标题: 《Bulk Food 》作者：- Peter Watts【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-4-1 21:56 标题: 《Bulk Food 》作者：- Peter Watts【EPUB】 This story has that certain verissimilitude that speaks of first-hand experience.During mybrief tenure as a credentialed whore at UBCs Marine Mammal UnitI interacted extensively withaquarium apologists animal rights activists andbehind-the-scenes grunts in their naturalhabitats. I observed them. I tooknotes. I resisted the temptation to toss them cookies as areward for theirperformances as I resisted the somewhat stronger temptation to breaktheirfucking skulls over the endless political bullshit that kept me from doing anyrealbiology. What I couldnt resist was the temptation to write this story. I had a lot of helpfrom mycollaborator—not so much on the biology perhaps but definitely on the funny bits. quotBulk Foodquotfirst appeared in On Spec in 1999 the illustrationthat ran with it is on display in theGallery.The science—the resident/transient stuff the infant-mortality rates all thechromethat predates The Breakthrough—is pretty much legit. Race Rocks is areal marine mammalhangout. Those familiar with the layout of the VancouverPublic Aquarium might experience acertain sense of deja vu as they followDoug Largha on his adventures. The characters themselvesare sadly morereal than youd like to believe in fact even the names bear a certain bututterlynonprosecutable similarity to actual public figures on both sides of the whales-in-captivity debate. God help me looking back I almost miss those duplicitous scumbags. Bulk Food Peter Watts amp Laurie Channer Anna Marie Hamilton Animal Rights Microstar bastes in the media spotlight just outside theaquarium gates. Her followers hang on every movement their placards rising and falling likecardboard whitecaps to the rhythm of their chant: two four sixeight Transients are what wehate--One