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Electric food the new sci-fi diet that could save our planet | George Monbiot

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OpinionFood This article is more than 5 years oldElectric food – the new sci-fi diet that could save our planetThis article is more than 5 years oldGeorge MonbiotGrowing food without plants or animals sounds like science fiction. But it could stop environmental destructionIt’s not about “them”, it’s about us. The horrific rate of biological annihilation reported this week – 60% of the Earth’s vertebrate wildlife gone since 1970 – is driven primarily by the food industry. Read More...

Gawker sex tape post left Hulk Hogan 'naked and exposed', lawyer argues | Gawker Media

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Gawker Media This article is more than 7 years oldGawker sex tape post left Hulk Hogan 'naked and exposed', lawyer arguesThis article is more than 7 years oldLawyer for Hulk Hogan says in opening statement of $100m lawsuit that Gawker sought to profit by posting sex tape, but site says it was acting in public interest Hulk Hogan described how his life was turned “upside down” by the publication of a sex tape on Gawker, testifying on the opening day of a trial that pits the former wrestler’s right to privacy against the news site’s claim to have been acting in the public interest. Read More...

Gordon Ramsay, reality TV and the suicide of chef Joseph Cerniglia

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RestaurantsThis week a chef from one of Gordon Ramsay's US shows killed himself. Dan Glaister looks at the fragile relationship between the world of reality TV and the pressures of the restaurant businessFor the viewers it was just another example of the host's bullish bluster – the sort of bad-mouthed, bare-knuckled assault that draws millions of viewers to Gordon Ramsay, turning him into one of the most famous people in America. Read More...