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Taco Bell Has Been Quietly Subsidizing Touring Bands for 15 Years
Being on the road is hard. The fast food chain’s Feed the Beat initiative, which gives artists $500 in gift cards, claims to make it easier.
Josh Terry
6.11.21
Food
KFC's New Sunscreen Smells of Fried Chicken and Desperation
"Suntan lotion always smells like lotion. So we thought—why not make it smell like fried chicken?"
Alex Swerdloff
8.24.16
Food
Why KFCs in China Are the Target of Geopolitical Protests
“What you eat is KFC. What is lost is the face of our ancestors.”
Alex Swerdloff
7.22.16

Food
Taco Bell's New Locations Will Have Fireplaces and Midcentury Furniture
There are outdoor fireplaces. There’s Etsy-esque geometric rainbow wall art, and reclaimed wood, or maybe wood that hopes to look reclaimed but is actually artificially distressed like 1998 Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. There are funky hanging lamps...
Hilary Pollack
5.17.16
Food
Some Fast Food Isn't Fast Enough for Chinese Consumers
Here’s to hoping KFC's Colonel doesn’t come down with a case of the vapors that leaves his ambitions for the Middle Kingdom permanently in shambles.
Alex Swerdloff
10.12.15