Archive - justsomefoodiethings

I'm starting something new

Feb 3 •

June 2021

Reading, watching, listening

Jun 21, 2021 •

May 2021

"Diet Pepsi, SPAM, and Wonder bread"

What are the parameters of government's responsibility for public health?

May 12, 2021 •

April 2021

Minari and feeding a diaspora

The Oscars are this Sunday and, while I’ve given it the old college try in terms of watching as many of the nominated films as I can, as in previous…

Apr 21, 2021 •

Don't fear the r̶e̶a̶p̶e̶r̶ donut

I’ve been thinking about donuts a lot lately. As a food, I’m ambivalent about them. There aren’t many donuts that get me excited, excepting when we…

Apr 7, 2021 •

March 2021

Ted Lasso's shortbread

This weekend I succumbed to Covid fatigue. I had been keeping it together fairly well over the past several months, but the huge winter storm we…

Mar 9, 2021 •

February 2021

Maintenance Phase

Or, the 1001 ways Diet Culture kills

Feb 3, 2021 •

December 2020

Not about food: 2020 in Review

I think we can all agree that, on a lot of fronts, 2020 was an annus horribilis for the ages. I won’t even list why. We all know why. We experienced…

Dec 29, 2020 •

November 2020

Not About Food: The Owl House

how to do inclusivity and representation right

Nov 19, 2020 •

October 2020

"Save Second Base"

pink food and the commodification of breast cancer awareness

Oct 8, 2020 •

September 2020

You have now entered #foodtiktok

Food, cooking, and mental health

Sep 22, 2020 •

Not with a bang,

but in a styrofoam container delivered by a mask-wearing stranger

Sep 14, 2020 •

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