A Mixed Bag (5.14.09)

Zineb Sedira, Shipwreck series, 2009. Courtesy of the artist and Iniva.

Currents of Time: An exhibition of new video, photography and light box works by Zineb Sedira. Opens May 21 at the Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva).

Brace Yourselves: Food, Inc., a new film about the American food industry is coming to a theater near you.

Chocolate Fuel: For real.

Sweet Relief: Prompted by the recession, Mars is giving away a quarter-million full-size packages of its chocolate treats as part of their "Chocolate Relief Act."

The Cost of Free Labor: The bid for a Huffington Post internship is $13,000.

Hiring Freezes be Damned: Jobs at the Guggenheim, Montclair Art Museum and The Met are posted on Idealist.

Eat beyond your means because "a crane could fall on you tomorrow," says The Insatiable Critic.

Chili's in India is just wrong. In fact, Chili's is wrong in any country.

Blagojevich's Legal Team: The man that can save R. Kelly from jail can surely help in this case.

Porn Saps Manliness: The Art of Manliness contemplates the problem with porn.

An Old Busty Woman: Archaeologists in Germany may have found the world's oldest figurine.

A Strange Case Indeed: Forest Whitaker and 50 Cent to star in Jekyll and Hyde.

In the Boogie Down: Bartered States features works by Ronald Morán, Simón Vega, Walterio and Danny Zavaleta. On view at the Bronx River Art Center through June 20.

Goin' Downtown: The annual Taste of Tribeca culinary festival is this weekend. Be sure to grab a bite from Bar Artisanal (a new favorite of mine). May 16, 11:30am-3pm.

Walk for the Kids: A Madison Avenue art walk will raise funds for arts education in New York City public schools. May 16, 11am-6pm.

Art Smart: Can the benefits of arts education be measured scientifically?

Not for the Playground: Drug-laced candy is growing in popularity.

Crazy Creative Cupcakes.

Burnt Sugar Cake: A Gramma Goose recipe.

Négritude: An exhibition that explores the 1930s political and artistic movement of the same name. Opens May 20 at Exit Art.

Big plans to revive the British seaside town of Margate that was once home to artists J.M.W. Turner and Tracey Emin.

Stupid Plans: Peru will ban gay men and women from the police force.

Commune: Curator Dominique Nahas assembles works that address the various social bonds that bring us together. Opens May 21 at Black and White Gallery.

Churros: A recipe by a former Brooklynite.