food.html/comment-page-1#comment-107473 Sheila Ryan Fri, 02 May 2008 16:17:39 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=10114#comment-107473 If I were the Deaconess of Detroit, Cindy, I would appoint you Official Namer. "Nothing goes with Hubris quite like Chrysler." You should be paid for coming up with things like that. GM: General Motors. Genetically Modified. Too good. If I were the Deaconess of Detroit, Cindy, I would appoint you Official Namer.

“Nothing goes with Hubris quite like Chrysler.” You should be paid for coming up with things like that.

GM: General Motors. Genetically Modified. Too good.

]]> By: Cindy Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/hubris-and-nemesis-the-economy-of-food.html/comment-page-1#comment-107465 Cindy Scroggins Fri, 02 May 2008 15:59:38 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=10114#comment-107465 Okay, I was just scrolling through the front page and came across this post by Alek. My eye caught two words--Hubris and GM. My immediate thought: The Chrysler Hubris I wanted to make it a General Motors vehicle, but nothing goes with Hubris quite like Chrysler. I add this to my other recently proposed auto name, the Buick Downpour. For some reason, auto manufacturers have yet to offer me the job of Official Namer. Okay, I was just scrolling through the front page and came across this post by Alek. My eye caught two words–Hubris and GM. My immediate thought:

The Chrysler Hubris

I wanted to make it a General Motors vehicle, but nothing goes with Hubris quite like Chrysler. I add this to my other recently proposed auto name, the Buick Downpour.

For some reason, auto manufacturers have yet to offer me the job of Official Namer.

]]> By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/05/hubris-and-nemesis-the-economy-of-food.html/comment-page-1#comment-106414 Sheila Ryan Thu, 01 May 2008 17:48:55 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=10114#comment-106414 The link credits a <em>Vanity Fai</em>r article, "Monsanto's Harvest of Fear," which you can read online <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805" rel="nofollow">here</a> or in the May newsstand issue (the one with Madonna on the cover, not the scandalous forthcoming issue). Oh, yes, and how could I have forgotten? There is the "Industrial" ("Corn") chapter of Michael Pollan's <em>The Omnivore's Dilemma</em>, in which Monsanto looms large. The link credits a Vanity Fair article, “Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear,” which you can read online here or in the May newsstand issue (the one with Madonna on the cover, not the scandalous forthcoming issue).

Oh, yes, and how could I have forgotten? There is the “Industrial” (“Corn”) chapter of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, in which Monsanto looms large.

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