The Nestle Corporation has come under fire recently for bottling and selling water during one of the most severe droughts in Western North American history. Here’s the kicker, though: what they’re doing is perfectly legal.

Living in the modern world, it's difficult not to be saddened and disturbed by the scarcity of water that imperils millions of humans on a daily basis. Oh, did you think I was talking about global water shortages? No, sorry, I was referring to the fact that there were only three premium brands of still water…

Just when you thought the FBI, NSA and Verizon-teamed privacy infringement was the most egregious overstepping of The Man on citizens' rights, Nestlé, Mars and Hershey manufacturers in Canada have apparently been conspiring to fix the price of their chocolate products.

Bad news for ladies who love chocolate but also possess a basic code of ethics. Nestlé, after recently undergoing an investigation by the Fair Labor Association (FLA), have been accused of utilizing child labor in their cocoa-supply chain, which is a violation of the company's own supplier code.

Holy shit. A Thin Mint in a candy bar?! This promises to take us to previously unattained levels of dessert joy. Before you rush out of your house without any pants on to go buy caseloads of these, you should know this sad fact: This mysterious temptress showed up on Reddit today, but no one can find any mention of it…

Who among us has not turned to prepackaged cookie dough for comfort during some dark or cozy moment in our lives? It's so creamy and convenient and soothing to the soul. Sure, we know it isn't exactly good for us, but it's always seemed relatively harmless. Well, it turns out our old food friend can actually be a…

Nestlé is selling Kit Kat bars in 19 limited-edition flavors in different regions of Japan. The flavors reflect each area's local produce, and include miso, green beans, red potatoes, and soy sauce. We'll stick with chocolate. [Ad Age]

This Romanian Nestlé wafers commercial demonstrates how women have hampered human innovation throughout history by making men listen to their stupid ideas. This is, of course, absurd — as countless ads have shown, men never listen to women. [Sociological Images]

• "Designer" Heidi Montag to design own dress for "wedding" to "fiance" Spencer Pratt. How much cleavage will she show? [Just Jared]
• Further evidence that Project Runway's going down the tubes: LiLo's gonna guest-judge on Lifetime. [NY Mag]
• Dolce & Gabbana make bff Naomi "Siddhartha" Campbell their official muse. [Mail…

• For its 140th anniversary issue, Harper's Bazaar styles little kids to look like mini-versions of our favorite (and not) fashion designers. And oh my god, is it awesome. (Please note mini-Olivier Theyskens, at left.) This is 10 times better than that Simpsons fashion spread, which was itself pretty freaking inspired,…

• Does someone you know love NesQuik? Might be time to switch to Ovaltine! Nestle — among other infant-formula manufacturers — is again doing wrong by the world's less-fortunate children. [Guardian]
• Speaking of infant nutrition: More and more American employers are instituting lactation programs for working,…

• China is creating a female-run district where women make all the decisions and men have to wash the dishes. [Salon]
• Nestle to buy baby-food company Gerber for $5.5 billion, giving Nestle "the leadership position in baby food." We're sure the thousands of moms in Third World countries whose babies died as a result of…