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Boyfriend Shot Over Taco

By Teddy P

February 17, 2017

Never mess with a woman’s taco… According to ABC7, one couple’s outing to their favorite taco truck got saucy when an altercation broken out over the coldness of a taco that was served. Allegedly, the woman thought that her taco wasn’t hot enough to satisfy her yearning for the tortilla-wrapped treat. She asked the owner,…

Hannibal 3.06: “Dolce” For a Sweet Divorce

By Clare Toohey

July 11, 2015

Hannibal 3.06's “Dolce” answers whether “Dr. Fell” will accept an amicable divorce over widowerhood. It also returns to Bedelia's axis of Betrayal vs. Forgiveness, and whichever of those claims to be deployed, it comes with lethal edges. As one couple parts, a new power couple will ascend, and the fans' favorite couple will finally reunite.…

Hannibal 3.05: “Contorno” Means Accompaniment

By Clare Toohey

July 3, 2015

Casually, contorno is a “side dish,” but that phrase isn't reverent enough for Hannibal 3.05's ode to accompanying women. I've pointed out other instances in which the women in this show just won't go along, and instead run on their own tracks. In this episode, we're reminded how each acts from her own motivational center,…

Man Arrested After Running Naked Through Walmart

By Teddy P

June 25, 2015

Two men were recently arrested after a video showed one of the men streaking through a Walmart in Kentucky. According to The Huffington Post, David Daniels and Timothy Smith were arrested over the weekend after a video was taken of a man running naked through Walmart pouring milk (and chocolate milk) on himself and yelling…

Hannibal 3.03: “Secondo” Means Choosing

By Clare Toohey

June 20, 2015

In “Secondo,” Hannibal and Bedelia lounge in matching rompwear, while Jack mourns Will, who torments the tormented in the Lecter family vineyards. In the novels as here, the well-heeled Hannibal lives at Florence's beautiful Palazzo Capponi. At home in their gorgeous apartments, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) is glum in a black satin something, and…

Of Course the Queen of Crime’s Birthday Cake Will Be Poisoned!

By Crime HQ

June 16, 2015

Need dishes so craftily designed that manor house guests don't know they're scarfing down poison secreted therein? Take this cooking class, says Maev Kennedy in The Guardian: A little more delicious strychnine and butter sauce for your fish, vicar? Or a slice of that scrumptious cake, so appropriately named Delicious Death? A unique cookery demonstration…

Never 8-Legged Chickens, No Matter How Delicious

By Crime HQ

June 9, 2015

KFC is a powerful brand in China, and that's why they're suing over the mutant-freak-bird thing. At Above the Law's Redline, Elie Mystal is on the case (emphasis ours): The China branch is suing four companies it accuses of spreading false rumors about its food. The rumors? KFC uses genetically modified eight-legged, six-winged chickens. [Re:…

Hannibal 3.01: an “Antipasto” of Drains and Snails

By Clare Toohey

June 6, 2015

The Season 3 premiere, “Antipasto” will imperil Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) in ways we've never witnessed. But even with the seemingly impossible challenges of identity theft under the suspicions of canny academic Florentines, and nursing—even provoking—the viper he spawned at his breast who is Bedelia du Maurier (Gillian Anderson), Hannibal's boredom may be growing dangerous. Warning,…

Cooking the Books with the Crime HQ Test Kitchen

By Crime HQ

May 21, 2015

This was the perfect chance to re-launch Cooking the Books with our new CrimeHQ test kitchen staff—or so we thought. We had a bunch of recent, appealing crime-related recipes, but unfortunately, after assigning them, the feedback from our test crooks cooks was a little less constructive than we'd hoped. You'll see what we mean… After trying The…

Macaroni Salad Leads Police to Arrest Thieves

By Teddy P

May 13, 2015

A New York Sheriff's Office said a hearty trail of macaroni salad helped them find and bust suspects in a burglary. Deputies from Livingston County, New York were called to a burglary scene at the local restaurant Build-A-Burger at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. The owner told police a surveillance system and cash register was stolen.…

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