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… » 12/18/14 6:50pm 12/18/14 6:50pm

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. » 4/11/14 12:10pm 4/11/14 12:10pm

Darth Vader. A Xenomorph from Aliens. Attack on Titan. That's not mentioning the various other characters as well as animals, too. They've all been brought to life in amazing banana sculptures. » 8/28/13 9:34pm 8/28/13 9:34pm

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. » 7/28/13 1:00pm 7/28/13 1:00pm

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." » 1/06/13 6:00pm 1/06/13 6:00pm

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… » 5/30/12 9:00pm 5/30/12 9:00pm

Leichtathletik, Vienna City Marathon, Sonntag, with bananas. Foto: Hans Punz/dapd » 4/15/12 12:00pm 4/15/12 12:00pm

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. » 1/05/12 6:40pm 1/05/12 6:40pm

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. » 3/22/11 10:41pm 3/22/11 10:41pm

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." » 11/17/10 3:43pm 11/17/10 3:43pm

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. » 10/19/10 11:12am 10/19/10 11:12am

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] » 6/17/10 10:20am 6/17/10 10:20am

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] » 3/29/10 11:40am 3/29/10 11:40am

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Stylist and reality TV star Rachel Zoe is launching a newsletter called The Zoe Report. » 7/01/09 10:30am 7/01/09 10:30am

A German supermarket employee opened two boxes of bananas to find them filled with more than 60 pounds of cocaine worth $2 million. "This is obviously a matter of a logistical mistake," said an agent. [CNN] » 3/24/09 12:40pm 3/24/09 12:40pm

At left: What happens when pussy meets phallus. (Don't blame us; Rich did it!) The only thing that would make this better is if Rich shot the footage with a night-vision camera. [fourfour] » 2/12/09 4:20pm 2/12/09 4:20pm

This product is called the "Banana Bunker" » 10/29/08 3:30pm 10/29/08 3:30pm and it's being marketed towards parents as a case to hold their kids' bananas in their lunch boxes or diaper bags or whatever. It's weird for two reasons: 1.) bananas already come in a case and 2.) it looks…sexual. Maybe someone's mind is in the gutter here, but doesn't it…