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What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? is an exhibit of wonderful food ephemera and propaganda that explores the U.S. Government’s influence on our eating habits throughout history.
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Judith G. Klausner, an artist based in Somerville MA, wants to remind us of the small and intricate things that we so often take for granted. Her newest project From Scratch, takes a unique approach to exploring the dichotomy of food production, and the inherent beauty of food ephemera.
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Was is it about vintage cereal boxes that gives us the warm and fuzzies? Perhaps it’s their ability to instantly remind us of a simpler time. A time when we were hooked on crunchy oat clusters and marbits, and our biggest concern of the day was what the prize at the bottom of the box would be.
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As part of their book, Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans, Dan Becker and Lance Wilson present just a taste of their can collection on Flickr. The small sampling of beers includes 163 of the most vintage and cringe-inducing beers they could find.
During most of the 80’s, Pac-Man was omnipresent. Not only could the circular yellow pellet-eater be found in every arcade — remember those? — but product tie-ins to the video game had spiraled out of control. Evidenced by the unfortunate existence of Pac-Man Pasta.