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Just weeks after McDonald’s recalled its collectable Shrek glasses which were laced with cadmium, a Washington DC-based consumer advocacy group is after the company for the toys that aren’t...
View ArticleOH, CRUEL WORLD!: DUNKIN DONUTS RANT
Dear Dunkin Donuts, You have a lot of nerve calling that spongy, yellow, urinal cake an egg. Eggs are not yellow disks with the grainy texture of sawdust and broken dreams. Calling those things eggs is...
View ArticleIN THE TUBES: WHAT IF WILD ANIMALS ATE FAST FOOD
What happens when you puff an animal up like a balloon and let it loose on the African Savannah? Lots of flailing legs and faceplants, that’s what. This animated short makes discombobulated creatures...
View ArticleNEWS TO US: LABOR DAZE
In a month that’s usually light on news of any kind, August proved to be an active time for organized labor. Here are just a few of the local stories that you might’ve missed while you were summering...
View ArticleWELLNESS FOR DEGENERATES: WE ARE THE EVERYONE
IMAGE BY SCOTT MURRY @HOTDOGTACO It’s common to hop on Facebook and Instagram in the morning, only to see all of the posts from everyone who started the day long before you (presumably), as documented...
View ArticleBIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Looking at the back of your favorite prepackaged snack, you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t decipher whether or not you were eating trail mix or a pile of paint chips. With the amount of additives,...
View ArticleBIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Looking at the back of your favorite prepackaged snack, you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t decipher whether or not you were eating trail mix or a pile of paint chips. With the amount of additives,...
View ArticleTHE FIGHT FOR $15 CONTINUES (WHETHER YOU’RE WATCHING OR NOT)
Photos by Chris Faraone They waited at both entrances. On rainy Beacon Street and on the back side of the Massachusetts State House, chatting about work. And their children. And the holidays, plus...
View ArticleGUEST COLUMN: ‘THIS LABOR DAY I’M GOING ON STRIKE…’
Christina Barnes speaks to lawmakers on Beacon Hill This Labor Day I’m going on strike with tens of thousands of non-union workers in health care, fast food, higher education, airports and other...
View ArticleBIG LEAGUE CHEW: ECO-CONSCIOUS FOOD DEVELOPMENT OUT OF A LAB IN CAMBRIDGE
Chew-Lab sports a large illuminated carrot on its façade, leaving passerbys curious about the space. It's an homage to their ability to see food as food, and not just a commodity.
View ArticleTHE FIGHT FOR $15 CONTINUES (WHETHER YOU’RE WATCHING OR NOT)
“I am fighting for a decent paycheck. I never thought I would be in the streets protesting, but I can’t survive on what I make now.”
View ArticleGUEST COLUMN: ‘THIS LABOR DAY I’M GOING ON STRIKE…’
'I work two jobs not by choice but because I don’t receive enough hours at either job to cover my basic needs to support my family. With each paycheck that I earn I have to stretch.'
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