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Category: Ingredient 2: Activism

Recent article published: Why won’t McDonald’s go ‘beyond meat’ worldwide?

July 22, 2019 youbigtalker

I am thrilled that my article on Beyond Meat and demand — specifically the demand McDonald’s is missing — was…

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Posted in: Ingredient 2: Activism Filed under: beyond meat, mcdonalds, plant meat, vegan
Photo from the Op-Ed project: the story we write becomes the world we live in

Whoever tells the story writes history: Takeaways from the Op-Ed Project

February 4, 2019 youbigtalker

I have been doing something for the past few years that the day-long Op-Ed Project training warned me about. Something…

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Posted in: Ingredient 2: Activism, Ingredient 3: Art

New article published: Don’t yell at Grandma

December 21, 2018 youbigtalker

My article was just published just in time for that holiday dinner. Through the story of my 101-year old late…

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Posted in: Ingredient 1: Community, Ingredient 2: Activism

How to find an absentee lot-lord

November 19, 2018 youbigtalker

Even before we moved into our home here in South Philly, we were happily greeted by our block captain, Courtney,…

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Posted in: Ingredient 1: Community, Ingredient 2: Activism

Stranger

July 2, 2018 youbigtalker 5 Comments

Stranger Xenos (Greek: ξένος) “stranger;” or “guest friend.” Will you permit me (as a proud 1/2 Greek) the stereotypical Greek-splaining…

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Posted in: Ingredient 1: Community, Ingredient 2: Activism

Sofia has the answer to our statue problem

August 26, 2017 youbigtalker

Last week, after living in Harlem for nine months, Rob and I finally took a Harlem walking tour to learn…

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Posted in: Ingredient 2: Activism Filed under: communism, confederate statues, durham statue, museum of socialist art, redlining, sofia bulgaria, statues

Making a game for change? Don’t make it about the change

August 6, 2017 youbigtalker

This week I had the good fortune to attend the Games for Change festival at the New School’s Parsons School…

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Posted in: Ingredient 2: Activism Filed under: colleen macklin, doritos, games for change, jesse schell, parsons school of design

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Eleni is currently writing a novel and several short stories. | Weekly column, Reading Like a Writer | Words in The New Republic & Philly Inquirer. | Comedy skits. | Theme: BIG talk. | Co-founder, Vegan Chef Challenge.

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