Culture Buzz It's not Halloween, but I've been noticing an odd trend of babies dressing up like food and/or edible crustaceans. Finally, my maternal instincts have kicked in. Here are some other disconcerting baby trends: baby toupees, baby bling, babies with mohawks.
Food Buzz Beyond the ubiquitous International Thumbs Up Guy, there's a whole world of weird food statues out there. The New York Times has a quick look at phenomenon of eerie fiberglass food vendor statues from around the globe. The hot dog guy always makes me feel a little sick with the way he spurts mustard and ketchup on himself; he's included with other disturbing examples I've found.
Politics Buzz A New York Times story on the polling trend of microtargeting says that what you eat is linked to how you vote. We had Popeye's for lunch today (chicken sandwich plus biscuit = yum), which apparently makes us Democrats.
Movie Buzz A stop-motion animation film depicting the abridged history of American armed conflicts, using lots of hamburgers. Stefan Nadelman's film Food Fight starts with World World II and reenacts all the major armed conflicts since using the typical foods of each country as the players. It's hard not to cry when the giant hamburger cloud annihilates the sushi, and that's just the beginning.
Food Buzz Innovative fast food technology let's you hold soda and chicken nuggets in one container. BBQ Chicken has launched what may be the greatest leap forward in fast food consumption since the McDLT ("The hot stays hot! The cool stays cool!") or maybe even the syrup-infused McGriddle. We predict the Chelsea location will sell out by the day's end.
Food Buzz Mars has partnered with Dunkin' Donuts to create the M&M's Donut and the Milky Way Hot Chocolate. Reminiscent of Homer Simpson piling candy on his donut and trying to pass it off as sprinkles, the M&M's donut is a cartoon fantasy made reality. The Milky Way Hot Chocolate on the other hand evokes a queasy shudder and has the diet blogs up in arms.
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