• A 19-year-old burglary suspect in Riverside is claiming he blacked out after drinking marshmallow-flavored vodka and then allegedly breaking into two homes. [Sun-Times]
• Kraft is rolling out high-tech vending machines in Chicago and New York called the iSample Experience that hand out free Temptations by Jell-O samples by scanning your face. We don’t need a free sample that bad. [LA Times]
• Matt Golinski, a celebrity chef from Australia, host of Ready, Steady, Cook, lost his family in a tragic fire over the holiday weekend. Golinksi is in critical, but stable, condition. [UPI News]
• Poor Moms. They get blamed for everything. Especially their fat kids. [CNN]
• Adam Lambert has shifted his holiday eating regime from “vodka and jetlag” to that of a traditional Finnish feast. [People]
• Then again, maybe he should stick to bottle. A study says martinis and beer could in fact extend your life. [NYT]
