Observing Rome, 2010
I’ve posted about 150 photos to Flickr from our recent trip to Rome. Here’s a few favorites:
I’ve posted about 150 photos to Flickr from our recent trip to Rome. Here’s a few favorites:
Vegan jerky, brand name: Primal Strips
Jerky with real beef in it? The Jerky Kids! Yee Haw Original Flavor!
Ironically, both packages feature demonstrations of affection between human and cattle.
Rhino art at the Centre Pompidou. Better pictures here and here
Cattle advertisement in the Bankside area of London.
Take the form of some large animal and paint it Ferrari red. Then cover it with layers of gloss. Is the result art or advertising? The context in which we experience it seems to make all the difference. A museum or outside a restaurant?
Note: a more detailed, and impassioned exploration is in I Know It When I See It. But they start with the big red rhino, too.
This post-Spurlock ad intrigued me. A sick amount of food/calories/fat, but suggested as an occasional indulgence, with a pointer to their other products for regular consumption (everyday? Yikes). Giving permission to indulge, and somehow if you don’t eat this gross beef explosion daily, then it’s okay to eat their other burgers daily? And toss in an macho appeal (as if finishing this burger is some kind of impossible accomplishment) and you’ve got a timely story that takes on the obesity/SuperSizeMe meme and deftly turns it around.
Do a Classic Triple from Wendy’s: We don’t recommend you eat this all the time, unless you’re an offensive lineman or a Kodiak bear. For everyday use, try the Classic Single or Double. But since you probably won’t climb Everest, it’s nice to tell your friends you’ve had the Triple. It’s prepared fresh, the way a hamburger should be. Do a Wendy’s Classic Triple and do what tastes right.