Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes, beating a team of four soldiers who downed 49 total. He not only broke his own record, but nearly tied the Coney Island winner, who ate 58 dogs in 10 minutes.
The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter who gave us "Pure Imagination," "What Kind of Fool Am I?," "Goldfinger" and "Talk to the Animals."
Comedy writer Ian Karmel has been making fun of his own body since he was a kid. He wrote T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People along with his sister.
The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.
This summer, Netflix is bringing back The Mole for its second season, the competition series with side of sabotage. NPR fans will probably recognize the host this season, too: Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered. He spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about it.
Robert Towne's script for the 1974 film Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native LA. His other credits include Shampoo and 1990's Days of Thunder.
Five common scenarios you may encounter while dining out with a large party — and how to handle the bill fairly while being considerate of your server.
As of March of this year, Chicken Soup for the Soul had about $414 million in assets and $970 million in debts. Shares for the public company have fallen more than 90% over the last year.
New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum discusses the lawsuits brought forth by the Love is Blind cast members,and reflects on how reality TV has impacted our culture. Her new book is Cue the Sun!
Power of the Dream takes viewers behind the scenes to show how WNBA players took a stand during racial justice protests in 2020, helped elect a senator and negotiated historic pay raises.
Ernesto's mom gives him a quarter every morning. "For emergencies," she says. "If you need me, look for a pay phone." Hey, it was the '90s! But how will Ernesto spend his Emergency Quarters?
In what she calls "Books Not Bans," Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.