Fitter for a Stable Than a Table A potted history of porridge.

Can oats be controversial? Can porridge be political? Or dangerous? Do the choices in the grains you eat betray your character? Yes, and they have for millennia. ⁠
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Read the latest story from #Distillations magazine, Fitter for a Stable Than a Table, written by @helenaaeberli.bsky.social ⬇️

Good Living Does nature have rights? In 2008, Ecuador said yes. Doing so forced a reckoning with the country’s mining past.

In Ecuador’s Los Cedros cloud forest, activists used the country’s constitutional “rights of nature” law to stop mining. A landmark 2021 ruling protected the forest—but the fight isn’t over.

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The People vs. Recombinant DNA In 1976, one small city nearly brought cutting-edge science to a halt.

🚨🎙️ #Distillations Podcast is back with new episodes dropping weekly!⁠ In the latest episode, join us as we dive deep into the controversial origins of genetic engineering research.⁠
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The Gowanus Canal The fight for Brooklyn’s coolest Superfund site.

Similar themes w/ the #Distillations feature, which I loved, re: commodification of the #GowanusCanal (w/ its Superfund-site inspired artisanal cocktails & ice cream)

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Artisanal cocktails & ice cream named for #Gowanus Superfund site. via @ChemHeritage #distillations @EganHistory www.chemheritage.org/discover/media/distillat...