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7-Eleven Inc.

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    April 10, 2012

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  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Time for a Sugar High: 7-Eleven Giving Out Free Slurpees Today, 7/11

    7-ElevenA cold drink for a hot day​Summer just isn't summer unless you're chugging on a big, frozen, sugary drink and staining your teeth electric red or blue. Fortunately, today is July 11, also known as 7-Eleven-Day, the convenience retailer's unofficial birthday. And to celebrate, partici ... More >>

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    June 8, 2011

    Super Fun, Super Loud, Super 8

    7-ElevenA cold drink for a hot day​Summer just isn't summer unless you're chugging on a big, frozen, sugary drink and staining your teeth electric red or blue. Fortunately, today is July 11, also known as 7-Eleven-Day, the convenience retailer's unofficial birthday. And to celebrate, partici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    7-Eleven Taking Manhattan; Restaurants Seeing Red

    ​Lucy Cabrera is retiring from her post as the chief executive of the Food Bank for New York City after 23 years. [Crains] A new study out of Montreal, Canada reveals that we get the same chemically induced pleasure from listening to music as we do from delicious food or drugs. [Guardian] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2010

    Silly Bandz Are So Over; Sales Way, Way Down

    ​"Kids move on to the next fad," Captain Obvious told USA Today, but in the case of Silly Bandz -- the wild rubber bands that make a shape when you take them off, loved by kids and awkward adults alike -- the drop off in their popularity has been precipitous. The toy expert went on to say that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    7-Eleven Courts the Vegans

    ​7-Eleven has proven itself a leader in the fight for equality, if equality means having the freedom to eat the same shit as everybody else: at some of its locations in Manhattan and Philadelphia, it is now selling vegan products.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2010

    Murder Inside the Good Stuff Diner on West 14th Street — Updated, With Video

    ​The scene outside the diner at 9 a.m. on Saturday as CSI investigators comb the interior of the restaurant and a cop stands guard. Corey Scott, a/k/a Young Classik​Sunday morning update: Police have identified the victim as Corey Scott, 28, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was shot two times ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    The Last Icy Treat of Summer: Kelvin Slush

    ​Somber and scientific Kelvin Slush recently parked at 22nd Street and Fifth Avenue, but today, who knows? Over the last summer we've seen a race to develop new types of frozen treats pursued with as much fervor as the American-Russian Space Race of the 1960's. We've seen the popsicle invente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Mayor Bloomberg Wants to Impose Indian Cig Tax, As If Smokers Would Then Buy in NYC (Bonus: Cheap Cig Maps Prices)

    ​In an interview with WOR radio host John Gambilng, Mayor Bloomberg essentially laid the smack down on Governor Paterson, saying that he should tax Indian cigarette sales and "let the federal government sue us" if there is a problem. The cigarette tax in New York City caused a 35 percent drop in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Taco Bell Linked to Salmonella Outbreak; Thomas' English Muffins Go to Court

    ​Some people in L.A., where restaurant letter grades have existed for some time, apparently seek out eateries with a B or C grade, as that usually means great, authentic ethnic food. [NY Daily News] Just as Taco Bell launches its new Carnitos Tacos, the chain is being linked to two multi-stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2010

    Food at Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing Meadows Mildly Disappointing

    ​Dragon Boat afloat in Flushing Meadows Pond. I went expecting to find a food scene something like the Red Hook soccer fields or the Labor Day parade in Brooklyn, and indeed there were tents, pavilions, and penants galore at the north end of the lake, like some medieval jousting match. Most o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Ways to Stay Cool: New, Fancified Slushies, Shaved Ice

    Thrillist​This summer may break high temperature records, and just in time for the heat wave that never seems to end, there are some new icy desserts in town. Last week, we told you about the new shaved ice available at Hanover Cafe on St. Mark's, and now we hear of fancified shaved ice at Oce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Lush Life Exhibit, Chapter 3: First Bird (A Few Butterflies), on Display at Invisible-Exports

    ​The third exhibit based on Richard Price's 2008 novel, Lush Life, is now open at Invisible-Exports gallery on the Lower East Side. It follows Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the nine-part project curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud, in which each gallery interprets a chapter of the cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    First Lush Life Exhibit at Sue Scott Gallery is Well Worth Checking Out

    via Sue Scott GalleryObject, 2005 by Joanne Greenbaum​Lush Life, an exhibition that takes its name and inspiration from Richard Price's 2008 novel, opened yesterday at Sue Scott Gallery on Rivington Street. Staggered throughout the month, eight more exhibits curated by Franklin Evans and Omar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    7-Eleven's New 12-Pack

    ​In a bid to have even more drunk teenagers congregate outside their stores, 7-Eleven has launched its own beer, Game Day, which comes in both "light" and "ice" variations. 7-Eleven is actually the third-biggest beer retailer in the United States, and they've been seeing an uptick in budget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    7-Eleven to Roll Out Private-Label Beer; High-Alcohol Wines Appeal (to Some)

    ​A bizarre study has revealed that college students who are addicted to tanning salons tend to drink more alcohol and smoke more pot than their paler peers. [BusinessWeek] 7-Eleven is launching its own private-label beer called Game Day, produced by City Brewing of Wisconsin, that will target ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Booze News: Two-Buck Chuck Gets Served; Fruit Flies Help Fight Alcoholism

    ​What does your beer say about you? According to recent research, people who prefer domestic beers over craft beers or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. People who don't drink beer at all tend to be conservative. [AdAge] Look out, Two-Buck Chuck. The 7-Eleven conveni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Sensa Makes Food Smell Better, More Satisfying; US & Canada Reach Organic Trade Agreement

    Before you drop a dollar in that busker's open guitar case, be forewarned: Dunkin' Donuts has hired a dozen street musicians to play around Manhattan. The faux buskers are making $20 per hour in the "Breakfast NOT Brokefast" campaign, which promotes eating a Dunkin' Donuts breakfast instead of donat ... More >>

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    December 24, 2008

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    December 15, 2008

    Strange Snacks of the World -- Doubleheader!

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    September 11, 2008

    Best Markets: M2M

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    August 27, 2008

    Convenience Store Gourmet

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    December 25, 2007

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    July 3, 2007

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    September 26, 2006

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    December 13, 2005

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    May 10, 2005

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    April 13, 2004

    Movin' Out

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    March 30, 2004

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    January 27, 2004

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    January 20, 2004

    The Lying Game

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    June 3, 2003

    Keepin' It Unreal

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    April 1, 2003

    French Fries and Fruit Flies

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    March 4, 2003

    Mome Raths Outgrabe

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    August 13, 2002

    Leaps of Bliss

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    June 11, 2002

    Music

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    March 19, 2002

    As the Whorl Turns

    Long the Difference Between Guilt and Innocence, Fingerprints Themselves Are on Trial

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    May 29, 2001

    Figments of Your Hallucination

    Bingeing and Purging at Cannes

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    April 17, 2001

    Girls, Uninterrupted

    The Debut of ‘Rosie’ and ‘mary-kateandashley’

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    February 29, 2000

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    February 15, 2000

    I, Mitnick

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    October 19, 1999

    City Limits

    After a Year in Solitary Confinement, the World’s Greatest Hacker Has a Lot to Say

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    September 21, 1999

    One Nation, Under the Gun

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    September 21, 1999

    A Little on the Side

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    March 9, 1999

    Monitor Madness!

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    July 21, 1998

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