It’s a totally new year. And no, it doesn’t have to be just like all the rest. What we have here is the chance to make some real positive and lasting changes in our lives. We can be better than we’ve ever been before, and it all starts today. To…
When it came to food news in 2012, there were some real doozies. From murders committed over a disagreement about a snack, to food fetishist teachers, to frivolous 911 calls, people were really freaking cray-cray this year.I’ve put together some of the most unfathomable occurrences from the past 365 days…
In the sea of headlines you’ll read throughout the day, few will likely have anything to do with food. Unless that’s your thing, of course. But if you’re like us, it is your thing, and you thrive on hearing news about restaurants and chefs just as much (or maybe more)…
Let’s face it. The world of music is a really dumb place, and we should know. Here at Crossfade, we spend the majority of our time sifting through the deserted wasteland of pop culture, and it ain’t lookin’ too good out there. This year felt like a particularly dumb year…
We all know that chugging down can after can of Monster, Red Bull, or Rock Star ain’t exactly healthy, yet some of us chug down multiple doses of energy drinks every day.An adult endangering his or her health is one thing, but how about a kid? Energy drinks have become…
Sure, there’s fun to be had when shooting food pictures with your iPhone. But, sometimes, while flicking through our Instagram feed, we shudder in disappointment. Do Instagramers really think that a flash-flooded shot of corn chowder looks appetizing? Or that a blurry photo of empty wine glasses merits a “like”?…
Wow, y’all. Another year has come and gone. But what do we have to show for it? Sure, we had a lot of fun. We discovered a lot of new, hopeful artists and said goodbye to a few favorites. But we also saw the rise of some terrible pop bullshit…
As writers of all things food and drink, we take particular notice to the trends that rise and fall throughout the years. 2012 included its fair share of relatively new trends that make us wince, and it had even more stuff that has been building over the past few years…
Jesus Christ is particularly busy these days. The bearded leader of Christianity has been riding shotgun from shopping mall to shopping mall in the hearts of all his disciples ’round this 6,000-year-old planet that his dad built in six days, as the hyper-consumerist masses prep to celebrate JC’s birthday on…
There’s just 20 days left until Jesus puts on his red fat suit, dyes his beard white, and drinks a bottle of vodka in an effort to rosy his inexplicably anglicized, middle-eastern cheeks before delivering presents under the guise of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Per usual, a flying reindeer…
You’d think Starbucks isn’t aware that our economy has tanked. The Seattle-based company has introduced a $7 cup of coffee – you know, just in case you have nothing to spend your money on, like say, oh, I don’t know… Your mortgage maybe? How about Christmas presents?The 16-ounce “grande” is…
EDM is a massive crap pile of commercialism. Or, that is to say, EDM superstar Deadmau5 thinks it might be totes lame now. And he’s talking about it on the Internet … Again. In a recent interview, the longtime hater and overpaid button-pusher told Billboard that he thought the industry…
Maybe the economy hasn’t tanked after all. How else can you explain shelling out $26,000 for dinner?hat’s how much it costs to enjoy La Castagne’s nine course truffle dinner for four. The Philadelphia restaurant conceptualized a dining event that is “the most extravagant and exclusive in the entire world,” according…
The world of EDM is basically one giant circus. You’ve got Steve Aoki doing acrobatics; David Guetta is running around in clown shoes; and Tiësto’s striking Jesus Christ poses as the most self-righteous ringleader ever. But all that’s been merely metaphorical until now. Cirque Du Soleil has teamed up with…
Rappers make a name for themselves by writing thought-provoking verses laden with rhyme, rhythm, and raunch. Or they start enough beef that its impossible to Ask Jeeves about an MC without the aforementioned beefer popping up in the results. It seems as though Harlem-bred spitter A$AP Rocky is choosing a…
Rolling Stone just farted out a list of turds and called it the “25 DJs That Rule the Earth.” But we here at Crossfade have got more than a bone to pick with them about it. Not only is this list completely nonsensical and asinine, it plays like a tired…
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has issued an open letter to Disney requesting the company stop allowing the images of its characters to be used on the packaging of holiday treats such as cookies and candy.According to the Center, offending products include Pillsbury Halloween cookies featuring…
Korean pop is about the most anti-American facet of pop culture in existence today, depending who you ask. In September, we brought you the story of Cooper Cap, a ginger patriot who demanded that overnight K-Pop sensation Psy get his “shit culture out of ours” in a YouTube video. “We…
There’s a bit of an uproar over California’s Proposition 37 scheduled for the November 6 ballot. Another twenty states are considering similar measures.It’s a simple proposition requiring that all genetically altered foods be labeled as such. Genetic modification can mean anything from manipulating the genes of a tomato to cloning…
Taylor Swift knows not what she is about to do, and we here at Crossfade can only scream at her from the sidelines: “Taylor, wat r u doin? Taylor, stahp!” In a recent interview with MTV, the country-pop superstar said she unwittingly experimented with the once-underground UK sounds of dubstep…
According to a new study, Miami-based Burger King, has the worst drive-thru when it comes to service, speed, and accuracy.The study, conducted by QSR Magazine, is conducted annually and rates the drive-thrus of Chick-fil-A, Krystal, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Burger King. Categories such as service time, order accuracy, wait…
Music fans can be really devoted. But it takes a special breed to join a crazy fan cult. And yet, music has exactly that kind of power over some people. It’s a fine line between in love and psychopathically obsessed. But whose fans are the freakiest? Who is the government…
