What a Dollar Will Get You
The new issue of Lapham's Quarterly, the iconoclastic "magazine of history and ideas" put out by former Harper's editor Lewis Lapham, is devoted to the ever-popular subject of Food. From Seamus Heaney's account of Beowulf's feasting at Hrothgar to a cranky jeremiad against "Pastoral Romance" by Brent Cunningham, there are morsels for just about everyone. Plus infographics! Consider here how many and what kind of calories you can buy for a dollar:
Explains a lot about U.S. agriculture. Moral: If you're looking for the cheapest possible calories, buy a Coke.
--Paul Rauber