December 1, 2010 – 11:53 am
Alcohol laced whipped cream……slobber…….that is: Alcohol-Laced Whipped Cream Raising Concerns The alcohol-laced energy drink Four Loko has been stirring up a lot of controversy in the last month, and now there’s another concoction on the market that is raising some eyebrows. This time it’s alcoholic whipped cream. The products are sold under a few different […]
November 15, 2010 – 9:28 am
Time to break out the crystal balls again: Global Warming Could Lead to Vast Chocolate Shortage (via Steven Goddard) In a world that takes for granted the availability of delicious and affordable chocolate, it’s easy to forget that the popular product actually comes from trees — not magical elves or free-flowing cocoa rivers, sadly. But, […]
September 17, 2010 – 9:00 am
She’s at it again, telling you what to eat Taking her campaign against obesity before the Congressional Black Caucus, First Lady Michelle Obama said childhood obesity had become a national epidemic and was particularly bad in black communities. Obama drew laughter from the black legislators in D.C. when she said, “We all need to start […]
September 8, 2010 – 12:48 pm
Love it! CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – A restaurant in Carolina Beach is stirring up controversy over a couple of signs reading, “Screaming children will not be tolerated.” The owner of the Olde Salty restaurant, Brenda Armes, is tired of having her customers complain to her about children misbehaving and screaming when others are trying […]
August 13, 2010 – 7:53 am
On top of San Francisco considering banning pet sales, you just knew something like this had to happen A serious move is afoot to force fast-food giants to make kids meals more nutritionally viable if they want to sell them with kid-luring toys. In San Francisco, newly proposed legislation would ban toys from most kids […]
August 10, 2010 – 9:08 am
Yes, some nattering nabobs aren’t content with living their own lives meat free on Mondays, they want you to do the same! There’s a movement afoot aimed at changing the way we eat one day a week. The Meatless Monday campaign is backed by public health advocates, chefs and suburban moms who want to tackle […]
August 4, 2010 – 9:13 am
Is there nothing that AGW doesn’t effect? Here’s a question for all you Freakonomic’s fans out there: what do this week’s stultifying heat indexes across much of the country have to do with the price of pork bellies? If you answered that both are at or near record highs, then you get a gold star […]
June 17, 2010 – 6:05 pm
No matter how many nutty things Obama says, all is now right in the world Neil Caldwell has come up with something that is pure genius. He has created the color wheel of bacon! No, this isn’t some graphic design trick (although Neil is a graphic designer). This is real, genuine colored bacon. The picture […]
May 19, 2010 – 1:13 pm
Finally, a Democrat and the House have done something for the greater good While most of Washington was focused on Tuesday’s election results, the House was busy doing something else: Passing a resolution about beer. House Resolution 1297, sponsored by Rep. Betsy Markey, supports “the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week.” “We’ve got […]
January 14, 2010 – 10:00 am
Can we branch bacon off into its own food group? The traditional English breakfast is not normally associated with good health. But scientists have found that eating a plate of bacon and eggs could help pregnant women boost the intelligence of their unborn child. But the new study suggests that a chemical in pork products […]
