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The shellfish known as the oyster has long been thought to have aphrodisiac properties, but now researchers at Louisiana State University have come up with yet another reason to eat them: they may help prevent and treat cancer. Oysters contain fat compounds called ceramides, which researchers found can restrict the growth of breast-cancer cells as well as prevent the formation of blood vessels, Read more
Get ready for your mouth to water. Food Orleans invites us to share some of her favorite iPhone food photos from New Orleans and beyond. I've been cleaning out my iPhone photo roll and came across some great shots that made me swoon, laugh, and shake my head at how good this stuff was. This year I got to go to my first LSU game in Baton Rouge, and although I probably lost a small percentage of my Read more
Tonight, college football fans nationwide will tune in to watch Louisiana State University's Fighting Tigers take on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship game. Though we're not sure if LSU's live mascot will make the trip, the university's Bengali-Siberian mix got us thinking about other schools whose mascots pacing the sidelines are more the Wild Kingdom kind. Whether Read more
College football season comes to an exciting finish on Monday when the undefeated Louisiana State University Tigers face off against the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Undoubtedly, the stadium will be filled to the brim with rowdy fans sporting their team's colors, but perhaps the most ferocious member of the audience will be Mike VI, LSU's Bengali-Siberian tiger mix. While most teams opt Read more
8:00 College Football 8:00 College Football: LSU at Alabama 8:00 Cops (new) 8:30 Cops (new) 9:00 Terra Nova (repeat) 11:00 Hell's Kitchen (repeat) 8:00 Harry's Law (repeat) 9:00 Prime Suspect (repeat) 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat) 11:30 Saturday Night Live (new, with guest Charlie Day and Maroon 5) More shows to watch when you read more. Read more
8:00 College Football: LSU at West Virginia 8:00 Person of Interest (repeat) 9:00 Unforgettable (repeat) 10:00 48 Hours Mystery (new) 8:00 Cops (new) 8:30 Cops (repeat) 9:00 American Dad (repeat) 9:30 The Cleveland Show (repeat) 11:00 Hell's Kitchen (repeat) 8:00 Harry's Law (repeat) 9:00 Prime Suspect (repeat) 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat) 11:30 Saturday Night Live Read more
8:00 College Football: LSU vs. Oregon 10:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? (repeat) 8:00 Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) 9:00 CSI: Miami (repeat) 10:00 48 Hours Mystery (repeat) 8:00 Cops (repeat) 8:30 Cops (repeat) 9:00 American Dad (repeat) 9:30 The Cleveland Show (repeat) 11:00 Fringe (repeat) 8:00 Game Time: Tackling the Past 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat) 11:30 Saturday Read more
A couple of years ago the Cardio Free Diet introduced popular culture to the concept that exercise and weight loss were incompatible. Recently we learned that exercise doesn't boost fat-burning. Now Time magazine's new cover story investigates the seemingly detrimental relationship even further. A thumbnail sketch of the article: exercise makes you hungry, so you eat more and don't lose weight. Read more
