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Calling the show "disgusting" and "an embarrassment," Brown made a moral point -- he's a dedicated Christian, and he finds Richman's epic chowdowns untoward in a world where one in three people don't get enough milk, or whatever.

Josh Ozersky: Alton Brown's Slam On 'Man v. Food' "Obvious And Irrelevant" Josh Ozersky at Esquire.com 2010

Calling the show "disgusting" and "an embarrassment," Brown made a moral point -- he's a dedicated Christian, and he finds Richman's epic chowdowns untoward in a world where one in three people don't get enough milk, or whatever.

Josh Ozersky: Alton Brown's Slam On 'Man v. Food'"Obvious And Irrelevant" Josh Ozersky at Esquire.com 2010

So was any local foodie after Alan "Too Soon" Richman's GQ review suggesting New Orleans restaurants were so bad, rebuilding the city was questionable.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Treme 14: Renewed, Attacked and Sazerac'd Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011

Last Friday, they offered Jonathan Richman's "Radio On," among similar moving songs that proved pleasantly distracting from FT reporter Gillian Tett's "Fool's Gold," the story of how JPMorgan -- the banksters who, with Henry Merritt Paulson, Jr's blessing, stole WaMu last Sept 25th -- created the novel credit derivatives that so devastated their competitors, our economy, and a lot of now-unemployed people.

America 2009 (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

In Richman's rich and fascinating novel, Dee struggles with the reconciliation between knowledge and faith, curiosity and piety, but his determination to understand the world always wins out.

Nina Sankovitch: New Tudor Hero, John Dee: Scientist, Conjurer, Sleuth Nina Sankovitch 2011

So was any local foodie after Alan "Too Soon" Richman's GQ review suggesting New Orleans restaurants were so bad, rebuilding the city was questionable.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Treme 14: Renewed, Attacked and Sazerac'd Karen Dalton-Beninato 2011

In Richman's rich and fascinating novel, Dee struggles with the reconciliation between knowledge and faith, curiosity and piety, but his determination to understand the world always wins out.

Nina Sankovitch: New Tudor Hero, John Dee: Scientist, Conjurer, Sleuth Nina Sankovitch 2011

Kermit is retired and hasn't seen the old gang in years -- but Walter is so fervent in his belief in the Muppets that he convinces Kermit to track them down, round them up and put on a show to raise the money necessary to foil Richman's intentions.

Marshall Fine: Movie Review: The Muppets Marshall Fine 2011

In Richman's rich and fascinating novel, Dee struggles with the reconciliation between knowledge and faith, curiosity and piety, but his determination to understand the world always wins out.

Nina Sankovitch: New Tudor Hero, John Dee: Scientist, Conjurer, Sleuth Nina Sankovitch 2011

In Richman's rich and fascinating novel, Dee struggles with the reconciliation between knowledge and faith, curiosity and piety, but his determination to understand the world always wins out.

Nina Sankovitch: New Tudor Hero, John Dee: Scientist, Conjurer, Sleuth Nina Sankovitch 2011