May 2012
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“The hypothesis that crispy foods are innately appealing is a fascinating one. As...”
– Why Humans Are Crazy for Crispy - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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“The Secretary of the Association of Iranian Exporters & Manufacturers of...”
– Bread prices might jump « Iran Daily Brief
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Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks -... →
I’m not saying that Mayor Bloomberg necessarily reads my blog … but rather than ban large sizes, why doesn’t he just make the price per calorie slope the other way? You want 32 oz? You pay more than 4 times 8 oz.
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“SAN FRANCISCO – Two seemingly benign nutritional maxims are at the root of all...”
– “The Diet Debacle” by Robert H. Lustig | Project Syndicate
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mardallie asked: I had seen a bunch of posts about the Mitt Romney typo, but was worried it was a fake story until I downloaded the app myself. Unless there is an elaborate hoax to make him look dumb (which is entirely possible!) it seemes to be true.
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“We don’t mean ‘drought’. What we mean is ‘pisspoor management...”
– THIS IS NOT ABOUT RAIN DEFICITS | More Intelligent Life
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ohnewsroom:
Reporter: “How do I make a printable list of this photo directory?”
Designer: “There’s this thing called Google…”
Reporter: “Hey Mr. smarty pants, why don’t you take your Google and jam it up your Yahoo.”
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Stanford nutrition guru on how to change our food... →
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Watch(via anissa’s blog » Blog Archive » hair pastry or qataifi)
From my friend Anissa Helou, in response to an innocent question. I found this mesmerizing. And now I’m hungry for a bird’s nest stuffed with pistachios.
