Khushbu Shah

There are many ways to "stay woke" — or remain aware of the challenges marginalized people face — in 2016. You could read the news religiously, or follow thought leaders on Twitter or join protests. But drinking a fancy, precious craft beer called…

Columbus Day is a highly-criticized holiday on the U.S. calendar. It honors Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailor who did some pretty horrible things to people in America who had been settled on the land long before the Santa Maria made it to…

IFC's Emmy award-winning sketch comedy, Portlandia, will return for its seventh season in January. The show, which stars co-creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, has developed a cult following over the years for its comedic parodying of…

Country Time powdered lemonade, Triscuits and Lorna Doone shortbread cookies might sound like the make-shift dorm room dinner of a college kid, but the items are also diet staples for NASA astronauts.  While space food might conjure up images of…

Meal kits aren't going anywhere. The boxes of pre-portioned ingredients and recipes that get delivered weekly to your door are set to "grow to between $3 billion to $5 billion over the next 10 years based on current adoption rates," Fast…

If you've spent any time awake between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m., blankly flipping through TV channels, you've come across an infomercial for an air fryer.  This magical device claims to make fried food more healthful by using air, instead of…

In 2015, the Guardian published a list of 24 ways to reduce crime in the most violent cities in the world. Suggestions included avoiding repressive policies, moving the focus away from poverty and putting the focus more on gun control. One thing…

Americans might want to swap their typical breakfasts of toast, cereal and pancakes for swigs of fish oil and thick-cooked oatmeal.  A new comprehensive study by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals division reveals that Iceland ranks…

Let's talk about ube. The purple yam, which is pronounced (oo-beh), has been lazily dubbed as just another hipster trend or Instagram darling that you will soon be sick of — but those headlines are wrong.  Sure, the root vegetable, which has a…

There are certain things that pair really well with cookies — like milk, for example — but Islamaphobia is not one of them.  On Monday, police were called to a gas station near East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, when a customer panicked at the sight of…

If your Instagram feed isn't already filled with well-lit images of fish-shaped ice cream cones overflowing with soft serve, it will be soon.  The photogenic cones are the latest evolution of a popular Japanese dessert known as taiyaki, a cake-like…

There is more than one major food crisis happening in the world: Not only is Venezuela battling sky high food prices, Somalia is also fighting a major food shortage issue. Over 5 million people — or 40% of the country's population — in the East…

Skittles encourages people to taste the rainbow, not to be racists. Early on Tuesday, the candy company offered up a classy response to Donald Trump Jr.'s insulting photo that compared Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles.  Trump Jr., the…

The FDA might be FD-abolished if talking wig Donald Trump becomes president. The Republican party nominee's campaign released a (now deleted) fact sheet detailing his economic plan today. One portion of the sheet revealed Trump would eliminate food…

The popularity of halal food is on the rise. So are instances of Islamophobia. It's a surprising revelation: As people attack mosques and engage in hate crimes against Muslims, a staggering number of people are clamoring for food cooked in…

It's one small deep-fried step for Wal-Mart and one giant leap backwards for America's obesity epidemic: Wal-Mart plans to house a State Fair of Texas-themed restaurant in many of its locations nationwide, the Dallas Morning News reported.  Called…

The U.S. government is not permitted to use the term "Oriental" on federal documents, so why are companies allowed to use it on dressing packets? On Monday night, model/cookbook author/Snapchat savant Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter to blast the poor…

Instant coffee is on the brink of becoming cool again, though it doesn't have such a hot history. According to a 2014 report from market research firm Euromonitor, people in the United States spent over $30 billion dollars on coffee in 2013 alone.…

On Monday, Muslims around the world observe Eid al-Adha, an important holiday of Islam. Not to be confused with Eid al-Fitr, which celebrates the conclusion of the month-long fast of Ramadan, Eid al-Adha is also known as the Feast of the…