Minors cause major panic in Brooklyn

After the spectacular success of the cronut this year, a trendspotting report predicts that chefs will continue playing ‘mad scientist’ and dreaming up new food mash-ups in 2014. They might also ditch olive oil for more exotic oils like avocado, hazelnut, and benne seed, and chefs might use “the full bounty of the ocean” - that may include all parts of the fish, for instance fish cheeks and fish liver pâté, and marine vegetables like sea beans, plankton, and seaweed. Already, variations of another food hybrid, the ramen burger (in which fried noodle patties replace hamburger buns) are popping up according to the report, which also predicts that chicken will no longer be the primary protein in restaurants, as chefs challenge diners to try catfish, pork belly, and goat. Also to look forward to in 2014 is a set of magnetic furniture introduced at Dutch Design Week in October. The minimalist table, desk, and chair are held in place with strong magnets, but can be easily disassembled, so transporting the furniture isn’t a burden. Magnetic furniture which snaps together without the need for a single screwdriver could be the future of the flat-pack interiors industry. But enough about all that because here comes the real story: the NYPD assigned extra officers to patrol a Brooklyn mall yesterday — a day after it was crashed by a teen stampede on a Boxing Day that lived up to its name. Cops swarmed the Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Mill Basin to prevent any hint of a repeat of a flash mob of more than 300 kids who started fighting, yelling, and running wild. So basically what happened is hundreds of teens terrorised the Brooklyn mall on Thursday, forcing it to close its doors for hours during crucial day after Christmas sales. Teens used social media to organize the attack with the goal of putting the mall ‘on tilt,’ and the mall was more than 'on tilt' that day - the little hoodlums were trashing stores, assaulting shoppers, and stealing things after a T-shirt insulting a high school student sparked anger among classmates. A large group of teen girls reportedly fought each other over the incendiary T-shirt and the violent 'knockout' game also broke out on the mall’s top floor – where one teen may have been carrying a gun. Because of the scene, no one under the age of 18 is allowed inside the mall at any time without an accompanying adult. Furthermore, if they want presents from Santa next year, they'd better be on their best behaviour from now on otherwise there will be coal in their stockings come Christmas Day. Speaking of coming, an Australian woman has sued a deli owner for serving bottled water containing semen. The sperm belonged to the deli owner whose DNA matched the sample taken from the bottled water based on test results. Alicia Cooper from Perth filed a claim in the District Court of Western Australia stating she had suffered depression and anxiety due to the incident. She also claimed she is having trouble deciding on what food to eat. According to the documents filed before the court, deli owner Dahn Le had intentionally placed his semen in the bottled water. He knew the water was contaminated with sperm and sold it to the public anyway. Seriously, this is not cool. You can't just jack off in a bottle of water and then expect somebody to drink it. What if my niece (pictured) were to drink that?