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Watermelon

Heinous Crimes Against The Watermelon

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Orchant | Posted 05.22.2013 | Taste

We're beginning to wonder if we've forgotten what the real thing tastes like.

Racism in 2013?? Just Get Over It!

Theodore Johnson | Posted 05.08.2013 | Black Voices
Theodore Johnson

"Get over it and move on" is the most ridiculous of positions. Racism is not some tragic event to get over; it's the ongoing tragedy of cumulative experiences that shape how one sees the world.

Well, This Is Insane

Posted 04.29.2013 | Comedy

Do you have $200 and an unstoppable need to carry a whole, chilled watermelon wherever you go? Well you're in luck, crazypants, because the "watermelo...

WATCH: Man Breaks Down Watermelon Insanely Fast

Posted 04.25.2013 | Taste

Don't try this at home, folks.

African Americans And The Watermelon Stereotype

Theodore Johnson | Posted 04.12.2013 | TED Weekends
Theodore Johnson

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideo.jpgIt's true -- I'm a black man with a watermelon for a birthmark. In many countries and cultures around the world, this would be unremarkable. But in the United States, where watermelon is associated with historic African-American stereotypes, my birthmark takes on a more complex symbolism.

Farm Behind Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak Recalls Watermelons

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 09.10.2012 | Home

An Indiana farm implicated as the likely source of a Salmonella outbreak that sparked the recall of its cantaloupes, which resulted in the sickening o...

How To Explode Watermelons With Your Mind

DVICE | Posted 11.07.2012 | Technology

Thanks to an EEG headset and a compressed air cannon, destroying things with your brain just got a whole lot easier....

WATCH: 'How To Eat A Watermelon' Tutorial Destined For History Books

Posted 08.16.2012 | Home

Why yes, this is a 10 minute video about how to eat a watermelon, with someone (his name is Tom Willett) we can only describe as the Bob Ross of water...

Don't Get Personal

Bonni Brodnick | Posted 10.02.2012 | Fifty
Bonni Brodnick

If you can't share your watermelon, stay home. Don't come to my picnic.

Yellow Watermelon Fruit Salad

Amie Valpone | Posted 10.01.2012 | Taste
Amie Valpone

Sweet and tangy, this simple dish comes together in a flash. Don't make the salad ahead -- the watermelon will release too much water.

Watermelon Stunt Isn't The Pits

Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 07.26.2012 | Science

When you tire of pondering the nature of the universe, ask yourself how many rubber bands it takes to make a watermelon explode. Then ask how much you...

11 Crazy Things You Can Do With Watermelons

Posted 07.10.2012 | Home

We'll be honest -- when we first started looking into some not-so-traditional uses for watermelon, we had no idea the rabbit hole we were about to go ...

16 Juicy Watermelon Recipes

Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

From park picnics to backyard barbecues, you'll find watermelon eaten by everyone everywhere during the summer months -- there seems to be no fruit mo...

WATCH: This Is How You Explode A Watermelon With Rubber Bands

Posted 07.05.2012 | Home

How many rubber bands does it take to burst a watermelon? A video circulating around the Internet shows a group of men putting the question to the tes...

Drink Your Fourth-of-July Watermelon

Liquor.com | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Liquor.com

Just like hot dogs, flag cake and sparklers, watermelon is a staple of Independence Day. But no matter how many guests we invite, we never seem to be able to finish a whole one.

How To Buy A Melon

The Splendid Table | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
The Splendid Table

How do you buy a melon? Trust your nose. If it smells quite sweet, it will be sweet. Check for ripeness by pressing the dime-sized round at the melon's end.

The Best Summer Cakes And Pies

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 10.10.2011 | Home
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

We make a lot of noise about not really cooking much in the summer, especially when cooking involves turning on the oven. But when fruit is in season,...

A Guide To The Kinds Of Summer Melons

The Daily Meal | Posted 09.14.2011 | Home
The Daily Meal

'Tis the season to surround yourself with melons. Although available year round, they reach their sweet, nutrient-packed peak of perfection right aro...

How To Pick & Store The Best Summer Fruits

EatingWell | Posted 08.31.2011 | Home
EatingWell

By Carolyn Malcoun, contributing food editor for EatingWell Magazine There's one time of year when fruit really grabs my attention and that's summer...

4th of July Recipes For The 13 Original Colonies

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 08.29.2011 | Home
Find. Eat. Drink.

[Photo DC CentralKitchen] As we celebrate the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of independence, we honor those who came before us with recipes ...

Beat Summer Heat With Chilly Eats

Lisa Turner | Posted 08.19.2011 | Home
Lisa Turner

You can beat the heat with cooling and moistening foods like cucumber, melons, mint and raw greens that balance soaring temperatures and dampen the fiery flames of summer.

Emma Gray

In Season: 6 Summer Picks For Your Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Emma Gray | Posted 08.11.2011 | Healthy Living

The sun is blazing and farmers markets are popping up everywhere. Yes, it seems summer has arrived. Lucky for us -- and our bodies -- the early summer...

Exploding Watermelons Plague Chinese Farmers

AP | By ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 07.17.2011 | Home

BEIJING -- Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, crea...

Astoria Characters: The City-Slicker Chicken Farmers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Deciding to raise chickens in an apartment that's smaller than a chicken coop isn't something Jules Corkery and Robert McMinn are doing on a whim.

The Watermelon's Doppelganger: A Birthday Cake Story

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

2010-08-31-watermelon.jpg My mom first made this dessert at some time during my childhood. It was as awesome then as it is now, and it inspired a lifelong affection for raspberry sorbet topped with chocolate chips aka watermelon seeds.