janelle monae, sydney opera house june 26
amazing, awesome, time-bending show. they negated the awkward opera house seats by having an MC make standing mandatory. fantastic voice, great dancer/entertainer. and it's possible to do it all live.
the convalescent, jessica anthony
i read this book with great interest.. until the ending. making a virtue of unlikeable characteristics is always an interesting mental exercise.
the ethics of the way we eat, peter singer and jim mason
i had read this before and find there is a lot to think about. however the assertion that the only way to ensure zero impact is to become vegan, is actually relatively extreme. while the authors do acknowledge that being a conscientious omnivore is an ethically sound possibility, they say that it is too difficult for any normal person to look into all the details to ensure all the issues are accounted for. and that therefore it is too hard to try, and that even trying is not good enough. i think they needed to have a little more grey area and look more at how to make it easier for people to check where their food is coming from. making small or even large changes without completely converting does make a difference, does it not?
