Guy Laramée, Pétra (2007). Sandblasted encyclopedias, pigments13 x 11.25 x 8.5 in. Courtesy Gallerie Orange, Montreal and the artistPhoto: Guy L’Heureux © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SODRAC, Montreal.Thanks to Wessel & Lieberman for the tip.--David E

Michael Pollan's trajectory from curious (Botany of Desire) to puzzled (Omnivore's Dilemma) to educational (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) has gone all the way to homiletic with his new film Food, Inc.. Pollan wrote the film along with Eric "Fast Food Nation" Schlosser. Pollan and director Robert Kenner talked to salon.com about the … Continue reading Hungry? You Won’t Be After You Watch This

From the Bookshelf blog--yes, an entire blog about bookshelves--comes this useful combo. It's both a bookshelf and a speaker. It was designed by Witek Stefaniak and Anielka Zdanowicz of Poland as part of a competition sponsored by designboom magazine.--David E