by Mark Christian | Sep 23, 2010 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
Manifest Chocolate: Connecting the Dots, Spanning the Bridge, Squaring the Circle, & Building the Pyramid Sometimes going forward requires taking a look back, & slowing down in order to speed up. The Mayan Quincunx reflects the 4 elements & the 4 cardinal...
by Mark Christian | Aug 3, 2010 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
The question often arises from those who want to touch it & eat it NOW: what will chocolate look like / taste like in 10 or 20 years? Uniformly premium & extra-fine, with greater variety & diversity, as well as preservation of heirloom stocks? Or, thinking...
by Mark Christian | Jul 10, 2010 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
Proclamations of truth usually fall apart on slippery slopes. Speaking of several raw food acolytes, many are sweet people, well-intentioned & sincere about healing the planet even as they’re often clueless about the science behind “raw chocolate”. It’s apparent...
by Mark Christian | Jun 18, 2010 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
We write to taste life twice, in the moment & in retrospect – Anais Nin A word from our kindred sponsor – David Mamet – about ratings & reviews: “The poker player learns that sometimes both science & common sense are wrong; that the...
by Mark Christian | Apr 7, 2010 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
Addendum to the Sections on Africa and Hispaniola The history of slavery involves a near-universal complicity: [1] Muslims were conveniently prohibited from enslaving other Muslims & had to overcome any religious scruples by adopting an anti-Golden Rule, which...
