Beef Losing Ground As Meat Trends Shift Worldwide
The piece analyzes shifting meat consumption with beef declining in the United States from 100 to 58 pounds per capita since 1980 while pork and chicken gain. It links consumer desires for consistency, marbling, and cost to industry moves toward standardized, restaurant-focused grading and rising concerns over animal raising practices.
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Dictionary addiction and the Oxford Junior Dictionary controversy
A reader obsessed with dictionaries lists major volumes from Gage to the Oxford Unabridged and argues the Oxford Junior Dictionary omits religious and natural world terms. It prompts debate on multiculturalism, modern words like MP3, and the loss of vivid words such as violet, willow, and porcupine.
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Oxford University Press
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Weare
Anthony Seldon
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