Monday, April 15, 2024

Interview with the author of "Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry,"

From the interview: 

In your book, you focus on the “barons” of various agricultural industries. Why did you decide to structure the book the way you do?

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I tell the story of JAB Holding Company, which is owned by a secretive German family that took over the global coffee industry in less than a decade by gobbling up countless independent companies using wealth traced back to the Nazis. You probably haven’t heard of JAB, but I promise that you’ve heard of their brands: Peet’s Coffee, Caribou Coffee, Einstein Brothers Bagels, Bruegger’s Bagels, Manhattan Bagel, Noah’s NY Bagel, Krispy Kreme, Pret A Manger, Insomnia Cookies, Panera Bread, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Intelligentsia Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee, Trade Coffee, and Keurig. I use their story to talk about changes in American antitrust law and what those changes mean for democracy.

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Great artist offering sculpture commissions

Details in this thread. I commissioned the Nimue years ago.
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If you enjoyed Kate Wagner's forbidden F1 article (or McMansion Hell), she posted a novella for free download

1. The article has a new home.

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Eclipse wallpaper



Link to buy prints or download the wallpapers for free.
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Today's news and jokes





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Lego Gekko (Metal Gear)




A few other builds, showing the artist' range (there's a shop where you can buy instructions):








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Warhammer 40k diorama showing the Sons of Horus being dragged down into a haunted swamp



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