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Monday, February 20, 2012

- Dosa Hunt is a short film by Stereogum's Amrit Singh in which he gathers a bunch of cool dudes of Indian heritage (Anand Wilder of Yeasayer, Alan Palamo of Neon Indian, Himanshu Suri of Das Racist) to search for good dosas in NYC. Sam Hockley-Smith wrote about the flick for Fader.com.

- Someone gave some guy named Logan Warren a Starbucks gift card, so he thought it would be fun to try to create the most expensive Starbucks drink possible. And he did. For $23.60, he ordered a 31-ounce Trenta Java Chip Frappuccino with 10 add-ins. Peep the article for the list. I promise it'll be gross.

- A man dining at Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas actually suffered a heart attack while eating their aptly-named Triple Bypass burger. The restaurant blatantly endorses unhealthy eating, from the name to the policy of letting people who weigh more than 350 pounds eat free. "I actually felt horrible for the gentleman because the tourists were taking photos of him as if it were some type of stunt. Even with our own morbid sense of humor, we would never pull a stunt like that," says owner "Doctor" Jon Basso. Disheartening.

- For a more lighthearted (ugh sorry) story about beef, Antony Bowness, a butcher from Gloucestershire, has created a meat bouquet. It's made from a dozen sirloin strips curled to look like roses. "I mean if you can make a dress from meat, then why not a bunch of roses?” says Bowness. Looks like Lady Gaga wins again. Dang.

- I'm trying to think of an eloquent way to talk about this Reese's Pieces spec ad, but I can't. It's ... weird? Gross? Inhumane? Just watch it. Sorry in advance, guys.

- Bompas & Parr, "food artists", want to make your wedding day even more exciting. They offer an exploding wedding cake service, which involves an explosives technician putting charges inside your wedding cake that detonate when you cut it. Risk assessment is included in the £800 price tag.

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