Read more popcorn stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11087/popcorn.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:35:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFigure 1,600 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium—that’s what you’re eating when you scarf down a medium helping of movie popcorn at the nation's biggest theater chain. Add a soda and it’s the equivalent of eating a pound of baby back ribs and...http://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66365/overwrought-gi-joe-everything-you-could-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost critics—who didn't have access to advance screenings, normally a huge red flag—agree that G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra isn’t anything but a popcorn flick. For some, that’s enough. For others, not so much. "It’s all put together with such verve and invention that resistance becomes...http://www.newser.com/story/66365/overwrought-gi-joe-everything-you-could-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 12:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42312/movie-munchie-sales-shrivel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome Americans seeking a break from economic news may be sitting in the dark in movie theaters—but they're apparently not eating their Raisinets. That's the news from two cinema companies reporting a major munchie drop off. Conventional wisdom holds that people can always afford a movie. Not so. Admission...http://www.newser.com/story/42312/movie-munchie-sales-shrivel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Nov 2008 10:19:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29614/physicist-no-cell-phones-cant-pop-corn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYouTube videos showing three people popping corn with their cell phones have taken the Internet by storm, but apparently aren’t for real, Wired reports: A physics professor says the feat just isn’t possible. Instead, the videos look like a viral marketing campaign. The phones seem to be the same make...http://www.newser.com/story/29614/physicist-no-cell-phones-cant-pop-corn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Jun 2008 15:18:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27950/slumping-popcorn-sales-will-pop-ticket-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMovie tickets have long been partly subsidized by popcorn sales, but that business model is set to pop as the price of corn soars, Advertising Age reports. As moviegoers pass up the pricey snack, cinemas will need to hike ticket charges to cover the difference. One expert on the movie...http://www.newser.com/story/27950/slumping-popcorn-sales-will-pop-ticket-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 May 2008 6:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21617/as-global-temps-rise-so-do-popcorn-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe movie stars driving flex-fuel SUV are driving up popcorn prices at the nation’s nickelodeons, and it’s not because of their salaries: A move toward planting crops for alternative-fuel production has made popping corn more scarce—and therefore more expensive, the Los Angeles Times reports. Moviegoers shouldn’t fret too much,...http://www.newser.com/story/21617/as-global-temps-rise-so-do-popcorn-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Mar 2008 21:00:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7000/doc-links-lung-disease-popcorn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Colorado man's two-bag-a-day popcorn habit may be the cause of his mysterious respiratory illness, says a top lung specialist in Denver. Previously seen only in factory workers, the disease known as "popcorn lung" appears to arise from overexposure to a common flavoring chemical called diacetyl, the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/7000/doc-links-lung-disease-popcorn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Sep 2007 20:18:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6707/popcorn-company-bans-butter-powder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWeaver Popcorn has stopped using diacetyl, the powder that gives microwave popcorn its buttery flavor, after allegations that the chemical causes lung disease in workers who inhale it at factories, the Indianapolis Star reports. "We want to take our brand out of any potential controversy," says Michael Weaver, president of...http://www.newser.com/story/6707/popcorn-company-bans-butter-powder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Aug 2007 16:57:13 CDT