Worst Food News 2012: Stupid, Crazy, and Gross

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…

Biggest Food News Stories of 2012

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)…

Dumbest Shit in Music 2012!

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…

Minimum Age Requirement To Purchase Energy Drinks?

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…

Instagram Food Photos: The Do’s and Don’t’s

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”?…

Worst Songs of 2012: Lil Wayne to LMFAO

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…

Jesus Christ Hypes Rap Crowd in Los Angeles

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…

How Much Will You Pay For a Cup of Joe? Starbucks Introduces $7 Drink

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…

Philly Restaurant Offers $26,000 Dinner: Bonus Designer Watch (Video)

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…

EDM Becoming a Cirque Du Soleil Production: Five Reasons It’s Gonna Suck

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…

Companies Spend $41 Billion To Keep Consumers In The Dark

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…

Burger King Drive-Thru Stinks, Says Study. Locals Disagree.

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…