Sports Buzz Indianapolis Star social media editor Amy Bartner snapped this picture of the exorbitant food prices inside Lucas Oil Stadium today. Not necessarily shocking, but still outrageous.
Culture Buzz Because Dr. Pepper's “For Men Only” branded pop wasn't bad enough. Can't all soda be gender-neutral? (via eater.com)
http://www.treehugger.com/health/flame-retardant-in-soft-...
Mountain Dew, Fanta Orange, and in some flavors of Powerade and Gatorade are just concerned for fire safety? Brominated vegetable oil is patented as a flame retardant and it’s banned in food all over Europe and Japan, but it’s on the ingredient list of about 10 percent of sodas in the U.S.
Food Buzz Plus Coke and Ruffles cupcakes. Chef John Rivers of the 4Rivers Sweetshop is a certifiable genius.
http://visual.ly/coke-vs-pepsi-cola-war
Choose your side. This fan war has been ongoing for over 130 years.
Food Buzz Wait. Wasn't this delicious twenty minutes ago? Time marches inexorably forward. But when tasty treats go bad before you even finish ingesting them? That's going too far Mother Nature.
Just how long does it take for a freshly poured soda to turn into a disgusting syrup drink? This guy was bored at work and decided to find out.
Culture Buzz Do you know what's fun? Explosions. Know what's even more fun? Soda explosions.
http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/11/12/soda-seen-as-a-possib...
Mountain Dew, however, probably causes cancer.
An advertisement for what “King Size” was back in the day. Poor kid probably would have drowned in a Big Gulp.
All over America the timeless debate still exists: is it called POP or SODA? See for yourself what parts of the country get it right (or wrong).
Here in California, we call soda, well…soda. But in other parts of the nation when we want a sweet, carbonated beverage, we need to change our tune and ask for a “pop,” a “coke,” or any one of a dozen other regional nicknames for the drinks.
http://www.myjones.com/code/limited.php?campaign=wizards
Jones is back again with their wackily-themed flavors, this time striking into the heard of nerdom with their “Limited Edition Spellcasting Soda!” I could really use a “Potion of Healing” right about now. Via Twitter.
Food Buzz …in Japan, of course. A follow-up to their 2007 masterpiece, “Ice Cucumber,” Pepsi will begin selling shiso flavored soda this summer. For those Americans who crave a veggie-soda fix, there's always Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray.
Business Buzz Pepsi’s getting a makeover. Word on the street is that the company plans on doling out $1.2 billion over three years to change everything about its brands – including new logos that will become a series of “smiles.” Hunh? For instance, the Pepsi brand will use a smile logo, while a grin will be used for Diet Pepsi. Whatever. The overall consensus is that the new bottles look like wrinkled penises.
A county-by-county breakdown of what people call carbonated beverages. Can someone do a mashup with voting trends here?