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Happy Halloween from Bill O'Reilly

by Max Ross
posted on Oct. 31, 2008 - 10:00am

First of all, let's just be clear: Even though childhood obesity is a growing problem (pun alert!) in this country, I refuse to be the guy tonight that gives out boxes of raisins. Probably I'll do the lazy, semi-cruel thing and put out an empty bowl with a ‘please take one' Post-it note posted to the rim. I really believe that disappointing kids by giving them nothing is better than disappointing them by giving them raisins.

Are All Critics Obsolete?

by Max Ross
posted on Jun. 09, 2008 - 6:03pm

Steadily as the American dollar, the value of informed opinions is decreasing. As information becomes ever more accessible and democratized, thanks to the likes of Google and Wikipedia and Things White People Like, the necessity for critics — previously our cultural gatekeepers — seems to be vanishing. Whether it's food, music, or movies, the corresponding critics are getting laid of left and right from their respective publications.

Are YOU Killing the Food Network?

by Ann Bauer
posted on Dec. 18, 2007 - 9:22am

Look, I think I've been honest right from the get-go.

I've never been a foodie. In fact, I've always been a little squeamish about diehard foodies. And I stumbled into food writing because I was an out-of-work English professor who needed a job, not because I stayed up nights dreaming of the perfect creme brulee.

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