Tag: Food

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...

Big Pharma Billionaire Arrested for Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

Billionaire and founder of Insys Therapeutics, Dr John Kapoor, has been arrested for his involvement in a diabolical scheme involving his company's top selling opioid drug— Subsys. Curiously, it all went down on the very same day the Trump administration declared America’s opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. According to CBS News, Kapoor was arrested early on Thursday morning at his home in...
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VR Now Lets You Eat Your Favorite Food Without Gaining a Pound

You’ve probably got some sort of eating habit that you wish you could break—we all do. Whether it’s an insatiable love for sweets or...

One of the Keys to Human Survival Lies in This Arctic Food Vault

Should an apocalyptic event ever threaten to wipe out the human race, mankind has a secret emergency kit that few people know about. Located...

These Unreal Mirror Cakes are the Epitome of Food Porn

Olga Noskova's cakes are truly out of this world. More works of art than confectionery, they have brought her international fame over the recent past. Her...

Cockroach Milk: When Small Creatures Bring Big Nutrition

Move over, Soylent - there's a new all-in-one superfood that may help us unlock better nutrition for the global population. Researchers have discovered that...

What is “Lunch Shaming” & Why It’s a Huge Issue in America Right Now

There are a few feelings worse than having to deny your children something that they want, but being unable to give your children what...

Street Food Vendor Makes History by Earning a Michelin Star

Going to a Michelin Star restaurant isn't cheap. A prix-fixe lunch at New York City's Le Bernardin will cost you at least $85. Now, if...

The Future of Agriculture: Vertical Farming Uses 95% Less Water, and No Pesticides

Often known for its turnpike and gangsters, New Jersey is reclaiming its crown as the Garden State. Newark-based company AeroFarms has recently turned its...

Michelin-Star Chefs Prevent Olympic Food Waste by Giving to the Poor

You'd be surprised by the amount of food that an Olympic athlete can put away, but the chefs chosen to prepare food in the...

Street Artist Lor-K: ‘I Turn Old Mattresses Into Food Sculptures’

"I am passionate about the urban area and everything it entails... I think the city is an experimenting ground where it's possible to interact with...

Food Illustrations: the Surprising Art Form of Anna Keville Joyce

Food stylist and artist Anna Keville Joyce paints beautiful images of scenery, animals and objects with a twist that makes her work stand out...

Artist Chilly Philly Crochets the Most Incredible Food-Themed Hats

Melbourne-based Phil Ferguson, aka Chilly Philly, has a very unique body of work. He started to crochet vibrant sculptural hats and shoot them for his...

Murderless Meat: Finally Eat Beef Without Killing the Cow

For the past few years, it has appeared more and more obvious that a vegetarian diet would be better for the planet and for humankind for...