The Onion on the Midwest Mumps Epidemic

The number of mumps cases has grown to more than 1,100 across eight Midwestern states in the largest outbreak in nearly two decades. What do you think?
 

Sam Wilson,
Baker
"Finally. God has seen fit to punish Midwesterners for their depraved, decadent 'lifestyle.'"

Becky Anderson,
Beautician
"Because of the swollen glands, we should also see a spike in Godfather impressions."

Vlad [...]

NYT Does Lambics

As you may or may not know, I am a lover of all Belgian beers. So imagine how thrilled I was to see the article on Lambics in today's New York Times.
Lambic (pronounced lam-BEEK, more or less) is a style of beer unique to Belgium, based on brewing with "wild" yeasts. Where most [...]