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...dining chain of bistros soon became a comfortable, go-to place for happy hours, family outings and birthday dinners. You'll find many of them in unexpected places, like Alpharetta, Ga., and Rogers, Ark. Most of the time, there's nary an Asian face in the room, but the point was never to target Chinese customers by serving authentic cuisine. That's why every outlet features a prominent bar and a Top 40 sound track with Sheryl Crow and U2. The cuisine, a hybridized version of Chinese food that would be unrecognizable in most parts of China, includes cheese-covered...
...claim that ESPN fiercely denies), took it upon himself to air alleged dirty laundry about ESPN employees. "It's probably about time to just unload the inbox of all the sordid rumors we've received over the years about various ESPN employees," he posted. "Chances are, at this point, there's some truth to them . . . So, Bristolites [ESPN is based in Bristol, Conn.], strap in - it's going to be a long...
...doesn't apologize. "Was there an ax to grind?" Daulerio says. "Yeah. That was one part of it. But I also felt a little safe and justified in doing this stuff." Daulerio insists that he trusts his sources and claims that he really was trying to make a larger point about ESPN's culture - employees allegedly complain that while on-air personalities get reprimanded for inappropriate relationships, business executives enjoy more leeway...
...printing unconfirmed rumors about the private lives of relatively anonymous ESPN workers, who in this case appear to be collateral damage to a spiteful fit, the fairest way for Deadspin, which is part of the Gawker Media conglomerate, to make this point? "No," Daulerio admits. "I'm a human being at the end of the day with this stuff. But at the same time, did I want to cause panic around Bristol? Yes. Of course I did. And I think I succeeded. I also succeeded with the fact that it was compelling blog theater to watch the entire thing...
...false, maybe the same thing will come of the current worries over global warming. They go on to question the accuracy of today's climate models, and by extension, whether we should really be concerned about potentially catastrophic temperature increases over the coming century. They further point out that plants may indeed thrive in a future with higher carbon dioxide levels - after all, greenhouses pump in extra CO2 to encourage growth - but they fail to note that hotter summers and increasing droughts could threaten agriculture. They assert that sea levels can rise only 1.5 ft. over the coming century, ignoring...