Jenny Wilson – “Let my shoes lead me forward”
This week’s jam comes from our man Ajoy Sahu, cobbler extraordinaire. Ajoy’s one of main people behind Terra Plana a global footwear juggernaut that produces “Worn Again” a line of 99% recycled shoes and accessories. Salute!
We finally got around to think about logos. Each of us made a proposal, but I won’t say which is which. (But I will say that I think the one of the *left side* is too literal.)
We’d really like to know what others think. Make a vote and tell us which one we should [...]
Collecting material for “China’s Appetite,” we came across some information that didn’t directly relate, but nevertheless freaked us out. In the “statastics” section, we’ll highlight some of the best/worst things we found…
7 billion cigarette butts are littered by Australia’s 3.7 million smokers every year. Cigarette butt litter accounts for around 50% of all the litter [...]
Last night, we went to Rock For Schools, a night of charitable drinking and dancing held at Durty Nellie’s Beijing’s premier Hong Kongese-owned Irish pub.
The party was a fund raiser for the Xin Xin School, a primary school for the children of migrant workers in the northern edge of Beijing. As is widely known, China [...]
Collecting material for “China’s Appetite,” we came across some information that didn’t directly relate, but nevertheless freaked us out. In the “statastics” section, we’ll highlight some of the best/worst things we found…
A typical new single-family home in the U.S. is nearly 2,500 square feet (232 square meters) today, up from about 1,000 square feet (93 [...]
^This is our first try at diagramming the content. We’ve divided the tablecloth into four themes, and given each theme a snappy/corny name like “Inconvenient Truths” and “Money Matters”. These titles will probably stay under water in the end, but the general idea is:
“Inconvenient Truths” – Statistics and stories about China’s consumption
“Money Matters” [...]
An interview with Yangfeng Wu, MD, PhD
Highlights:
Overweight and obesity is different here in China from western countries.
If you’re a Chinese adult and you have BMI over 28, there’s an almost 100% chance that you’ll have one weight-related disease
Oil added during cooking is the biggest reason for the increase in fat in the Chinese diet
Don’t blame [...]
Collecting material for “China’s Appetite,” we came across some information that didn’t directly relate, but nevertheless freaked us out. In the “statastics” section, we’ll highlight some of the best/worst things we found…
Cities around the world commonly lose 20–50 percent of their water supplies to leaks in the distribution system and other factors.
Source: Sandra Postel, [...]
