cookieboy

if you can dream it, cookieboy can bake it. click on "works" to see what theoretical treats can come from an oven...

The War of the Scarves

The keffiyah - the Scarf Formerly Known As A Political Statement - is a fashion staple in the west, with the political aspect long forgotten. However, politics is coming back into fashion as the last Palestinian factory which produces the scarves is finding it very difficult to compete with Chinese imports.

False Confessions

A really interesting article on NYMag.com, asking why people confess to crimes they didn't commit.

conflictKitchen

Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every four months to highlight another country. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration is augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each country we focus on.

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