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How TikTok is helping spread diet culture myths

Six years ago, a popular reality TV show called “The Biggest Loser” suffered a public blow to its credibility. The premise of the show was that overweight and obese contestants would compete to see who could lose the most weight,…
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Why I (almost) never buy salted butter

One of the absolute simplest pleasures in the world of food is a really well made (and seasoned) bread and butter. If I’m out to eat and the menu has an $8 specialty bread-and-butter service, I’m automatically in. Some of my most wonderful food…
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The Great Pumpkin is real and on the run in Ohio

In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot pursuit of a very large, very orange suspect. No, not that one; it was a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Body-cam footage…
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Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in crypto fraud case

Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges. A plea agreement had called for up to 30 years. Mashinsky acknowledged illegally manipulating the…
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How to handle yeast, “Bake Off” style

The pressure was high during Bread Week as the bakers vied for a Paul Hollywood handshake after making a variety of, well, bread. The signature challenge asked bakers to make a batch of monkey bread, a sticky pull-apart bread made…
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