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Disgraced Ex-Senator Jeff Smith Writing Book About What He Learned in Jail

Jeff Smith, ex-con and man of letters.​There's a long and honorable tradition of books written in prison -- Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, Oscar Wilde's De Profundis, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, possibly the letters of St. Paul. And why not? There's not much else to do there but reflect. ... More >>

Jill Sobule embraces the past and soars into the future on a new tour with John Doe

Monsanto's Roundup-Ready Alfalfa = Goodbye Organic Beef and Dairy, Says New Lawsuit

Image viaWill Roundup-Ready alfalfa render natural alfalfa extinct? ​Environmental groups and organic farmers alike have slapped the USDA with a lawsuit for its greenlighting of Monsanto's Roundup-Ready alfalfa grass earlier this year.The plaintiffs -- which include the Center for Food Safety and ... More >>

Slashfood Folds, Atlantic Food Changes Format

AOL​ Have the big food blogs officially run out of topics, or are they succumbing because of foodie backlash? Forbes reported yesterday that AOL's axing 30 of their brands, including six-year-old food website Slashfood. The website will be absorbed by the still-new food section at the Huffin ... More >>

Former Post-Dispatch Editor Was Nat'l Enquirer Source for John Edwards Affair

We now know who's behind John Edwards' implosion.​For all of you scandal-mongers who followed John Edwards' affair and complete-and-utter fall from grace with baited breath, boy, have we got a doozy for you.It turns out the unnamed source close to Edwards' paramour Rielle Hunter who tipped off the ... More >>

ClaireMcCaskill.com Officially Worth $4,000

How much would you pay for this web domain?​From the Department of Why the Hell Didn't We Think of That?: The Post-Dispatch reports that a Columbia-based web designer named Brennan Hobart noticed that Senator Claire McCaskill's website was called claireonline.com. Hobart suspected that the do ... More >>

Taco Bell's Taco Filling: Could Be a Whole Lot Worse

gizmodo.comLet the label speak for itself. ​ Holy crap, Taco Bell! Your beef is alleged to be only 36 percent beef! How could Yum! Brands have lied to Americans for all these years? The big to-do started on Tuesday, when Montgomery, Alabama, law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & M ... More >>

Pepsi Wants You to Snackify

Time to snackify your soft drinks. The Wall Street Journal says that Pepsi believes customers wants to "snackify" their drinks. What the hell does that mean? It means they're looking for ways to market a new fruit puree that's thin enough to drink but thick enough to be a food. Apple, grape, and che ... More >>

Genetically Modified Apples From Canada Poised to Invade U.S.?

Frankenapples from Canada! The Associated Press reports that a Canadian company has requested U.S. approval for an apple that doesn't turn brown. Okanagan Specialty Fruits of Summerland, British Columbia, got the technology from an Australian company who developed it to keep potatoes white by silenc ... More >>

Interview: Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground Sets the Record Straight

A 1966 Velvet Underground press shot. Moe Tucker is on the bottom right.​In April 2009, WALB-TV aired a story about a Tea Party rally in nearby Tifton, Georgia. About two-and-a-half minutes into the feature, one "Maureen Tucker, Tea Party Supporter" was quoted as saying, "I'm furious about the way ... More >>

Snickers Talks About Bizarro Halloween Ad That Went Viral

​In an era when advertisements are so easily evaded by consumers, a TV commercial going viral is an agency's dream: "Grocery Store Lady," Snickers' first-ever Halloween-themed ad, created by New York-based BBDO Worldwide, has spooked its way onto high-traffic websites including BuzzFeed, Huffi ... More >>

Davis Guggenheim ignores too many inconvenient truths in Waiting for Superman

Digg, Digging, Dugg

If you're a social media person, then you probably know that the popular social bookmarking website Digg recently relaunched. Branded Digg Version 4, this new incarnation unleashed some radical changes on its users. Unfortunately, this transformation was not greeted with open arms. Many of Digg's l ... More >>

Once Again, Franzen Offends Powerful Literary Women

Jonathan Franzen's new book, Freedom, isn't out until Tuesday, but he's already pissed off some pretty prominent women in literary circles. This time, however, it's not Oprah. And he hasn't really done much besides exist and be the recipient of a rave review in the New York Times from another powerf ... More >>

Top Ten Google Street View Photobombs (PICS)

Search Engine Land​In honor of yesterday's epic "Dead Girl" Google Street Bomb, as reported by Gawker, we've put together a list of the top ten Google Street View Photobombs. 

Roy Blunt: Campaigning in Missouri in Rented Pickup Truck

Blunt: So much for the low profile.​Hey, it worked for Scott Brown in Massachusetts. Of course, the pickup truck Brown drove to his Senate victory -- his 2005 GMC with 200,000 miles on it -- was his own. The pickup that Roy Blunt has been seen driving while campaigning in Missouri is reportedly a ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Top Ten Memorable Quotes: Fame, Sex, Music, Motherhood and the Tao of Gaga

Timothy Norris/LA Weekly​Lady Gaga's wit shines through on her Twitter account -- at least judging by our list of top Lady Gaga tweets. When she's not limited to 140 characters, the former Stefani Germanotta is even more articulate. In interview after interview, she tosses off quotable quip af ... More >>

Central Illinois Congressman is DC's Hottest Male Eye-Candy

It's official: Representative Aaron Schock of Illinois's 18th Congressional district has been anointed the hottest member of not just the House but also the Senate, eclipsing former Cosmo centerfold and current Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown. You can tell because a photo of him in a bathing suit ... More >>

Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Rules, Everyone Claims Victory

Image viaEven Alfalfa is smiling about yesterday's ruling on alfalfa.​Gut Check hasn't read much case law since our high-school debate career ended and our briefcase (and trophies!) went into storage in our parents' garage. However, we were fairly certain that when the Supreme Court issued a rulin ... More >>

The Five Biggest B.S. List Makers on the Internet

Image sourceNow THAT is a well-reasoned and objective top ten list.​This week's RFT feature story takes a satirical look at the arbitrary and often asinine world of online rankings, studies and surveys. We're talking about the lists that attempt to quantify the unquantifiable and compare the uniqu ... More >>

Worst or First! St. Louis' showings in a plethora of nationwide rankings.

St. Louis Named Worst City for New College Grads

zazzle.comYes, St. Louis tee-shirt dude, we're skeptical, too.​That's according to the Huffington Post, which recently named the U.S. cities it thinks are the best and worst for new graduates to land jobs. In its in-depth, highly scientific reporting (please note the sarcasm there) the website sta ... More >>

Zachary Schomburg and His Magic Poetry Mobile Take St. Louis Tonight!

Tonight is Exploding Swan Night at Stirrup Pants Chapbooks (2122 Cherokee Street), which will deviate from its usual Saturdays-only schedule to host The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra and a host of readers, including poet Zachary Schomburg, who has driven out here from Portland, Oregon, in h ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 4.13

Brewers at Denmark's Carlsberg Brewery walked off the job last week when it was announced they'd no longer get to drink three free beers per work shift. The Calgary Herald takes a Canadian look at why this effort by management to promote employee health went wrong. Need another food website? Huffi ... More >>

Patriot Dame: Dana Loesch, Tea Party co-founder and rising star of conservative talk radio, reporting for duty!

Laclede Gas Tied for Worst Place in America to Work if You're Gay, Lesbian or Transgendered

Laclede: It's a gas -- unless you're gay. ​The Laclede Group, whose primary subsidiary is Laclede Gas, has earned the dubious distinction of finishing tied with Exxon Mobil Corp. as the worst place in the nation to work if you're gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. A total o ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 1.14

​ Study shows genetically-modified corn linked to organ failure, but does a conflict of interest cripple the study? (Huffingtonpost.com, Daily RFT)In praise of salt. (Salon.com)Canadian officials pushing seal meat in China. (National Post)U.K. school kids who bring their lunch don't meet gov ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.14

​ Sagging fast-food market leads to upcoming gimmicks including new value menus and "shower babes". (Detroit Free-Press, The Business Insider)Woman gets probation for smuggling monkey meat. (Associated Press)PBR, hipsters, and the economics of cheap beer in an economic downturn. Elsewhere, V ... More >>

What to Get Your Not-So-Novice Foodie This Holiday Season

Earlier this week on this very blog, the Novice Foodie presented some gift suggestions for the foodie on your list, all of which are reasonably priced and locally available.If, however, you are feeling expansive, The Huffington Post presents its list of The Priciest Foods Ever and invites readers to ... More >>

Video: Happy Thanksgiving from PETA

​ ​Via Huffington Post, which reports that NBC won't air a Thanksgiving-themed ad from PETA. Frankly, I think that's outrageous. Who the hell is offended by rainbows?

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10.21

​ On World Food Day, angry farmers start tire fire in Paris. (Huffingtonpost.com)Report urges calorie limits in school lunches. (Los Angeles Times)Amish cuisine goes urban. (Philadelphia Inquirer)A history of Trappist beers, and how a lack of new monks might change the system. (Reuters)How to ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.10

​ President Obama endorses higher taxes on soda to help fund food stamps. (Kansas City Star)New FDA rule and reporting systems aims for contaminated food to be reported faster. (The Boston Globe)September 21 issue of The Nation focuses on food, with writings by Alice Waters and Michael Pollan ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 8.21

​ Contaminated food recalls, corporate farming horrors, chemical over-saturation, antibiotic-resistant cooties ... America's in a deep food crisis. (Time)Don't bother catching your own fish for dinner, unless you like mercury. (USA Today)Fourthmeal? Fifthmeal? How many meals a day does this ... More >>

Today's Dose of Stupid: Dietitian on Fast-Food "Healthy" Eating

Via Huffington Post, where the author does a nice job of pointing out how wrong this is, a dietitian on NBC's Today recommends how to eat "healthy" at fast-food restaurants while on the road. My favorite part? When Matt Lauer asks, "What is that?"Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and Ne ... More >>

Wild Rides: Sometimes the cars accelerate on their own. Sometimes they stop dead. Drivers of the hybrid Prius have discovered they can be an unexpected adventure.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.25

What will be public-health enemy #1 in 2009? Early indications from leading food firms suggest that salt will be the bad guy. (USA Today) The emerging market for fine wine in India. (Reuters) Because all of you are such good, loyal readers, I give you news -- and video -- of a Japanese restaur ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.27