Thursday evening roundup

Our feeble lady brains don't get the way costs work, so it's only right that dudes make decisions about our reproductive future and nether-grooming.

Argentina is no longer as beefy as it used to be. I love how transparent the lobby is:

“Beef consumption is threatened by modern trends of healthy eating, mainly the exaltation of what’s natural and ecological, stimulating vegetable consumption,” the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute warned in a 2006 report, warily acknowledging a “new age culture and the appearance of cooking fads incorporating other products.”

Olive oil is good for you.

Whole Foods' English rule is solid.

There's a new book about rocks.