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Normal ecosystems use and reuse critical nutrients like phosphorus. But humans aren't normal
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2009
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Do pilots have a "romper room"? Do they fly the same routes over and over? Those questions and more
By Patrick Smith
May 22, 2009
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In this slumped economy, fast food restaurants are beckoning with their impossibly thrifty value menus. I tried them so you don't have to.
By Sarah Hepola
May 12, 2009
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Krugman and Stiglitz concede that maybe, possibly, in a best-case scenario, the administration's "muddling-through" plan for the banks could work. But they're not jumping for joy.
By Andrew Leonard
May 8, 2009
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From swine flu to malaria, how jetliners can spread disease. Plus: Is the air on planes really as dirty as we think?
By Patrick Smith
May 8, 2009
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We know they ate roast beef and discussed the banking system. The rest is a mystery.
By Andrew Leonard
May 4, 2009
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"Tutti a tavola a mangiare!" The Italian-American chef on the cultural history of food and how sharing pasta could lead to a more peaceful world.
May 4, 2009
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Do male gastro-sexuals have a macho take on the kitchen?
By Amy Benfer
April 28, 2009
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Since when is farting on a sandwich a felony? People have been grossing each other out for centuries and it's no time to stop now.
By Garrison Keillor
April 22, 2009
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Famous animal lover Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, the author of "The Face on Your Plate," talks about why you should consider giving up the burgers -- and the fromage.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
April 18, 2009
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I inherited some money to travel but it doesn't feel right to wander when millions are losing their jobs.
By Cary Tennis
April 16, 2009
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The groom said my husband is dead to him. The bride refused my package.
By Cary Tennis
March 25, 2009
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If I take a vacation, where should I go? How does one take a vacation? What is a vacation?
By Cary Tennis
March 24, 2009
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Animal activists have denounced the delicacy as torture. But as a new book explains, the truth is not as simple -- or as sensational -- as they'd like you to believe.
By Alex Koppelman
March 19, 2009
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The struggle to feed America's nouveau needy.
By Nick Turse
March 16, 2009
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As a Universal Life Church minister, I could help my friend get a foreign work visa. Should I sign?
By Cary Tennis
March 10, 2009
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Cheftastrophe! The fifth season boils down to overcooked soufflés, under-salted fish and lots of big, salty tears.
By Heather Havrilesky
February 26, 2009
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They didn't like Tom Vilsack for secretary of agriculture, but their joy at the No. 2 pick for USDA, Kathleen Merrigan, knows no bounds.
By Andrew Leonard
February 24, 2009
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The pizza restaurant is the last bastion of American small business. Eat a slice today to jump-start our economy. It's your civic duty!
By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
February 24, 2009
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Will Obama give America an extreme makeover? Will the Europeans rule "Top Chef"? Plus: Gordon Ramsay breaks the swearing sound barrier!
By Heather Havrilesky
February 8, 2009
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Mark Bittman's revolutionary "Food Matters" is both a cookbook and a manifesto that shows us how to eat better -- and save the planet.
By Laura Miller
January 5, 2009
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I secretly fell for a higher-up at work, and not even my best friend knows.
By Cary Tennis
December 24, 2008
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When you can't eat another bite this holiday, tune in for the perky perfection of "Giada at Home," the leisure-class delights of "Barefoot Contessa," or the down-home grub of "Big Daddy's House."
By Heather Havrilesky
December 21, 2008
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It's time someone stood up for the ugly stepchild of desserts. It's time someone stood up for pie.
By Vincent Rossmeier
December 20, 2008
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What America's top advocate for agricultural reform thinks about Obama's pick for Secretary of Agriculture.
By Gabriel Winant
December 17, 2008
Don't flush that fertilizer!
Ask the pilot
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Fry the bacon, slay the competition
Save our national sense of humor!
Don't have a cow!
Backpacking the meltdown: In bad taste?
Relax, it's just foie gras
America's food banks need a bailout
Finale wrap-up: "Top Chef"
The cheese-and-pepperoni stimulus 
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