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Fried Butter on a Stick? The Iowa State Fair’s Artery-Clogging Offerings

Political talk dominated the event’s opening weekend, but NewsFeed knows what’s really important: the delicious new snacks introduced this year.

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Sorry, Rich People: U.S. Blocks Million-Dollar Car Over Child Safety

If you were waiting to get your hands on the $1 million sports car made by Italian company Pagani, you’ll have to wait at least until 2013. Also, we hate you. But the delay is for a good, sensible reason: the car doesn’t pass muster on federal auto safety rules. Pagani tried to skirt the

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Court: Christian Louboutin Can’t Stop Others from Designing Red-Soled Shoes

Christian Louboutin shoes, popularized by countless well-heeled celebrities who can afford them, range from strappy and spiky to crystal-encrusted and furry. But the common denominator is that each pair—many which cost $1,000 or more— features soles shining in fire-engine red. French footwear designer Louboutin launched his line in 1991 and since, his luxurious high-end heels

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Fashion Friday: Vera Wang Copies Kate Middleton and Other Style Scoop

NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.  Vera Wang’s Bridal Empire Expands. After taking her wedding gowns to the mass market with a partnership with David’s Bridal, Vera Wang’s now jumping into the jewelry industry with Zales. “Vera Wang Love,” available in stores this October, is a collection

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Introducing the Baguette Vending Machine

In the wake of many changes sweeping through Europe and its lifestyle, French cuisine is no exception.  Parisians don’t have the time to run to the bakery twice a day like they used to. The small bakeries around the city are closing as people adopt the American or British grab-and-go desk lunches at the office.

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NFL Preseason: Help a Die-Hard Football Orphan Finally Pick His Team

Every year at about this time, I’m the giddiest person I know.Because after months of subsisting on other sports, it’s finally time for football. I’m one of the biggest football fans I know, but there’s one huge problem: I’ve never had an NFL team to call my own. I’m hoping my fellow football fans can

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Petition Calls for Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie to Be Married

Although Sesame Street’s creators have never said that the two characters are gay, viewers have long speculated that roommates Bert and Ernie are more than just friends. Perhaps the petition, started by Illinois resident Lair Scott, was prompted by the changing tide in the U.S.: In June, New York became the sixth — and largest

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Feeling Fancy? Buy a Limo Used By Astronauts and a Pope

A 1964 Lincoln Continental limo used for official papal/astronaut business will be auctioned off by Bonhams later this month. It comes complete with a detachable roof section and rooftop windshield for all those parades you’ve got on the docket. This limousine is a reminder of the indulgence that has so often gone hand-in-hand with that

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‘That’s My Car on Fire’: The Top 8 Tweets from London’s Riots

It’s ugly out there in London, where some of the worst riots in recent memory continue to play out following the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Have a look at what people are saying, as well as some of the shocking things they’ve seen.

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Vanity Fair’s 2011 International Best Dressed List

Who’s the best dressed in all the land? Well if you’re a faithful reader of Vanity Fair’s International list then you probably won’t be surprised. The magazine’s annual compilation has all the royals, politicos, financiers and celebrities that you’d expect. Hitting the list, much to no one’s surprise, are: Kate Middleton (but that’s “H.R.H. THE DUCHESS

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