Rachel Laudan

Fuel, Water and Spaghetti

By Rachel Laudan February 25, 2009 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 3 Comments

Hey, what about a new facebook group?  Spaghetti Renegades? Any better ideas? But seriously, this is an interesting example.  If this tiny group (me, Karen, Ji-Young) is anything approaching a…

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More on Slow Food

By Rachel Laudan February 25, 2009 Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 1 Comment

Paul Levy, well known British food critic, weighs in on Slow Food.   I’ve talked about it here.

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The Leather Market

By Rachel Laudan February 23, 2009 Globalization Then and Now, Oddities and Things that Don't Fit 12 Comments

To say that Leon, Guanajuato is not a tourist destination for non-Mexicans is to understate the matter.  A quick google throws up comments about the pollution, the traffic, and the…

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