Archive for November, 2009
Scientism: the Religion of 20th Century
November 27th, 2009 by lifeproof
In 2007, Terry Eagleton came to Istanbul as a part of a conversation series that was titled “Meetings at the Center of the World.” Each conversation paired a Turkish and an international writer, thinker, expert, scholar in his/her field. Terry Eagleton was paired with renowned Turkish Sociologist, Hüsamettin Arslan, whose PhD dissertation was titled “Epistemic [...]
Tags: 20th century, advertising, Genetically Modified Foods, Genetically Modified Organisms, GMF, GMO, H1N1, H1N1 flu, H1N1 flu vaccine, Hassan-i Sabbah, Hüsamettin Arslan, Ideology and Criticism, marketing, Meetings at the Center of the Globe, propaganda, religion, Scientism, Scientology, Tayyip Erdogan, Terry Eagleton
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Encomium Aletudinis * – Part II
November 24th, 2009 by lifeproof
* The Praise of Fatness (Continued from Encomium Aletudinis * – Part I) There is an undeniable fact that we are getting bigger in all age groups and all regions around the world–except for some regions in Asia and most of Africa. One response to the obesity epidemic is to try to come over it [...]
Tags: aletudo, Beth Ditto, carbon footprint, Cigarettes Are Sublime, Cornell University, Dina Goldstein, Eat Fat, Eat Like It's 1975 to Save the Planet: New Report Links Obesity, encomium aletudinis, Energy Consumption & Climate Change, Fallen Princesses, Fat Actress, Fat Venus figurine, gay, global warming, Gossip, greenhouse gas emission, Hollywood, Hurley, Ian Roberts, International Journal of Epidemiology, Kirstie Alley, lesbian, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Lost, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, NME Awards, normalizing obesity, Phil Edwards, Photography, punk, Ricky Gervais, The Guardian, The Praise of Fatness, Treehugger, vox populi, wikipedia, Women's Glib
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Encomium Aletudinis * – Part I
November 23rd, 2009 by lifeproof
Recently, the Japanese government has issued a law that determines normal body size and weight of a citizen. According to this new law, it is illegal to be overweight in Japan. The overweight person–and his/her employer–will face consequences. The person will get a compulsory physician visits and the employer will be fined and forced to [...]
Tags: aletudo, BMI Calculator, body mass index, conspicuous consumption, consumerism, encomium aletudinis, fat, fatness, Kids Health, MedicineNet, National Institutes of Health, obese, obesity, overweight, The Praise of Fatness
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Nuru: The End of Terrorism
November 19th, 2009 by lifeproof
Here is a noble cause with a tacky marketing strategy. Jake Harriman (twitter), a former U.S. Marines platoon commander, is speaking about his experiences in Iraq. He asserts that the main reason behind terrorism is strongly connected with extreme poverty. Yes, indeed. Then he goes on to say that as long as extreme poverty exists [...]
Tags: extreme poverty, humanitarian organization, iraq, Jake Harriman, new type of humanitarian organization, Nuru, terrorism, terrorist, U.S. Marines platoon commander
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