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"From its humble origins to the heights of stardom to its ignominious demise, we take a look at the brief life and times of the Cronut\u2122. The Cronut was recently found dead in lower Manhattan. Sources point to natural causes.&lt;em&gt; (Credit: Dominique Ansel Bakery)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut was believed to have been the love child of an Austrian croissant and a donut from North Carolina.&lt;em&gt;\u00A0(Credit: Ditte Isager, left; courtesy Krispy Kreme)&lt;/em&gt; Dominique Ansel, the Colonel Parker to Cronut's Elvis. &lt;em&gt;(Credit: Facebook)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut's wild, immediate popularity made news around the world. &lt;em&gt;(Credit: Fox 5)&lt;/em&gt; People waited in line for hours early each morning for a chance at two Cronuts. &lt;em&gt;(Credit: Instagram user\u00A0&lt;a href=\"http://instagram.com/amandafaymous\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;amandafaymous&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut proved a hit with celebrities.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: ABC)&lt;/em&gt; Celebrity Cronut pals included &lt;a title=\"Rapper Eve Loves Nutella, Cookies, Momofuku Milk Bar\u2019s Ice Cream, and Ishkabibble\u2019s\" href=\"http://www.bonappetit.com/people/article/rapper-eve-loves-nutella-cookies-momofuku-milk-bar-s-ice-cream-and-ishkabibble-s\"&gt;rapper Eve&lt;/a&gt;, seen here canoodling with its younger sibling, the Magic Souffl\u00E9.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: Facebook)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut was the toast of late-night talk shows.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: NBC)&lt;/em&gt; At the height of its stardom, the Cronut seemed to stand for more than simply a tasty pastry.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: Dominique Ansel)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut quickly learned the downside of stardom. Some obsessed fans even picked through Ansel's trash for crumbs of Cronut's deliciousness.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: &lt;a href=\"http://gothamist.com/2013/08/13/spotted_two_young_women_digging_for.php\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Gothamist.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut responded to accusation of classism with charity drives.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: Teespring.com)&lt;/em&gt; At its lowest point, the Cronut was possibly a party to seedy sexual transactions. Soon Cronut knockoffs proliferated. One notable imitator was the &lt;a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/06/04/the-doissant-is-d-c-s-answer-to-the-cronut/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Doissant&lt;/a&gt;.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: &lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/quirky/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Flickr user Quirky&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; Eventually, the Cronut went from being a clever punch line to a ubiquitous clich\u00E9.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: &lt;a href=\"http://coolculinaria.com/collections/dominique-ansel-cronuts\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Cool Culinaria&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; Near the end, many pooh-poohed speculation that the Cronut had peaked, pointing to the popularity of new flavors and iterations such as the Shake Shack Cronut Concrete.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: &lt;a href=\"http://instagam.com/aguynamedpatrick\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;Patrick Janelle&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt; The Cronut is survived by Ansel and its younger sibling the Magic Souffl\u00E9.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;(Credit: Dominique Ansel Bakery)&lt;/em&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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