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  • New York Bagels Do Not Suck

    David Heti has claimed that New York's bagels are inferior to Montreal's. My opponent’s arguments are laughable, and he should be doubly lambasted for defending a poor product poorly. Montreal is too close-minded to contain our larger bagels.

  • New York Bagels Suck

    No one in Montreal has ever said, “Bring me back a New York-style bagel.” A Montreal bagel is chewy, doughy, and warm. A New York bagel is a utility—a conveyance for some other flavor or taste sensation—and it has no dignity.

  • A Fond Farewell to the Man Who Made Bagels What They Are Today

    Daniel Thompson's bagel machine may have changed the way most bagels taste, but it also allowed Americans everywhere to taste them in the first place.

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  • The Original Paleo Diet Was Full of Carbs

    In another blow to the idea that our paleolithic ancestors solely survived on berries and gazelle steaks, a new study argues that humans developed their big brains precisely because we ate starches.

  • All Those Croissants Are Just Making You More Depressed

    Researchers found that the women who ate diets high in added sugars—found in soft drinks, white bread, bagels, and pizza (and even yogurt and ketchup)—were at an increased risk of suffering from depression and mental illness.

  • Canada Just Developed a Miracle Pill for the Gluten Intolerant

    Does the mere mention of bread turn you wildly flatulent? Well, get ready to send a thank-you note to the Canadian scientist who claims to have invented a pill that will allow celiac sufferers to eat gluten without crippling side effects.

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