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french fries Fry Roulette is a new game to eat fried foods with friends Rusty Blazenhoff

california Deep-fried filet mignon, spaghetti donuts, and "unicorn-specific" foods debut at the San Diego County Fair Rusty Blazenhoff

fraud Bankman-Fried's sweetheart bail deal Jason Weisberger

cuisine Chef rates TikTok cooking videos with a "side of salt and extra sarcasm" Jennifer Sandlin

wire fraud LegalEagle explains just how deep a hole Sam Bankman-Fried has dug Jason Weisberger

cannabis Put 'Pot in the Latkes' on your Hanukkah playlist Rusty Blazenhoff

Drew Friedman It's Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday! Check out Drew Friedman's lovely portrait Mark Frauenfelder

Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin

Food Papa John's Pizza Bowls pose the important question "what is food?" Elías Villoro

cuisine Texas Twinkies now available online Elías Villoro

chili crisp Wait, whaaaaaat? Shake Shack and Fly by Jin are creating a chili-crisp forward menu? Jennifer Sandlin

Cooking Frying an egg during a flood Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets This air fryer/dehydrator combo will raise your culinary game Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Safely store precious photos with this deeply discounted cloud storage plan Boing Boing's Shop

actors Amanda Seyfried explains how she learned to imitate Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes's likely fake deep voice David Pescovitz

useful stuff These cleaning wipes are better than a dirty rag Mark Frauenfelder

art Giant playable replica of Nintendo Game and Watch system Rob Beschizza

chillin and flippin Street vendor amazing dough ball toss Kevin Reome

fried chicken YouTuber determines the best fat for deep frying chicken Jason Weisberger