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It’s an old joke — if you can’t describe a flavor, say it “tastes like chicken.” But chicken wasn’t always synonymous with generic. Chicken used to be flavorful, expensive. As author Mark Schatzker describes in his new book, “The Dorito Effect,” that all changed starting in 1948, with a contest to make chickens more plentiful — and less delicious. To those who doubt the blandness of modern chicken, consider the following story:

It is already the deadliest conflagration in modern U.S. history, but there is still so much unknown about the Maui wildfires that destroyed much of Lahaina last week. How many people died? What caused the blazes? To what degree did climate change contribute? What is known is that thousands of people on Maui experienced horrors on Aug. 8 that they had never imagined, and that unfolded hour after hour. Morning: Howling winds, then a brush fire

Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  Explore More Once again, Lollapalooza has outdone themselves. The annual Chicago festival just announced their 170-artist lineup and per usual hey have a little something for everyone. This year, the top spots for the Aug. 3-6 fest at Grant Park belong to hip-hop icon Kendrick Lamar, mega star Billie Eilish, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Red Hot Chili Peppers, EDM hitmakers Odesza, pop royalty The 1975, songstress Lana Del Rey, rising Latin sensation Karol G, and K-pop group Tomorrow X Together.

Explore More Randy Meisner — a founding member of the Eagles, who co-wrote and sang the band’s hit song “Take It to the Limit” — has died. He was 77. “The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed away last night (July 26) in Los Angeles at age 77, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD),” the band announced Thursday on its website.

A summer yoga retreat in the Bahamas was supposed to be an enlightening experience for Taylor Casey. The 41-year-old Chicago yoga practitioner’s friends and family were excited to hear all about it. But no one has seen or heard from her in more than a week. The facts Casey has not been seen since the evening of June 19, according to a representative for her family. Staff at the retreat notified the American Embassy and the woman’s family as soon as she failed to show up for a morning class on June 20, according to a Facebook post from the ashram.

D.C. households receiving food assistance will see their benefits increase temporarily starting in late February, the District’s Department of Human Services said Friday. The announcement ends a weeks-long standoff between Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) administration and the D.C. Council on whether the city would implement a local boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from this month to September, stemming from a near-$40 million budget provision passed by the council last year.

Kemp Lee net worth is $4 Million Kemp Lee Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Kemp Lee is an actor, known for Little Miss CEO (2008), Cold Case (2003) and Rizzoli & Isles (2010). Net Worth$4 MillionProfessionActorActor TitleYearStatusCharacterRizzoli & Isles2014TV SeriesWaiman ZhangCold Case2009TV SeriesJack Chao Lu '83Little Miss CEO2008TV MovieMarcoER2006TV SeriesJustinThanks TitleYearStatusCharacterThe Babysitters2007special thanks Known for moviesLittle Miss CEO (2008) as Marco Cold Case (2009) as Jack Chao Lu '83

Laura Harrington net worth is $950,000 Laura Harrington Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Not to be confused with Laura Harring.Laura Harrington (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress.Harrington is perhaps best known for her role as the main character's sister in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Her character was aged around 20 though the actress herself was 35 at the time. She has also had a prominent role in the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive, written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King, in which she played the love interest to Emilio Estevez's character.

Explore More The attorney representing the family of the Missouri teen who fatally plunged from an amusement park ride called his death “the worst tragedy captured on video” since George Floyd’s killing. Attorney Ben Crump made the comparison Tuesday while visiting the scene where Tyre Sampson, 14, died last month while on the Free Fall ride at Icon Park in Orlando. “Other than George Floyd’s tragic torture video, I think this is the worst tragedy captured on video that I’ve ever seen,” said Crump, according to FOX 35.