A look at what we're reading, cooking, and clicking this week• I've followed the indie comic strip
Too Much Coffee Man (pictured here) by Shannon Wheeler since college, when I related to TMCM's caffeine-fueled anxiety and penchant for wearing long johns all day.
This week's comic, which closely mirrors a dream I had this week, makes me think I should lay off the coffee in the afternoon, and also wonder: Shannon Wheeler, can you read my mind?
—Karen Shimizu • I've been catching up on the FDA approval process for genetically modified salmon, ones that grow at a much faster rate than, um, natural salmon. I won't go into all the gory details about how it is "made," but the fish, which the
FDA ruled will have no significant environmental impact, could hit U.S. consumer dinner tables as early as 2014,
according to The New York Times. If you're concerned for the environment and your own health, you'll at least want to read what anti-"Frankenfish" groups like the
Center for Food Safety, as well as publications like
Women's Health have to say about it. And learn a bit more about where your fish is coming from.
Sea Watch is a great place to start.
—Betsy AndrewsSee more links »
