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The Lusty Gourmet: Christopher, Midtown Manhattan line cook
Love & Sex

The Lusty Gourmet: Christopher, Midtown Manhattan line cook

"If you're with a girl and she orders chicken, it doesn't bode well..." Alisa MacKay   |   07.10.2012   |  
Disney to ban ads for junk food on its kids networks
Television

Disney to ban ads for junk food on its kids networks

On the heels of Michael Bloomberg's proposed — and unpopular — plan to ban soft drinks larger than sixteen ounces in New York… Virginia Smith   |   06.5.2012   |   Comments (3)
Drink This Cocktail: Death on the Orient Express
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Drink This Cocktail: Death on the Orient Express

A cinematic cocktail featuring one of the world’s most misunderstood liquors. Jeremy Glass   |   05.15.2012   |   Comments (3)
Rick Santorum loves free breakfast buffets just as much as you do
Politics

Rick Santorum loves free breakfast buffets just as much as you do

There's something about Rick Santorum that's (when he's not campaigning) kind of goofily likable, in an… EJ Dickson   |   05.7.2012   |   Comments (7)
Pepsi to resurrect Michael Jackson for new campaign
Music

Pepsi to resurrect Michael Jackson for new campaign

The Mayans can't be too far off with their end-of-the-world hoopajoop. Judging by the number of dead people who've been popping up… Jeremy Glass   |   05.3.2012   |   Comments (2)
Nerve Dating poll: How important is it to you that your partner cooks?
Love & Sex

Nerve Dating poll: How important is it to you that your partner cooks?

A new study says that Generation X men are more likely to cook than the men of generations previous. So we were wondering — how much does… Sean Morrow   |   05.1.2012   |   Comments (10)
Updated: New York City health department allegedly considering banning happy hour
Politics

Updated: New York City health department allegedly considering banning happy hour

If you live in the Tri-State Area and you like to tie one on a few times a week during the time slot between King of Queens and Fresh Prince… EJ Dickson   |   04.29.2012   |   Comments (6)
Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes
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Yet another person has a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill, nation collectively rolls eyes

Aside from their delicious menu, the big thing Las Vegas' Heart Attack Grill has going for them is their increasingly true-to-life… Jeremy Glass   |   04.25.2012   |   Comments (10)
Apparently, teens love getting drunk on hand sanitizer now
Current Events

Apparently, teens love getting drunk on hand sanitizer now

Here are three things the media thinks it knows about teenagers: 1), they like to give and receive blowjobs. 2), They like to text people films… EJ Dickson   |   04.24.2012   |   Comments (3)
Texas hospital refuses to hire fat people, cites elderly people's hatred of fatties
Current Events

Texas hospital refuses to hire fat people, cites elderly people's hatred of fatties

A Texas hospital is under fire for a new policy which requires potential employees to have a body mass index of under thirty-five. The hospital… Sean Morrow   |   04.5.2012   |   Comments (11)
Anthony Bourdain and Olive Garden critic in talks for a book deal
Books

Anthony Bourdain and Olive Garden critic in talks for a book deal

Marilyn Hagerty is the eighty-five-year-old North Dakota food critic who became an unlikely internet sensation a few months ago when her earnest… EJ Dickson   |   03.31.2012   |   Comments (2)
"Pink Slime" manufacturer turns out to be a major Romney donor
Politics

"Pink Slime" manufacturer turns out to be a major Romney donor

Inevitably, appropriately, the corporation behind much-hyped and much-maligned "pink slime" is run by a key Mitt Romney… Virginia Smith   |   03.30.2012   |   Comments (42)
Starbucks uses crushed-up insects to color its drinks
Current Events

Starbucks uses crushed-up insects to color its drinks

There's nothing like a strawberry Frappuccino from Starbucks on a hot day! Unless you're a vegetarian. Or don't like drinking bugs… Stefan Sirucek   |   03.28.2012   |   Comments (12)
Classy Georgia steakhouse dedicates "black and blue" sandwich to Rihanna and Chris Brown
Music

Classy Georgia steakhouse dedicates "black and blue" sandwich to Rihanna and Chris Brown

Thanks to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential and Gordon Ramsay's televised tantrums , it is now acceptable for people in the food… EJ Dickson   |   03.26.2012   |   Comments (1)
Belvedere vodka pulls creepy "goes down smoothly" ad immediately, because ew
Web Culture

Belvedere vodka pulls creepy "goes down smoothly" ad immediately, because ew

Quick straw poll: what does that image say to you? Something like "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and honey, can't I just get… Alex Heigl   |   03.23.2012   |   Comments (15)
Study: eating any red meat makes you more likely to die
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Study: eating any red meat makes you more likely to die

Just in time for barbecue season, a new study shows that including any red meat at all in your diet will notably increase your… Virginia Smith   |   03.13.2012   |   Comments (17)
Disney's first black princess endorses watermelon-flavored candy
Movies

Disney's first black princess endorses watermelon-flavored candy

From the jive-talking black crows in Dumbo to the Uncle Remus character in Song of the South to the anti-Semitic portrayal of Aladdin's… EJ Dickson   |   03.5.2012   |   Comments (24)
Man has heart attack while eating "Triple Bypass Burger" at Heart Attack Grill
Current Events

Man has heart attack while eating "Triple Bypass Burger" at Heart Attack Grill

Terribly, inevitably, a man suffered a heart attack while eating a "triple bypass burger" at a restaurant called the Heart Attack… Virginia Smith   |   02.15.2012   |   Comments (8)
Brooklyn parents embrace "babyccino" trend
Current Events

Brooklyn parents embrace "babyccino" trend

Denizens of Brooklyn, don't be surprised if you start seeing dozens of amped-up, flannel-swaddled infants huddling outside your local… EJ Dickson   |   02.15.2012   |   Comments (9)
Pizza Hut has its own $10,000 engagement party package
Love & Sex

Pizza Hut has its own $10,000 engagement party package

Fulfilling the dreams of every little girl in America, Pizza Hut is now offering its very own $10,010 engagement special, only $10 of which goes… Virginia Smith   |   02.9.2012   |   Comments (2)