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TSA: We Were Right to Take That Cupcake

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:00:05 CST

Cupcakegate 2011 is proving to have quite the shelf life. The TSA commented on the sugary brouhaha this week, by way of a blog post on the topic. If you'll recall, security agents in Las Vegas confiscated a cupcake that Rebecca Hains was trying to take through security late last...

Flier: TSA Said My Cupcake Was a Security Threat

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:43:05 CST

One sign the TSA has officially gone overboard: One of its agents deemed a Massachusetts woman's cupcake a security threat. Rebecca Hains says she was moving through security at a Las Vegas airport on Wednesday when a TSA agent took her aside and explained that the cupcake's frosting was "gel-like,...

Woman Charged for Hitting Hubby With Cupcakes

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:41:57 CDT

Well, it's one way to lose weight: A Chicago woman was charged with domestic battery this weekend for hurling cupcakes at her husband, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police say the woman quarreled with her hubby on Saturday night, then struck him on the head and pelted him with cakes from...

Brits Attacked al-Qaeda Using ... Cupcake Recipe

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:35:14 CDT

The latest weapon of choice against al-Qaeda: the Mojito Cupcake. No, seriously. British intelligence hacked into an online English-language magazine designed to recruit lone-wolfs to the terror organization, after which any prospects who downloaded the 67-page copy of "Inspire" saw only computer code where the oh-so-helpful article "Make a bomb...

NY Politician Busts Boys' Cupcake Stand

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:15:00 CST

A sweet deal turned into a sticky legal mess for two suburban New York boys aiming to raise some dough by selling cupcakes and brownies in a local park. A Westchester County politician called the cops on the 13-year-old kids because they were operating without a license. Young entrepreneur Kevin...

'Cupcakists' Find Happiness in a Simple Pastry

Nick McMaster — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:57:18 CDT

Johnny Cupcakes operates stores that sell cupcake-themed merchandise—shirts and stickers bearing a skull-and-crossbones logo with a cupcake instead of a skull—but not cupcakes. Johnny Cupcakes sells the idea of cupcakes, a symbol of an uncomplicated, untouchable childhood pleasure, safe from the stresses of adult life, writes Jennie Yabroff...

On Shared Birthday, Obama Surprises Reporter Thomas

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:33:52 CDT

President Obama celebrated his own birthday today by leading the White House press corps in singing Happy Birthday to veteran reporter Helen Thomas. Obama is 48 today; Thomas turns 89.

Upscale Street Vendors Spark NYC Food Fight

Harry Kimball — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 CDT

Old guard NYC food vendors are serving up a side of invective with their hot dogs, aimed at upscale newcomers disturbing the traditional order, the Times reports. In the last year the recession has pushed white-collar workers of all stripes onto the street, but the newbies don’t understand—or won’t...

More Schools Ban Cupcakes

Colleen Barry — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:16:36 CST

Holiday parties in classrooms around Chicago won't be covered with red and green sprinkles this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. More and more schools are banning cupcakes in favor of "healthy" things like fruit skewers fashioned into reindeer antlers. It's part of a national trend to make special-occasion snacks consistent...