CNBC has a bad rap. It began with Rick Santelli's made-for-youtube tirade in which he blamed home-buying "losers" for causing the mortgage the crisis. Then Jon Stewart skewered the CNBC journalists who promoted the banks that most analysts blame for the mortgage crisis, sparking a minor media war with Jim Cramer that left Cramer appearing petulant and self-important. A few
The Columbia version of the World Beer Festival was wonderful. With two other very mature, very savvy events, I’d forgotten how much fun a beer festival in a new, fresh town could be. The average age was higher. People talked beer with the brewers, with each other. They took notes in the program book. (Shazaam!)
A few months ago, my Twitter and Facebook streams bustled with chat about a blog post titled “The Shocking Ingredients in Beer,” written by a self-described “Food Babe.” The Babe told her readers that based on a year-long investigation on her part, she’d discovered that mainstream beers contain dangerous, often mysterious, ingredients beaver anal glands! GMOs!