Let's take a trip back to 1997, when Tina Fey was performing improv as part of Chicago's Second City. In this video, Fey imitates the calm, soothing tones of a WBEZ host (named Lynn Mahevic) who waxes poetic about the cultural significance of the banana and "its place in religion and history and art—its resonance in…

Meet Freelee "The Banana Girl," a self-styled diet guru who has developed a program consisting of large meals of a single raw fruit or vegetable. In one YouTube video, she demonstrated how she consumes 51 bananas in one day, adding a new, pun-y layer to the whole "you are what you eat" ethos. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

Just two weeks after an unapologetically racist dickbag and Italian Senator named Roberto Calderoli compared country’s first black cabinet minister to an “orangutan,” another racist dickbag threw bananas at Integration Minister Cecil Kyenge during a rally.

And now, a bit of sad news to help you mourn your fading Sunday — some poor, anonymous soul at the BBC is allergic to bananas, a fact that has prompted fellow staffers implement a banana-ban in "specific areas of the newsroom."

Gatorade may have millions of dollars worth of research behind it and a bunch of star athletes endorsing it, but it turns out the humble old banana still does a better job of giving you an energy and nutritional boost when you're exercising. New research looked at whether a banana or a carbohydrate sports drink like…

Leichtathletik, Vienna City Marathon, Sonntag, with bananas. Foto: Hans Punz/dapd

Seeing as how he believes the banana is an "atheist's nightmare" we don't think Kirk Cameron would approve of this banana opener. And fuck anything that makes us side with that creationist freak.

According to online reports, Rachel Zoe went into labor this afternoon and has checked into Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles to give birth to her son. Expect impeccably-styled photos of the tot to appear any day now.

Though Rachel Zoe was already declared pregnant in a unanimous decision by tabloid editors, she just Tweeted the news herself, adding, "I feel great, Rodger and I are beyond excited and so thankful for all of your love and support."

On last night's TV-theme-songs episode, Bristol and her partner Mark Ballas dressed up as monkeys (well, technically gorillas) for their jive to "Hey, Hey We're the Monkees." But first, we learned how abstinence-only educators use bananas as props.

So. I was forced to watch a show I'd never seen before, The Rachel Zoe Project. As far as I can tell, someone died? Rachel dramatically said stuff like, "Taylor was everything to me." And: "My heart is broken. Broken."

By day these homemade crocheted bananas blend in with the rest of the produce, but by night they don tiny masks and fight it out in the fruit bowl. [Craftster, BoingBoing]

Recently, I complained of my monthly misery, seeking help — and thank you, seriously, for getting all up in my uterus. Thanks to all of your suggestions, we now present the ultimate guide to curing your cramps!

After fathering a son at 74, Gerry Burks was dubbed Britain's oldest dad. How does he stay fit - and keep his swimmers so strong? "I eat lots of bananas and always have done, sometimes a couple a day." [UPI]

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Stylist and reality TV star Rachel Zoe is launching a newsletter called The Zoe Report.