Most of you have probably seen this video before, but if not, behold the atheist's nightmare: the banana. Yes. ...Wait, what? This video explains how bananas are obviously God's creation, reasons including the way they fit perfectly in the grasp of a human hand, and how they have built-in "tabs" at the top that makes them easy to peel. Well, ignoring the thousands of years of banana cultivation by humans, I'm totally convinced! Watch the video after the jump.... More

Photograph courtesy of W. Paul Thomas These bananas, shot by W. Paul Thomas, look like they're just at that stage I really like when I use them on PBJ-banana sandwiches and in my morning cereal. From the Serious Eats Flickr Group.... More

I hope this lip-synching woman is someone's grandmother so that her grandkids can see this video and go, "My grandma is awesome!" If the lip-synching isn't enough for you, there are also googly eyed-bananas and a banana-wielding teddy bear at the end to amuse you. Watch the magic, after the jump.... More

There are cases to protect whole bananas from turning into bruised, mush-filled bags, but what about when you want to just protect the cut end of half of a banana? The NANA Saver™ Banana Holder is designed to grip onto the exposed end of your half-eaten banana and keep it fresher for longer by reducing its exposure to air. And since it's shaped like the missing half, It's kind of like a prosthetic for your banana. Make your banana feel whole again! [via The Presurfer] Related Banana Cupcakes: Buttercream vs. Cream Cheese? Photo of the Day: Banana Wall Forbidden Love of Hot Dog & Banana... More

Photograph from La Mariposa on Flickr Brighten up your living room with a...banana wall? View the fruit-bearing wall and more installations at Stefan Sagmeister's exhibition Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far, now showing at Deitch Gallery in New York City.... More

"True love is more powerful than peer pressure, social norms or any other of mankind's laws. It is especially true when you're talking about hot dogs- those suckers shouldn't even exist." Superstar indie web comic Diesel Sweeties is phasing out their Forbidden Love of Hot Dog & Banana t-shirt on April 15th, so if you like hot dogs, bananas, love and pixel art, plus the idea of wearing food on your chest, consider this a friendly exhortation to buy one before it becomes an unattainable collector's item. Shirts are $18 mens/19$ womens, + shipping.... More

My favorite blog post I've read so far this week is by far the a risk vs. reward analysis of fruit by Justin of Guardedly Optimistic. Here's what he has to say about the humble banana: fruit: bananarisk: lowreward: moderateanalysis: Never a bad choice, the banana is the .290 hitter of fruit. When was the last time you had a surprisingly bad banana? Never, that’s when. More importantly, the banana offers the most easily interpreted warning signs in the fruit family: if it’s slightly green or covered in brown spots, you know you’re rolling the dice. You will most likely never eat a memorable banana, but for a low-risk fruit that pays out solid dividends, you can’t do better.... More

Dutch supermarket staff find millions of dollars of cocaine stashed in banana boxes; "There probably must have been a logistic mistake," says befuddled Limburger spokesman. This never happened while I was stocking shelves.... More