Happy Half-century to The Big Mac

by | Jul 30, 2018 | Culture Music Art

from AP 50 years on, McDonald’s and fast-food evolve around Big Mac By CANDICE CHOI As with many of its popular and long-lasting menu items, the idea for the Big Mac came from a franchisee. In 1967, Michael James “Jim” Delligatti lobbied the company to let him test...

Art of the Car

by | Jul 29, 2018 | Culture Music Art

from artnet Putting Art in the Back Seat, Kenny Schachter Goes to Venerate the Old Masters of the Racetrack at the Festival of Speed With a lull in the art calendar, our columnist went off to pursue his second all-consuming passion—classic cars—at a tony British...

Burros For The Obese

by | Jul 28, 2018 | Weirdness

from METRO Fat tourists are crippling donkeys that carry them on holiday in Greece by Jane Wharton A guide leads a group of tourists on donkeys and mules through the streets of Fira, the capital of the Greek island of Santorini (Picture: AFP) Greece is breeding a new...

Billy Corgan Says He’s Not Responsible For Taylor Swift

by | Jul 27, 2018 | Mirth

from SPIN Billy Corgan Wants You to Know He Is Not Taylor Swift’s Father by Chris DeVille, Stereogum CREDIT: John Medina/Getty Images Does Taylor Swift look like Billy Corgan? I don’t really think so, but a meme that made its way to Corgan suggests their faces are...