A Conspiracy of Hogs: The McRib as Arbitrage | The Awl
http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/a-conspiracy-of-hogs-the-mcrib-as-arbitrage
And for its part, the McRib makes a mockery of this whole terribly labor-intensive system of barbecue, turning it into a capital-intensive one. The patty is assembled by machinery probably babysat by some lone sadsack, and it is shipped to distribution centers by black-beauty-addicted truckers, to be shipped again to franchises by different truckers, to be assembled at the point of sale by someone who McDonald’s corporate hopes can soon be replaced by a robot, and paid for using some form of electronic payment that will eventually render the cashier obsolete.
365 tomorrows - Something In My Eye
http://www.365tomorrows.com/02/10/something-in-my-eye
"The spore had crash landed in his eye, and people were emerging."
Would You Drink a Nog-a-sake? | yumsugar
http://yumsugar.com/87946
"if you want to try it at home (and if you do let me know about it), it's one part eggnog, three parts sake. Drink up!"
Pharyngula: Gross "art"
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/12/gross_art.php
"They just want donors to ejaculate into a vial, and mail it, unrefrigerated, to them. Would you like the job of opening tubes of rancid semen and dumping it into the cube?"
::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon: The Donut-Cheeseburger Moment
http://www.horsepigcow.com/2006/08/donut-cheeseburger-moment.html
"I knew this was an omen, a sweet and greasy sign that things were over. There was no turning back to the time before the donut cheeseburger."
Accidental Hedonist - Why Coke uses High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2006/01/11/why_coke_uses_high_fructose_corn_syrup
Gastronomical guinea pig
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/16393.htm
"His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald's and document the impact on his health."