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  1. Crime Scenes
    McDonald’s ‘Massacre’ Narrowly Avoided in TexasA gun malfunction prevented a robbery from turning into something much more tragic.
    By Belle Cushing
  2. Scary Things
    This Crazy-Hot Summer Is Scaring Chefs and FarmersThe Cleveland-based chef says we can no longer deny climate change.
    By Collin Keefe
  3. Studies
    Pork: Your New ‘Nasal Tampon’Maybe it’s a red meat after all.
    By Kara Baskin
  4. Marketing Gimmicks
    Wal-Mart’s Fruitcake Mascot Not Taking Off Like the Chain Might Have HopedFrank the Fruitcake is a half-baked meme.
    By Kara Baskin
  5. Scary Things
    Watch Frank Hurricane Rap About the Same Old Pizza Place in Jamaica PlainEvery slice covered in a pile o’cheese.
    By Kara Baskin
  6. Health Concerns
    Uh-oh: Cuddly Chickens Responsible for Salmonella InfectionsHandling adorable baby chickens and ducklings has made 49 people in sixteen states sick since February.
    By Hugh Merwin
  7. Horrifying
    Have Animal-Rights Groups Finally Found an Effective Tactic?Gross-out videos might actually be working.
    By Jenny Miller
  8. Clubbin’
    Riot at Tammany Hall Marks Latest Setback for LES BarsThere’s even video, if you’re up for it.
    By Jenny Miller
  9. Special Diets
    ‘Nut-Controlled’ Stadium Sections Are Now a ThingAmerica’s favorite pastime just got a whole lot wussier.
    By Jenny Miller
  10. Openings
    Peep World to Become Douche HangThe porn store will close later this year and reopen as a rooftop gastropub.
    By Jenny Miller
  11. Quote of the Day
    And We Thought Keith McNally’s Retorts Were RoughA Taiwanese blogger was sent to jail after writing a negative restaurant review.
    By Alan Sytsma
  12. Food Politics
    The FDA Is Going to Do Better, Okay?A new report outlines the difficulties that the agency is having.
    By Alan Sytsma
  13. Scary Things
    Exploding Dessert Gives Us One More Reason to Avoid Bananas (Updated)A table-side preparation went awry over the weekend.
    By Alan Sytsma
  14. Scary Things
    There Will Soon Be an Angry Birds CookbookNaturally!
    By Jenny Miller
  15. Scary Things
    Germans Are Just Giving Up on VegetablesThe E. coli outbreak.
    By Alan Sytsma
  16. Marketing Gimmicks
    Preakness Stakes’ Bro-Tastic Mascot Angers Local PrudesMany fear that beer-bloated, party-happy Preakness mascot Kegasus is going to ruin horse racing.
    By Kara Baskin
  17. Scary Things
    Exploding Watermelons!It’s happening in China, apparently.
    By Alan Sytsma
  18. Scary Things
    Are Potatoes a Many-Eyed Threat to America’s Children?Spuds: dangerous starch bombs or healthy “gateway” vegetables?
    By Jenny Miller
  19. Scary Things
    Pranksters Foreshadow Doom on the LES“OPENING SOON: T.G.I.Friday’s!!!”
    By Jenny Miller
  20. Scary Things
    Is NYC Finally Cracking Down on Supper Clubs? (Updated)At least one club has received a cease-and-desist letter from the Health Department.
    By Jenny Miller
  21. Scary Things
    So What Do Chefs Think About This Food-Dye Controversy?Plenty of chefs use food coloring, but that could be changing.
    By Jenny Miller