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Yet Another Meatball Shop; Chocolate’s Feminine Appeal a Myth

• Daniel Mancini, the owner of MamaMancini packaged meatballs, is planning a walk-up meatball window for Sixth Avenue and 13th Street. Is there anywhere the meatball won’t go these days? [Crain’s]

• Despite the slew of chocolate-monikered romance novels and whatnot, there’s no scientific reason for women to like chocolate more than men — chalk it up to marketing. [Slate]

• College student groups including Ban the Bottle are battling it out with the International Bottled Water Association over the vending of bottles on campus; opposed students claim bottled water is not ecofriendly. [The Salt/NPR]

• Overeating is particularly bad for old folks, since consuming more than 2,100 calories a day is shown to speed up cognitive impairment. Better get Gramps off the cookies. [Fox News]

Yet Another Meatball Shop; Chocolate’s Feminine Appeal a Myth