Recall That Ice Cream Truck Song? We Have Unpleasant News For You Plus 4 More Stories

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Code Switch Recall That Ice Cream Truck Song? We Have Unpleasant News For You This is the story of why our beloved ice cream truck plays blackface minstrel music that sends kids dashing into homes in a Pavlovian frenzy searching for money to buy a Popsicle. Read this story The Salt Turnspit Dogs: The Rise And Fall Of The Vernepator Cur The turnspit dog was once an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain. Bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit, the small but strong dogs ensured that the meat cooked evenly. Read this story It's All Politics The Congresswoman Whose Husband Called Her Home Coya Knutson was the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. But the charismatic farmer's daughter saw her political career derailed by one of the worst dirty tricks ever. Read this story Television Louis C.K. Takes On TV Hypocrisy, Aiming Scrutiny Back At Himself When the comic's alter ego rejects a woman because she's overweight, she pours her heart out in a way television rarely allows. Read this story Shots - Health News When A Cholesterol Test Becomes A Vice Instead Of A Virtue No single concept has permeated American medical culture to the extent that our anxiety about cholesterol has. Old or young, man or woman, rich or poor — everyone wants a cholesterol test. Read this story

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