Oil in the Arctic? "Sure" says Shell.

Did y'all see this article out of Grist last week? Shell Alaska's VP said spills would happen but he didn't think they'd be large enough to be of much concern. Try telling that to the animals who'll be coated and drown, the people whose land will be despoiled. That's like a man telling a woman he didn't think she'd be challenged much by having natural childbirth alone in a dark room: someone who doesn't really know what he's talking about making a condescending prediction because the outcome doesn't really matter to him. Ok, it's not the best analogy, but the kids are playing dinosaur and the kissing plant, and no I don't really know what's behind this game but they're laughing to beat sixty so I don't much care, and in this context, that sad analogy is what came to me first. Grr. The shrimp creole is done and is fab. And I'm going to roast some romanesco broccoli and serve it with some good lemony dressing as our side. 

Really gross report, also a stunning/sad one, WWLD?

Did you this recent report on the "dirty truth" about airplane food? Really, really disgusting. Health violations abound: maggots, gnats, filth, rotten food and so forth. I'm literally gagging right now. And this headline posted on Grist a couple weeks back is just really sad -those born during or since April of 1985 have never experienced a colder-than-average month- and further evidence of the climate change no one seems inclined to acknowledge and deal with.

WWLD? Lincoln would deal with this sitch, folks!

Hilarious article, excellent article, funny cartoon

My cousin Jill is an excellent source of all things guaranteed to overtake you with pee-in-your-pants laughter. It's delightful. Yesterday she sent this link to a Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog and I still have not finished reading it because I start wheezing and snorting in hysterical, apoplectic glee. I happen to like W-S but this piece is just a gem.

This cartoon is pretty amusing too albeit on the political rather than culinary side of things. Et tu Laura Ingraham?

Lastly, this article by Frank Rich is excellent, truly excellent. It's an explication and measured rampage against Republican Fantasyland and the incredible, ballsy mendacity of the Romney campaign.