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As expected, Donald Glover is voicing Yoshi in ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
Wait ... what? PLUS: New trailers for Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ and Ben McKenzie’s crypto doc, Kate Winslet goes on ‘The Hunt for Gollum,’ and Pixar’s top creative doesn’t appear to get that his studio is in the emotional trauma business.
The new Smartfood FiberPop mascot is secretly a public domain Winnie-the-Pooh
The Hundred Acre Wood. A certain bear. Snacks on honey. You’re telling me this bear isn’t actually a spin on A.A. Milne’s creation?
Harry Styles isn’t late. He was just getting a pain au chocolat with Kenan Thompson.
C’mon, Marcello Hernandez. It’s a tradition when Styles hosts ‘SNL.’
Taco Bell unveils 20 ‘bold innovations’ during ‘Live Más LIVE’
Dusted nuggets! Baja Midnight Pie! A sauce packet you can eat? Welcome to a special edition of Snack Chat.
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Ryan Gosling breaks ‘SNL,’ Peeps teams up with Hostess, and I have a theory about fiBEAR ...
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
I’m pretty sure you’re allowed to eat this Dunkin’ and Brownie Brittle collab for breakfast
The two companies have teamed up for new varieties that bring Sprinkled Donut and Mocha Latte flavors to the crispy, crunchy snack.
Mr. Pibb dials up the fun with Thrillin’ Vanilla and Punchin’ Peach
As Coca-Cola expands the rollout of the revamped soda, it adds two new flavors to the Mr. Pibb roster.
You all demanded more protein, so here are Doritos Protein
The protein craze sweeping the nation comes for the nacho cheesy goodness of your favorite tortilla chips.
Hostess Peeps Cupcakes are the perfect springtime crossover
From the wrappers to the icing to the marshmallow filling, Hostess and Peeps nailed every element of ‘this deliciously nostalgic mashup.’
‘Hoppers’ leaps to Pixar’s best debut for an original story since ‘Coco’
The $46M opening weekend for ‘Hoppers’ further drives home the divide between Pixar’s sequels and new projects.
Ryan Gosling easily delivers the best ‘SNL’ of the season
This episode was a ton of fun, and I’m on board with agreeing that Gosling is ‘your favorite host of all time.’
Food Finds: Pringles Smoky lineup, Dunkin’ Zero energy drink and Bubly teams up with ‘Mario’
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
Snackology
I’m pretty sure you’re allowed to eat this Dunkin’ and Brownie Brittle collab for breakfast
The two companies have teamed up for new varieties that bring Sprinkled Donut and Mocha Latte flavors to the crispy, crunchy snack.
Mr. Pibb dials up the fun with Thrillin’ Vanilla and Punchin’ Peach
As Coca-Cola expands the rollout of the revamped soda, it adds two new flavors to the Mr. Pibb roster.
You all demanded more protein, so here are Doritos Protein
The protein craze sweeping the nation comes for the nacho cheesy goodness of your favorite tortilla chips.
Hostess Peeps Cupcakes are the perfect springtime crossover
From the wrappers to the icing to the marshmallow filling, Hostess and Peeps nailed every element of ‘this deliciously nostalgic mashup.’
Popculturology
‘Hoppers’ leaps to Pixar’s best debut for an original story since ‘Coco’
The $46M opening weekend for ‘Hoppers’ further drives home the divide between Pixar’s sequels and new projects.
‘Hoppers’ is easily my favorite Pixar movie in a long time
I knew ‘Hoppers’ was going to be weird. But I didn’t know how weird. PLUS: The first trailer for ‘Lanterns,’ David Ellison talks Warner Bros., and do the new ‘Mummy’ directors consider the last movie to be canon?
I still can’t believe there’s a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Lego set
If you love Andy Weir’s book and can’t wait to see the movie, you need to check out Ryan Gosling in minifigure form.
‘Scream 7’ slashes its way to the franchise’s biggest opening weekend
In a weekend filled with concert films, the seventh film in the series scared up a $64.1 million debut.
The Cold Open
Ryan Gosling easily delivers the best ‘SNL’ of the season
This episode was a ton of fun, and I’m on board with agreeing that Gosling is ‘your favorite host of all time.’
The 5 Ryan Gosling ‘SNL’ sketches you gotta watch before he hosts again
When you host ‘SNL’ as many times — and are as good at doing so — as Ryan Gosling, it’s hard to choose just one.
‘Ohmigod, it’s just four ... I’m sure someone’s made this mistake before ...’
Despite Ryan Gosling’s counting goof, the ‘Project Hail Mary’ star is back to host ‘SNL’ for the fourth time this weekend.
‘Heated Rivalry’ star Connor Storrie takes his shot at hosting ‘SNL’
Unfortunately, Storrie’s opportunity to break away as an ‘SNL’ host came up short thanks to an uneven mix of sketches.
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5 more people who need to host ‘SNL’ again — and 3 more people who should never host again
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Ryan Gosling breaks ‘SNL,’ Peeps teams up with Hostess, and I have a theory about fiBEAR ...
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Lego set and ‘Hoppers’ reviewed, Connor Storrie hosts ‘SNL’ and the Big Mac and Big Arch face off
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
A big burger week, ‘KPop’ goes Criterion, Storrie heads to ‘SNL’ and Pepsi Maple crosses the border
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
Grogu returns, Taco Bell adds Chicken Bacon Ranch, and did you score a Hershey’s gold medal?
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.