• Somerville police arrested a woman who stole an envelope of cash from Minuteman Furniture, then fled to a nearby Market Basket. [Wicked Local]
• A 32-year-old single mother in England is aiming to become the fattest woman in the world. Currently she’s 52 Stone (that’s 728 pounds, Yanks), and she needs to double her weight to reach her goal. Twenty thousand calories a day should be helping! [Telegraph UK]
• Presumably for the non-vampire fan base, a True Blood cookbook should hit shelves in 2012. [HuffPo]
• Burger King has announced it’s ditching the creepy-looking king mascot and trying to go the healthy route, with a guacamole-topped “California Whopper.” [USAT]
• Mmm, snow cones. Saveur rounds up regional shaved-ice specialties for some Technicolor food porn. [Saveur via HuffPo]
• Introducing the triple-double Oreo, which clocks in at 100 calories a cookie. [The Street]
• Ethiopia is the latest African country with growing numbers of hungry people, thanks to a worsening drought. [AP]
