‘Project Hail Mary’ soars, Harry Styles snoozes and fish sandwiches go head to head
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‘Project Hail Mary’ delivers something special
Ryan Gosling and a puppet are my new favorite duo. PLUS: The first trailers for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ looks great, and is Conan O’Brien an Oscar host for life?
Taco Bell’s newest Crunchwrap Sliders are chicken. Crispy Chicken, that is.
The fast food chain also introduced a Cantina Chicken Rolled Quesadilla, Steak & Guac Nacho Fries and Dirty Soda versions of its entire Pepsi lineup.
Nothing fishy about this fast food fish sandwich matchup
Snackology pits the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish against the Popeyes Classic Flounder Fish Sandwich. Which one hooks a win?
‘Get serious, man’: Ryan Gosling and Seth Meyers talk laughing on ‘SNL’
The four-time host and ‘Project Hail Mary’ star appeared on ‘Late Night’
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‘Project Hail Mary’ soars, Harry Styles snoozes and fish sandwiches go head to head
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
‘SNL’ unveils ‘The Rundown’ in a quest to create an ‘all-star episode’
The first episode of the new digital series features Colin Jost picking his favorite cold open.
It’s a ‘Brand New Day’ with the latest ‘Spider-Man’ trailer
The Punisher and Bruce Banner have joined Peter Parker as he experiences a rebirth.
‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer promises a war-torn galaxy
‘I’m not afraid to die. But I must not die ... yet,’ Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides vows in first look at the Denis Villeneuve film.
What happens when you put a cookie in candy and then put that candy back in a cookie?
The answer is you get Chips Ahoy! Chewy Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Bar-Inspired Cookies, a delicious limited-edition flavor a century in the making.
Smartfood FiberPop offers a lot fiber, very little variety
You can get the fiber-heavy popcorn in any flavor you want ... as long as you want sweet and salty.
Leave it to beavers: ‘Hoppers’ holds on for a second No. 1 weekend
‘Reminders of Him’ couldn’t match the performance that ‘It Ends With Him’ set for a Colleen Hoover adaptation.
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ had a very good Oscars night
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film scored 6 wins. Ryan Coogler’s had 4. Even ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ had a fun night.
Snackology
What happens when you put a cookie in candy and then put that candy back in a cookie?
The answer is you get Chips Ahoy! Chewy Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Bar-Inspired Cookies, a delicious limited-edition flavor a century in the making.
Smartfood FiberPop offers a lot fiber, very little variety
You can get the fiber-heavy popcorn in any flavor you want ... as long as you want sweet and salty.
Food Finds: Krispy Kreme St. Patrick’s Day, Smartfood FiberPop and cookie-flavored Chips Ahoy!
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
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?
Popculturology
It’s a ‘Brand New Day’ with the latest ‘Spider-Man’ trailer
The Punisher and Bruce Banner have joined Peter Parker as he experiences a rebirth.
‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer promises a war-torn galaxy
‘I’m not afraid to die. But I must not die ... yet,’ Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides vows in first look at the Denis Villeneuve film.
Leave it to beavers: ‘Hoppers’ holds on for a second No. 1 weekend
‘Reminders of Him’ couldn’t match the performance that ‘It Ends With Him’ set for a Colleen Hoover adaptation.
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ had a very good Oscars night
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film scored 6 wins. Ryan Coogler’s had 4. Even ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ had a fun night.
The Cold Open
‘SNL’ unveils ‘The Rundown’ in a quest to create an ‘all-star episode’
The first episode of the new digital series features Colin Jost picking his favorite cold open.
Harry Styles gets a low-energy ‘SNL’ return
There was always going to be a drop-off after Ryan Gosling’s unhinged episode, but the show could’ve tried a bit harder.
Jack Black to host ‘SNL’ on April 4
The ‘Mario Galaxy Movie’ star will join the Five-Timers club when ‘SNL’ returns.
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.’
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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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