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Christine Dougherty: Taco Bell's New Spokesperson Claims She Lost 54 Pounds Eating Fast Food (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 12.29.2009 | Business


Has Taco Bell found their own Jared? Christine Dougherty, a new spokesperson for the company, says she lost 54 pounds in two years by eating "Fresco" ...

Pop Culture Main Reason California Has Chihuahua Crisis

AP | SUE MANNING | Posted 12.10.2009 | Los Angeles


LOS ANGELES — California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame. There are so many Chihuahuas at shelters in Oak...

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.

Comic-Con Offers Attendees Rare Glimpse of Women

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Mr. Klugian said that he had not actually spoken to a real woman at Comic-Con this year, but added, "I did get Supergirl to sign my ticket."

Obama Proposes Replacing Anesthesia with Press Conferences

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

The president said that clinical trials showed that patients who are exposed to one of his pressers usually lose consciousness within three minutes.

Taco Bell Dog Dead: Gidget Dies At 15

people.com | Rennie Dyball | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green


She charmed millions without ever saying a word, and managed to make fast food tacos adorable. Gidget, the Chihuahua best known for her Taco Bell ad c...

Advertising And Modern Minstrelsy: What's Funny About Race Roleplaying? (VIDEO)

Christine Huang | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media


Christine Huang

When is race roleplay and cultural appropriation okay? When is it acceptable, and when is it derogatory?

Taco Bell's New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients From Nature (VIDEO)

Posted 07.31.2009 | Comedy


Taco Bell has gone green, so green in fact that no nature is used to make the "food." Puppies count as nature, right? WATCH: Taco Bell's New Green M...

Taco Bell Wedding: Couple Marry At Fast Food Restuarant

AP | Posted 02.11.2009 | Chicago


NORMAL, Ill. — Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks. Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and...

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Over "99 Cent" Ad Hoax

AP | SAMUEL MAULL | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


NEW YORK (AP) _ 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him ...

Fast Food Chains Thrive On Imitation

NY Times | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business


IN the fast-food business, imitation isn't just a form of flattery -- it's a proven way to increase sales. The Taco Bell value menu, for instance, ga...

101 Dumbest Moments In Business

Fortune | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Ah, what a dumb year it was! Fortune chose the absolutely dumbest of the dumb that the gods of fate and humor delivered into our laps - and yours - th...