Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (2001) is a book by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser that examines the local and global influence of the United States fast food industry. First serialized by Rolling Stone in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's classic "muckraking" novel The Jungle. Schlosser writes as a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, and has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic article about marijuana and the war on drugs. Fast Food Nation, sub-titled The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, is his first book.

One glance at the logo above should signal something inside your brain that yells “This logo seems familiar” although the company does not. Still don’t know? The above graphic isn’t a bad logo for a burger company and clearly you can tell by looking at it, that it is in fact, for a fast-food chain. Still don’t have a grasp?

This gem appeared on Bountee ( web 2.0-ish site allows designers to create shirts based on svg files) and being a former fast food employee, I really appreciated it. Clever t-shirt...maybe the next "funkin' gonuts"?

A Malaysian court has ordered an Indian eatery called McCurry Restaurant to pay damages to US fast food giant McDonald's for imitating the chain restaurant's name and signature colours. The judge said McCurry could cause confusion amongst Malaysians with its red and gold logo, which features a chicken giving a thumbs up sign.