Mcdonalds

A McDonald's Is Never More Than 107 Miles Away

Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


Saying McDonald's is ubiquitous in the United States isn't terribly newsworthy. But blogger Stephen Von Worley has creatively figured out the farthest...

Oh No, Not Another Film About Climate Change

Franny Armstrong | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green


Franny Armstrong

If you have a burning idea you need to communicate -- uncensored -- with maximum possible emotional punch and a potential audience of tens of millions, a doc's the way to go.

McDonald's Burger With Blooper

Claire Walter | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver


Claire Walter

McDonald's is promoting its new Angus Third Pounder via a tenuous tie-in with public transportation systems in eight U.S. cities, including Denver. Problem is, their Chicago agency got its Denver facts wrong.

Supergreen Me?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Linda Buzzell

Trick question: if Monsanto or a coal company put up a few solar panels on the roof of their corporate headquarters, would that get them certified as "green"?

Are $5 Fast Food Deals Making Us Fat?

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Dr. Eric Braverman

Be wary of a $5 fast food deal. What's cost effective now might be incredibly expensive to deal with in the future, just in health care dollars alone.

The New Face of Fashion Week

Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


Amanda Christine Miller

An exciting new venue raises the question: Is the traditional runway format still relevant?

The Burger Boom Is Blasphemy

Lisa Guest | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Lisa Guest

So what if you think a burger tastes good? Wake up. You also thought smoking couldn't kill you.

McDonald's Loses Trademark Fight Against Malaysia's McCurry

AP | By JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


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McDonald's Goes Green?

environmentalleader.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


McDonald's pilot "green" restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, is estimated to use 25 percent less energy than a traditional McDonald's restaurant, reporte...

Hot and Battered over KFC

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy


Meredith C. Carroll

Earlier this month KFC unveiled the latest addition to its menu: the Double Down. The instant classic is wrapped not in bread, but between two slices of boneless fried chicken.

The McDonald's "Mr. James" Ad Campaign and How We Don't Care About White People, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media


Disgrasian

Oh dear. It seems that we've ruffled a few feathers while writing about stereotypes.

McDonald's, Western Chains Spice Up Food For Global Franchises

Global Post | Posted 09.26.2009 | World


By Erik German | GlobalPost RABAT, Morocco -- Walk into a McDonald's in Morocco and you'll find a sandwich you can't get anywhere else in the world...

Why Choose Health When You Can Have Dinner in a Bucket?

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Ninety percent of all the 'lifestyle diseases' (stroke, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, some cancers) that plague us are preventable if we just take a minute and think about what we put in our mouths.

Why It's So Hard Not To Be Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...

The Real Reason the Birthers Don't Like Obama

Tom Roston | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics


Tom Roston

There is an unspoken subtext to the Obama-bashing at the health care town halls and in the Birther movement. And I'm not talking about the racism -- I'm talking about anti-Hawaiianism

A Penny From Heaven

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York


Dan Dorfman

Penny Trenk recently pulled off the kind of financial feat that one might associate with the likes of investment whiz Warren Buffet. In sports, her feat would be like running a 4-minute mile.

Diane Schuler Was OK At Restaurant Before Taconic Crash: Police

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 09.08.2009 | New York


GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Police investigating a head-on highway crash that killed a suburban mother and seven other people said Friday she was fine a...

My (Ongoing) Beef with Chipotle

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green


Carolynn Carreño

If you truly believe that something is bad for the planet and our health then how can you justify serving it 65% of the time? I sat down with Chipotle's public relations agent to find out.

McDonald's Sued After Hepatitis Outbreak

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 08.21.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- An attorney who specializes in food safety filed a lawsuit Tuesday against McDonald's following a hepatitis A outbreak in northwestern...

McDonalds Goes McElectric

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


Jonathan A. Schein

The world's largest fast food franchise corporation is continuing its move into the green era by offering an electric charging outlet for cars at its Cary, NC, location.

McDonald's Hepatitis Scare: Infected Employee Exposed Thousands

AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago


ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities in northwestern Illinois are trying to figure out why a case of hepatitis A in a McDonald's food handler went un...

First McDonald's With Electric Car Charging Station To Open

News & Observer | Sue Stock | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green


The station will allow drivers of electric cars to plug them in and charge them while they eat....

America's Biggest Brands: Iconic Or Overexposed? (SLIDESHOW, VOTE)

Posted 08.02.2009 | Business


In the money-hungry world of corporate America, is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? In the case of mega-brands like Wal-Mart, Starbucks...

Why I'm Almost Vegetarian, But Not Yet

Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


Jonathan Daniel Harris

I wish I could live completely off the land, consuming food from my own garden perhaps! However, it's just not in the cards.