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Sicilian slices at Manne's Bakery in Revere, and battered fish bites at Jasper White's Summer ShackFood cravings can be triggered by stress, hormones, and sometimes childhood memories. Reminiscing about lunch lines and lunch ladies might even spark a hankering for those distinctive, lukewarm pizza slices we thought we loved. Thankfully as adults, we can satisfy our nostalgic needs in places other than a school cafeteria. At Manne’s Bakery in Revere, their chewy, cheesy, Sicilian-style pizza slices are the most popular thing on the menu. A far cry from the frozen, square variety once served up in schools. Jasper White’s Summer...

There are many curious facts about fish sticks. The invention of this frozen food warranted a U.S. patent number, for instance: US2724651A. The record number of them stacked into a tower is 74. And, every year, a factory in Germany reportedly produces enough fish sticks to circle Earth four times. But the most peculiar thing about fish sticks may be their mere existence. They debuted on October 2, 1953, when General Foods released them under the Birds Eye label. The breaded curiosities were part of a lineup of newly introduced rectangular foods, which included chicken sticks, ham sticks, veal sticks,...

We give Israel billions. 40 inmates. Why can't they take them. Israel is their enemy. Give Obama what he wanted.

Hundreds of people packed the streets outside Webster Hall in Manhattan's East Village after Kanye West teased a surprise concert there early Monday — but the concert was ultimately canceled as the crowd grew and grew, leading to a frenzied scene that left behind smashed cars and piles of trash. Despite high energy at the unplanned event and a heavy police presence, no one was arrested, according to the NYPD. Photos and video posted online show hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered outside the concert venue. Some fans climbed on top of cars and others scaled poles and light posts....

Kanye West has apologised to Taylor Swift for ruining her 2009 Video Music Awards (VMAs) acceptance speech. The rapper wrote on Twitter: 'I'm sorry, Taylor. We're both artists, and the media and managers are trying to get between us. 'She deserves the apology more than anyone. She had no idea what hit her. She's just a lil girl with dreams like the rest of us. Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that.' West went on to discuss the backlash he had faced following his behaviour at the VMAs. 'There are people who don't dislike...

Mark Knoller with CBS News Twitters:At a church community center in DC today, VP Biden was wearing an apron and serving fish sticks to the homeless today. 27 minutes ago from webIn serving the homeless, Biden said: "you've got to remind yourself that but for the grace of God there goes I." 23 minutes ago from web

An animal rights group wants the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach to gut its cafeteria menu of fish and seafood, arguing that "serving fish at an aquarium is like serving poodle burgers at a dog show." Like Lilo in the animated "Lilo and Stitch," who refused to make a tuna sandwich for her friend, Pudge, a fish, because it would be "an abomination," the head of the Fish Empathy Project for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said serving fish at an aquarium just isn't right. "An institution with a mission that includes teaching people to respect...

SAN ANTONIO -- A Texas woman heating fish sticks was shot in the leg today by a gun that had been stashed in her oven, police said. Roxanne Perez, 29, was taken to at Wilford Hall Medical Center where she was in good condition, they said. They said a friend of hers had hidden the .357 caliber handgun in the stove two weeks earlier without telling her after she told him no guns were allowed in her house. When Perez heated up the fish sticks she also heated up the gun, which caused several rounds to be fired. One hit...