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FOOD FOR THOUGHT.(Fast Food Nation)(Movie review)(Brief article)
Byline: John Powers
From government warnings about obesity to best-sellers like The Omnivore's Dilemma, American culture is obsessed with the politics of eating. Now comes Fast Food Nation, Richard Linklater's fictional adaptation of Eric Schlosser's acclaimed expose. Centered on a burger franchise called Mickey's ("Home of the Big One"), it interweaves the stories of a corporate veep (Greg Kinnear), a cashier (Ashley Johnson), and a Mexican meatpacker (Wilmer Valderrama). Although the story shambles when it should soar, Linklater at least makes us see the connections between fast food, illegal immigration, and ...
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- Magazine article from: Whole Earth March 22, 2002 700+ words
...Company If you are feeling hungry for some fast food info before you pick up Fast Food Nation, you'll feel stuffed after putting it down...politics, economics, and culture of the fast food industry. Schlosser gets out of the way and...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 18, 2008 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine Schlosser, Eric October 1, 2006 700+ words
...from McDonald's, the top choice in fast food by a landslide) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 46 Percentage of respondents who eat fast food at least once a week 52 Percentage whose...Percentage of respondents who admit to craving fast food every day (only 7 percent indulge...
