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BurgerTime: Peter Pepper Turns 30

By Jeff Giles at 11:15 AM on June 24, 2012

Long before NBC turned desperate weight loss into reality TV gold with The Biggest Loser and juvenile diabetes became a high-fructose epidemic, children of the ’80s fought their own battle against the bulge—a desperate, fast-paced struggle in which they learned that their favorite junk foods were literally trying to destroy them in an 8-bit battle to the death. read more

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Jeni Britton Bauer: Renegade Ice Cream Rock Star

By Sean Edgar at 3:45 PM on June 23, 2012

As a child growing up between Peoria, Ill., and Columbus, Ohio, ice cream artisan Jeni Britton Bauer was often told by her grandfather to go her own way. read more

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Positive Contact: Dan the Automator Meets Dogfish Head Ale

By Josh Jackson at 1:15 PM on June 23, 2012

Beer and music have gone together since those ancient Mesopotamians first learned that consuming fermented sugars tended to cause them to burst into song. One brewery is doing what it can to reconnect those two wonderful gifts. read more

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Eating Jam Out of a Jar: Food in Mountain Goats Lyrics

By Jessica Gentile at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2012

Even the most casual Mountain Goats fan knows that John Darnielle is a master of describing intense, complicated relationships fraught with tension and passion. What not everyone realizes, though, is the meaningful role food plays in the lives of these characters read more

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From The Vault: The Mountain Goats - "Alpha Omega"

By Paste Staff at 4:00 PM on June 22, 2012

Watch John Darnielle perform "Alpha Omega" live during the 2009 Noise Pop Festival. read more

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Live From SXSW: The dB's

By Paste Staff at 10:00 AM on June 22, 2012

Watch The dB's entire performance at the Sennheiser & Paste Present the Stages on Sixth. read more

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Don't Mess With Breakfast: Morning Tacos From Phosphorescent's Jeff Bailey

By Ryan Bort at 6:15 AM on June 22, 2012

Now that New York is starting to heat up, the Friday lunch specials at Whirlybird—the Brooklyn breakfast taco and espresso café owned by the Phosphorescent bassist—are starting to cool down. read more

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Vegan Black Metal Chef: Heavenly Seitan

By Mark Lore at 5:02 PM on June 21, 2012

Brian Manowitz, a 31-year-old Jewish kid from Orlando, Fla., with a wicked sense of wields his cooking utensils more like a mystical knife—probably because he really uses a mystical knife. And studded bowls. And cutting boards emblazoned with pentagrams. read more

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