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Introducing Deep-fried Kool-Aid; Why Not Just Irradiate Everything?

• The latest battered sensation to inspire awe and wonder? Deep-fried Kool-Aid balls. What will they fry next?! [Gawker]

• Could the recent E. coli epidemic and other food outbreaks be prevented if we just irradiated the hell out of everything? Why don’t we? The answer dates back to the Cold War era. [LAT]

• An upcoming NIH study might shed even more light on the question of whether cutting calories long-term can not only make us fabulously skinny but also extend our life spans. [Daily Beast]

• Top toques Daniel Boulud, David Bouley, Bill Telepan, François Payard, Michael Romano, Floyd Cardoz, Craig Koketsu, and Tadashi Ono will travel to the Japanese town of Kamaishi to fix lunch for 1,000 residents displaced by recent natural disasters. Way to go, guys! [Crain’s]

• A Yoplait yogurt ad has been taken off the air after eating-disorder groups claimed the television spot mocked an unhealthy line of thinking: “I’ve been good today. I deserve [cheesecake].” [Week]

• Former Pizza Hut president Herman Cain Mike Rawlings was elected mayor of Dallas. Here’s hoping he can deliver on his reputation. [Gawker]

Introducing Deep-fried Kool-Aid; Why Not Just Irradiate Everything?