Category Archives: Food and health

Linkage

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: An excellent argument for Slow Food (as well as for Slow Eating). Dark Enlightenment Link Du Jour. Jim Kalb, whose take on things is trad-Catholic, is often great. Here’s his book. At the old blog, I did … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is central banking the cause, not the cure? Foseti shares some excellent life advice. Ditching veganism. Should sex and flirtation ever be acceptable as part of office life? Who tends to be a believer? Who tends to … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: An excellent intro by architect Christine Franck to a great American artform: the Shingle Style. Why should taxpayers be subsidizing our biggest banks?  Meet Roberta Pedon, unbelievably busty hippie-chick pinup star of the ’70s. What’s become of … Continue reading →

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Bourdain on El Bulli

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to UR contributor epiminondas for calling my attention to this inspired episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” celebrating the Catalan restaurant El Bulli and its genius chef Ferran Adrià. It was made in 2011, on the … Continue reading →

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Yum

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I recall the time when the impoverished Jughead asked for a glass of water at the diner and added the ketchup on the counter to make a free glass of tomato juice.  I hope by now there’s a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s “Antifragile”

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neutoric writes: This will not be a book review in the classic sense, i.e. I will not pick nits or ride a hobby horse. Nor will I deliberately misunderstand the author’s position, all the easier to replace it with … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: If you haven’t been reading the JayMan blog, go give it a try. JayMan is nothing if not an original — a liberal, black HBD fan. He’s also smart and affable — and a very driven blogger. … Continue reading →

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The Honey of Ikaria

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Remember that New York Times article from a few months ago about the world’s longest-lived people? They’re the inhabitants of Ikaria, a small Greek-owned island in the Eastern Aegean, just off the coast of Turkey. After gathering … Continue reading →

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Inserts

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A pet theory of mine is that our health-care crisis would be 90% solved if people would 1) lose some weight, 2) quit the cigarettes, 3) knock off the packaged foods, 4) take a daily walk, 5) … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Linkage via Seth Roberts

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A C-SPAN interview with Dr. Martin Makary, author of Unaccountable. Dr. Makary notes that medical errors are the #3 cause of death in America. When psychiatrists take money from drug companies, their diagnoses for things like depression increase. … Continue reading →

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