San Francisco Weekly July 4, 2012 : Page 4CONTENTS Just Like Mom Used to Make Artisanal foods cost more, which may mean eating less : Artisan food is fine-tuning the taste satisfaction of a familiar food, by picking in season after meticulous cultivation, and then producing only the very best for consumption [“The Artisanal Irony,” Hanna Raskin, feature, 6/27]. Yes, it is expensive, which may be an excellent cure for America’s gluttonous eating habits. Gardener Web Comment L sfweekly.com sfweekly.com etters other meaningless label the marketing folks plaster on everything to make them stand out from the other products. Chingy Web Comment “For some reason it doesn’t seem Fair that another Chinese Crested pup wins the Coveted ugly dog Contest.” | Contents | Letters | Matt sMith | news | suCka Free City | night+Day | gaMe on | stage | art | FilM | eat | MusiC | | | system doesn’t break down? Doesn’t move slowly? Doesn’t smell like urine? Let’s also not forget how historic S.F.’s Muni system is. K Evanstoni Web Comment pander to someone’s wild schemes. Ugh Web Comment Going Green What about a factory farm? : The issue is that “artisan” is a meaningless term. An ar-tisan is someone who makes things. Unless something came from a fully automated system (factory, 3-D printer), it was made by someone. Therefore, every product is technically artisan(al). Scott Finkelstein Web Comment Sustainable on the outside, broken on the inside : Good article and sadly so true, San Francisco wants to be green but it’s very challenging [“A Green Façade,” John Upton, Sucka Free City, 6/20]. If San Fran-cisco-owned buildings had clean fresh air intake vents, this would make the build-ings healthier for their occupants and al-low all systems to work more efficiently. Kermit Web Comment FREE We don’t want Chinese money : A very bad idea [“Chinese State Money Slotted for San Francisco Development Proj-ects,” Laura Rena Murray, the Snitch, 6/26]. This ludicrous plan is not good for Treasure Island or anywhere else on this planet. San Francisco has an ob-ligation to its residents and should not CITY And we don’t want the Chinese breed to win again : For some reason it doesn’t seem fair that another Chinese Crested pup wins the coveted Ugly Dog Contest [“Mugly Is Crowned World’s Ugliest Pooch,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 6/25]. Chinese Crested dogs are ringers, because they are bred to be unusual-looking. Next time a nice mongrel mix would be preferred. Puppyluv Web Comment SUCKA | LETTERS Blog Comments of the Week Managing Editor Village Voice Media has an immediate opening for a managing editor at SF Weekly. 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Yes, it is expensive, which may be an excellent cure for America’s gluttonous eating habits.<br /> <br /> Gardener <br /> Web Comment <br /> <br /> What about a factory farm?: The issue is that “artisan” is a meaningless term. An artisan is someone who makes things. Unless something came from a fully automated system (factory, 3-D printer), it was made by someone. Therefore, every product is technically artisan(al).<br /> <br /> Scott Finkelstein <br /> Web Comment <br /> <br /> Artisan is just another meaningless label: “Artisanal” is the new “farm fresh,” “homemade,” “gourmet.” That is, it’s another meaningless label the marketing folks plaster on everything to make them stand out from the other products.<br /> <br /> Chingy <br /> Web Comment <br /> <br /> Going Green <br /> <br /> Sustainable on the outside, broken on the inside: Good article and sadly so true, San Francisco wants to be green but it’s very challenging [“A Green Façade,” John Upton, Sucka Free City, 6/20]. If San Francisco- owned buildings had clean fresh air intake vents, this would make the buildings healthier for their occupants and allow all systems to work more efficiently.<br /> <br /> Kermit <br /> Web Comment<br /> <br /> Blog Comments of the Week <br /> <br /> Urine is the natural smell of public transportation: Honestly? This is a really unprofessional post [“Muni Logos We’d Like to See (PIX!),” Joe Eskenazi, the Snitch, 6/25]. Does the writer know of any city where the public transportation system doesn’t break down? Doesn’t move slowly? Doesn’t smell like urine? Let’s also not forget how historic S.F.’s Muni system is.<br /> <br /> K Evanstoni <br /> Web Comment <br /> <br /> We don’t want Chinese money: A very bad idea [“Chinese State Money Slotted for San Francisco Development Projects,” Laura Rena Murray, the Snitch, 6/26]. This ludicrous plan is not good for Treasure Island or anywhere else on this planet. San Francisco has an obligation to its residents and should not pander to someone’s wild schemes.<br /> <br /> Ugh <br /> Web Comment <br /> <br /> And we don’t want the Chinese breed to win again: For some reason it doesn’t seem fair that another Chinese Crested pup wins the coveted Ugly Dog Contest [“Mugly Is Crowned World’s Ugliest Pooch,” Erin Sherbert, the Snitch, 6/25]. Chinese Crested dogs are ringers, because they are bred to be unusual-looking. Next time a nice mongrel mix would be preferred.<br /> <br /> Puppyluv<br /> Web Comment<br /> <br /> Managing Editor <br /> <br /> Village Voice Media has an immediate opening for a managing editor at SF Weekly. We’re looking for a journalist with exceptional writing, editing, and management skills who can meet the daily challenges of our rapidly expanding online content while supporting high-quality print work. The ideal candidate will have experience in all areas: arts and culture, blogging, news. The managing editor will help staff writers produce long-form feature stories and daily blog posts. The interview process will include an editing test.<br /> <br /> Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, résumé, and clips to: SF-managing-editor@villagevoicemedia.com Passion DeCor |
