Fast Food Nation

T-shirts

Fast Food Nation Hearts Threadless T-Shirts (& So Do I)

Alright, so clothing is a bit more FabSugar than YumSugar, however something tells me Fab might not be so quick to endorse a shirt with a hamburger on it.

Alright, so clothing is a bit more FabSugar than YumSugar, however something tells me Fab might not be so quick to endorse a shirt with a hamburger on it. And me, well um, hello! it is a hamburger and it's anthropomorphic (fancy way of saying it has a cute face), so of course I'm going to love it. The folks over at Threadless ran a competition in conjunction with the movie version of Fast Food Nation and this little cutey is one of the two winning designs.

Out of 222 entries, the folks at Threadless chose Inside You by Matt Palmer and Fast Food Meal by Diogo Soares. You can purchase them now, $15 guys tee and $17 girly tee, but you'll want to act fast - like all Threadless shirts, they're printed in limited quantity.

Movies

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays.

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I'll sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
You are most likely familiar with this film, as it was a major box office hit, earned Sacha Baron Cohen a Golden Globe award, and was even nominated for an Academy Award. British actor Cohen takes his Borat character, first introduced on his TV series "Da Ali G Show," on a mission to report on the United States, "the greatest country in the world." Borat's documentary crew follows him around in his American exploration, though Borat is ultimately more intent on marrying Pamela Anderson than anything else.

For another great DVD releasing this week, read more

Poll

Do You Buy Organic Foods?

Yesterday marked day one of the 2007 San Francisco Winter Fancy Foods Show (I'll be spotlighting my favorite finds throughout the week).

Yesterday marked day one of the 2007 San Francisco Winter Fancy Foods Show (I'll be spotlighting my favorite finds throughout the week).
And although I'm not a morning person, I somehow managed to get my butt in gear in order to be seated for the 8:30am keynote by Eric Schlosser (author of Fast Food Nation).

During his keynote, which even Schlosser noted as depressing for an early Sunday morning, he talked about the state of our nation's eating habits and how unfortunate they are. We live in an era where (according to Schlosser's research), one of every five children eat french fries every day, and most of us consume what is quick and available. Overall, it was quite bleak, and mildly depressing (9am is really too early to learn about obese chickens grown for McNuggets). However, even when faced with all of his sad statistics, Schlosser manages to stay optimistic because:

It's not the fast food in the title that I care about, it's the nation.

He also remains optimistic due to the growth of consumer awareness. In the last 5-10 years, he has seen many more consumers become concerned with what they're eating, as well as a larger interest in organic and local foods.

So reader, how about you?
Do you buy organic foods?

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation: The Movie

OK, so you've probably heard of the book, Fast Food Nation, where the author, Eric Schlosser reveals the unpleasant truths about fast food.

OK, so you've probably heard of the book, Fast Food Nation, where the author, Eric Schlosser reveals the unpleasant truths about fast food.

Did you know that Americans spend more money on fast food than on higher education or new cars? Every month more than 90% of American children eat at McDonald's. The average American eats 3 hamburgers and 4 orders of fries a week.

But what exactly is in those hamburgers? If you knew, you'd never eat at another burger chain again. And if you thought the fries were "animal-free," think again. McDonald's still acknowledges that some of the flavor in their fries comes from "animal products" - whatever that means.

This best-selling book was made into a movie, starring Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. But The New Yorker and New York Post both gave it horrible reviews.

I don't know about the movie, but I found the book to be extremely powerful and life-changing. After reading it, I'm sure you'll think twice before ordering your next Happy Meal.

Celebrity Pets

Ethan Hawke Walks His Dog

We love seeing celebs do normal things like us.

We love seeing celebs do normal things like us. It's not always about partying at Hyde and shopping non-stop. We also love a little variety every once in a while and we feel as though Ethan Hawke has been MIA. Ever since he split from Uma we hear and see a lot less of the actor. Ethan is currently on the big screen in Fast Food Nation. It looks cold out there.

For more pics of Ethan and his dog just read more