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more about #noshitstudies prettycool: When I worked in a movie theater, the noxious smell of popcorn made me throw up at least three times. I only eat kettle corn, now. more » Agent355: My cronies and I once smuggled two boxes of delicious pastries into the movies. Messy but oh so much better. Seriously, $2 for a creamy, flaky neapo... more » jelodi: Oh please. Once I took a foot-long hoagie w/extra pickles, mustard, and onions into the movies and proceeded to chow down on that puppy for the first ... more » downwithdebbie: Also, I imagine they didn't fator in those of us who enjoy bringing the bar to the cinema with a flask full of deliciously high-caloric alcohol. more » Leucadia: So, question for all those who work/worked in theatres: Really, is it illegal to sneak food in? Do we really have to feel all 007 about bringing the b... more » Penny: Confession. Sometimes my dad and I have movie dates, skip dinner and share a large tub of popcorn (with a refill). I love it. more » FireflyinJuly: I worked at a movie theatre during college. Calorie counts aside, the butter topping comes in a disgusting tub and congeals at the top before opening.... more » samarkand: I hate the food they sell at theaters. The popcorn is okay while you're eating it, but it leaves this slimy film in your mouth after. I'm not that big... more » cantankasaurus rex: ok, slight OT, but the green popcorn gave me a flashback to childhood! does anyone else remember the popcorn (pop secret?) were it was a mystery what ... more » beatrice2000: When I was a movie usher, I hated seeing all the half-eaten nachos all over the place, with its artificial cheese and hated the smell. I went from at... more » cinematheques: I've had plenty of friends who used to work in movie theaters in high school. They knew it was their duty to tell me to avoid the food. For one thing... more » KLondike5: Grrr. This irritates me just like the occasional things about how coffee is really fattening and then go on to note much later that it's only true whe... more » femme-bot: Next their going to tell me bringing a water bottle of booze into a movie is "unhealthy". Pish posh! more » ErinLovesYou: I've heard that Junior Mints are actually healthier than movie popcorn. True? Or false? Either way, movie food is delicious. more » Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): If God wanted cinemas to be healthy places he would have put bloody treadmills in them. As it is, I'll enjoy my popcorn and large extra cheesy nachos... more » Tippi Hedren: This is why you smuggle in a bag of Pirate's Booty. It tastes better and, while not good for you, has WAY fewer calories. Problem solved. more » PaigeTurner: but my popcorn vitamin has all the daily recommended percentages of salt, oil, and butter. dr. ebert prescribed it! more » laureltreedaphne: This study seems very strangely done - for one thing, it doesn't take into account that Regal's large popcorn is about 4 times the size of AMC's large... more » Mary McCarthyite: (Aside: I LOVE that Igor's face from Young Frankenstein is lurking to the left of the popcorn boxes. "What hump?) more » Tippi Hedren: One time I was in line at the movie theater concessions and the lady in front of me says to the worker, "Yeah... can I get extra grease on my popcorn?... more » -
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Pop Secret
A new and weirdly snarky study points out the obvious: Movie food is not healthy. On popcorn: "They don't call them tubs for nothing." And: "Suggestion: Move your cardiologist's phone number to your speed-dial before the lights go down." [NYPost] -
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Weighty Matters
A recent study found that young women no longer want an hourglass figure, but instead aspire to a more "tubular" body shape. While women desire ever-smaller hips, the ideal waist size has increased from the 1950s. (Don't go there!) [IrishTimes] -
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Women More Picky Than Men About One Night Stands
British researchers report that men are more likely than women to agree to casual sex, whether the woman is attractive or not. However, most women said they'd only have a one night stand with an exceptionally attractive man. [Science Daily] -
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Study Finds Racism, Sexism Pervasive; Sky Blue
A new study finds that one of the reasons white men make more money than anyone else is not just because employers are racist and sexist. It's because we all are. Gotta love that invisible hand. [Live Science] -
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The "Science" Of Dating Still Kind Of Sucks
The biggest problem I have with scientific studies of dating and mating behaviors is that the studies are often rooted in pretty sexist assumptions about evolution or interpreted in such a way to reinforce existing sexist societal stereotypes.
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Not So Gay Paree
"Achieving fame, wealth and beauty are psychological dead ends, study says." Glad we got that settled. [EurekAlert] -
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War & Peat: Women's Drinking On The Rise In Britain
New research shows that alcohol makes drinkers' minds wander, and, because they're drunk, they're not aware of it. Undeterred by this shocking discovery, Brits are boozing more than ever. More » -
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"It's Emotionally Draining To Live With A Constant Fear Of Losing A Job"
According to a poll, women in Clinton County, Ohio, where DHL has cut more than 5,000 jobs, reported that the economy has had a "negative impact" on their mental health. You don't say. [UPI] -
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Culture Has More To Do With Promiscuity Than Evolution
The idea that men try to impregnate as many women as possible while women try to hold on to a provider is derived from fruit fly behavior. Its applicability to humans is becoming increasingly questionable.
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Scientists Discover Some Men Do Find Non-Skinny Women Attractive
The age-old question of whether a woman can fail to live up to societal standards of acceptable beauty and still be found desirable has been answered by scientists, and will be sensitively explored by Fox. More » -
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Science: Nice Women Are Teases
A new study in the January issue of Psychological Science reveals something you probably already knew: women perceived as "flirtatious" are very often just trying to be nice. More »
