It’s Now Okay to Drink Inside the Theater at Yerba Buena; Bud Light Unveils Higher Alcohol Version
• It's now cool to carry food and drinks into the theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and they say this is following a national trend of allowing theatergoers to not ditch their beverages after intermission. [Garchik/Chron]
• Holiday-season creep is upon us: The Denny's in SoMa (816 Mission Street) already has their Christmas tree up in the front window. [Scoop]
• As we mentioned earlier, the Supreme Court is weighing in on California's law against slaughtering so-called "downer animals" (i.e., animals that can't walk) for food, and the NYT says they seem likely to overturn it. [NYT]
• O, Academia: Some dude in Ohio recently analyzed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films as metaphors about cannibalism, food habits, and class. [NPR]
• Just in time for coping with the holidays, Bud Light is rolling out a higher-alcohol-content brew dubbed Bud Light Platinum. [STL Today]
• Rising peanut-butter costs are creating sticky situations for food banks, which have long relied on the jarred protein as a staple. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
• Not to be outdone by McDonald's cult-favorite McRib, Dunkin' Donuts, Sonic, and Red Robin are all rushing to unveil limited-time-only sandwiches. [NRN]
