Lay’s’s global flavors, best ‘SNL’ pretapes, and Marvel needs to cool it with ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
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Why is everyone being so weird about ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?
You guys really gotta let go of ‘Endgame.’ PLUS: Trailers for ‘Coyote vs. ACME’ and ‘Clayface,’ ‘Miami Vice’ goes back to 1985, and you can ‘just take those scripts and turn them into’ a ‘Mandalorian’ movie.
Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell go wild picking ‘SNL’ pretapes
The duo couldn’t stop at just one — or three — selections for their episode of ‘The Rundown.’
Lay’s goes global with World Cup-inspired potato chip flavors
Those of us in the United States get Argentinian‑Style Steak with Chimichurri, Brazilian‑Style Garlic Sauce and Wavy French Onion Soup.
Diablo Dusted Crispy Chicken Nuggets heat up Taco Bell’s latest wave of new items
The fast food chain also introduced Zab’s Chicken Ranch Nacho Fries and brought back the ‘fan-favorite’ Triple Double Crunchwrap.
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ bury ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’
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Trolli Gummi Pop Very Berry promise ‘a one-of-a-kind sensory experience’
I’m not sure if it’s science or magic, but these ice pops come very close to mimicking the texture of an actual Trolli Gummi.
Food Finds: A very patriotic week of candy
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
Dill Pickle Oreos are real. And I ate them.
This is the story of how what seemed like an April Fool’s Day joke wound up being the latest Snackology review.
Celebrate the Summer of Soccer with special editions of Chips Ahoy! and Ritz
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ bury ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’
‘Project Hail Mary’ continues its wild run, falling just 15 percent from last weekend while ‘Mario’ lags behind its predecessor.
Animation should be the future of ‘Star Wars’ movies
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ becomes first 2026 film to hit $300M
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‘The right home for me’: Bowen Yang adds his ‘Update’ pick to ‘The Rundown’
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‘I already hate this idea’: Colman Domingo gets pitched the worst ‘SNL’ sketch
The man is an Oscar nominee, and you’re gonna offer him a sketch idea with a dead rat and a hobby horse?
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