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When I was in high school, there was a Coke machine in the student newspaper office where I spent a lot of my time (the Food Police had not been formed yet), and I am convinced the

Bummer:

The Food Network, which I like to drop in on from time to time, yesterday concluded its fifth annual "The Next Food network Star" co

QT says his latest film "Inglourious Basterds" might take its title from the 1970s B-movie "Dirty Dozen" ripoff  "Inglorious Bastards" but it is not a remake. It is, instead, Tarantino's version of a Spaghetti Western set in Nazi-era Europe. Goody, can't wait. A lot of the discussion about the film centers on the misspellings in the title, which most observers conclude is "just one of those Tarantino things" he does to stand out.

The DIY cooking fad (as opposed the the plain old cooking Mom had to do) is apparently giving new life to the jar that made Muncie famous:

The iconic Ball Mason jar may be 125 this year, but its versatility makes it fresher than ever.

The rounded-shoulder jars originally were produced for canning peaches and pickles. Today, preserving edibles has evolved from a survival tactic to a huge foodie movement.

I was on the noon show yesterday at WBOI, NPR, talking about Hoosier retailers, mostly grocery and convenience stores, making their latest push to legalize Sunday alcohol sales and to permit cold beer sales at places other than package stores.

Here's a site where you can vote on the "100 greatest places to stand in the USA" and watch the results change until the vote is closed on Dec. 1.

Let's hear it for the humble pocket knife:

Worry about what you serve your kids in your own home, not about what they might get at the new McDonald's that just opened up, say IUPUI researchers in Indianapolis:

It was found that the addition of fast food restaurants to neighborhoods did not have a significant impact in children's obesity rates. Restaurants located within one tenth of a mile from home were associated with slight elevations in obesity rates within certain high school ages.

Could they please hype the downtown hotel a little more? This was almost too subtle for me:

The long-delayed construction of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Harrison Square officially began Monday with a groundbreaking overlooking the construction site.

Representatives of Fort Wayne city government, local lenders, civic leaders and White Lodging, the company building the hotel, gathered for the groundbreaking and expressed their enthusiasm for the project.