• The first of the revived Playboy Clubs, launched in Las Vegas with N9NE Group (cofounded by Michael Morton, son of longtime Playboy Club manager/Chicago restaurateur Arnie Morton), has closed in Las Vegas. Others remain in London, Cancun and Macau. [Sun-Times]
• Turns out millions of urinary-tract infections in the U.S. might be caused by bacteria found in chicken; and they’re increasingly drug-resistant. [Atlantic]
• Both McDonald’s and the French supermarket chain Carrefour have been accused of selling expired food in Beijing. [CBS News]
• Don’t kid yourself: Chances are grocery-store ground beef contains some pink slime. Will this news finally squelch the raging burger trend? [Salt/NPR]
• Sorry, everyone, scientists are just as mystified as you about that strange metallic taste you sometimes get when eating pine nuts. [Salt/NPR]
• Among the baby names that Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson had considered was Zinfandel. Because the kid wouldn’t grow up to be a raging alcoholic or anything. [In Touch]
