Mud as dirt or life essence
Ever since the first slimy proto-pigs crawled from the fecund primordial ooze, the concept of mud as dirt vs. life essence has been debated.
Culture
Discussion, examples and commentary on human and pig interaction in the areas of religion, economics and social organization, as well as politics history and music.
The pig and the circle of life
For the pig that understands the circle of life, eating well and snoozing often can be the only response…
Discomforting Junctions
Far beyond the Atlanteans’ genetic triflings, pigs and humans share many commonalities that bind their species together in ways that are uncomfortable to discuss.
Swineherds, grammar & social injustice
Here are photos from the second place winner in the Alexia Foundation’s 2010 student competition promoting photojournalism as an agent for change against social injustice.
“Swineherd: the salaried gypsy with a domestic mind” was submitted by Muhammad Murtada, a native of Bangladesh, and a third year photojournalism student at Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy.
Saddled Pigs, part 1
What might it be in the British character or psyche that promotes their regular consideration of putting a saddle on a pig? Thinking about saddled sows and bridled boars seems to be a very old tradition in Great Britain.