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  • Tightening our Food Regulations is Still Loosening our Belts

    Tightening our Food Regulations is Still Loosening our Belts

    Just this past week, supervisor Eric Mar of San Francisco introduced legislation which proposes to ban toys from McDonald’s Happy Meals as well as from other restaurant meals unless they meet specific nutritional requirements. In order for a meal to include a toy it must comply with the following guidelines: Must be under 600 calories and cannot contain more than 0.5 grams of saturated or trans-fats per item within the meal. I can’t believe people keep coming up with such [...]

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  • Stunts and Pranks

    Stunts and Pranks

    Story Notes: What is it about stunts and pranks that cause such a large following online? That’s what I investigate in today’s Pop17. I pulled a stunt where I dressed up as Optimus Prime from Transformers and tried to order from McDonald’s for Gizmodo in San Francisco. The Tokyo Dance Trooper pulled his stunt once and it grew to be an overnight hit. So he did it again and again. Improv everywhere is the best example of a group of [...]

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