Stupid sexy Sauron returns
After two years, ‘The Rings of Power’ is almost back. PLUS: Amazon MGM’s Bond search nears the end, ‘SNL’ announces new hosts, and Conan O’Brien finds a ‘SubwayTakes’ friend.
Stupid sexy Sauron returns
After two years, ‘The Rings of Power’ is almost back. PLUS: Amazon MGM’s Bond search nears the end, ‘SNL’ announces new hosts, and Conan O’Brien finds a ‘SubwayTakes’ friend.
Pepsi x Off Season Mini NFL Puffer Can Jackets are adorable. I need a Buffalo Bills one.
Your Pepsi needs to stay cold. The company behind Taylor Swift’s viral jacket is here to help.
James Austin Johnson brings Trump to ‘SNL UK’ for a job swap
‘That’s right, you say my name, and I appear,’ Johnson’s Trump announced to the United Kingdom.
SCOOP: Combo KFC/Taco Bell locations to serve Coca-Cola and Pepsi
KFC’s switch from Pepsi to Coke had fans asking if combination restaurants would still serve Baja Blast.
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Oreo Ghosts should be your new favorite Halloween candy
A quick review of the treat you need to be hunting for during trick-or-treating.
Druski and John Mulaney to host ‘SNL’
This will be Druski’s first time hosting the show and Mulaney’s seventh time.
With Dubai Style Chocolate Squares, Ghirardelli shrinks down the candy craze
You can now get an entire bag full of tiny chocolate squares fulls of pistachio filling and kataifi pastry.
Look at these super cute glow-in-the-dark Goldfish ghosts
If you’re looking for something besides candy to hand out on Halloween, these tiny packs are a treat.
A toast to Milano Espresso Martini cookies, one of the best Milano cookies I’ve tried
A quick review of the latest addition to the Pepperidge Farm Holiday Exclusive collection.
Candy Cane Oreo Puffs put a festive twist on breakfast
Peppermint marshmallows in a cereal made with Oreo cookies? Happy holidays, everyone.
Celebrating a year in America, BUBS releases two new berry flavors
Enjoy the ‘magical balance of soft and chewy joy’ with Sour Forest Berries Ovals and Sweet Wild Berry Pomegranate Ovals.
‘You Can See Everything’ scores a $15M debut over just 855 theaters
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary came in second place to ‘Street Fighter,’ but its per-theater average blew away the competition.
Snackology
Oreo Ghosts should be your new favorite Halloween candy
A quick review of the treat you need to be hunting for during trick-or-treating.
With Dubai Style Chocolate Squares, Ghirardelli shrinks down the candy craze
You can now get an entire bag full of tiny chocolate squares fulls of pistachio filling and kataifi pastry.
Look at these super cute glow-in-the-dark Goldfish ghosts
If you’re looking for something besides candy to hand out on Halloween, these tiny packs are a treat.
A toast to Milano Espresso Martini cookies, one of the best Milano cookies I’ve tried
A quick review of the latest addition to the Pepperidge Farm Holiday Exclusive collection.
Popculturology
‘You Can See Everything’ scores a $15M debut over just 855 theaters
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary came in second place to ‘Street Fighter,’ but its per-theater average blew away the competition.
‘Like displaying heads on pikes’: Skydance merges Paramount and Warner Bros.
David Ellison now controls more media than any man should. PLUS: Marvel announces ‘Zodiac,’ and a Disney exec defends live-action ‘Moana’ remake as ‘excellent.’
A victory for ‘Verity’ as Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ hits rock bottom
Warner Bros. expected ‘Digger’ to play like a blockbuster. It’s instead one of the worst opening weekends of the actor’s career.
‘Star Wars: Episode X’ has a director. But does it have a purpose?
The Skywalker Saga resumes with Jon Watts at the helm. PLUS: The Russo Brothers can’t stop being weird, ‘VisionQuest’ unleashes James Spader, and Danny McBride’s ‘G.I. Joe’ enlists Bradley Cooper.
The Cold Open
Druski and John Mulaney to host ‘SNL’
This will be Druski’s first time hosting the show and Mulaney’s seventh time.
Shane Gillis’s misogynistic ‘SNL’ monologue is now Lorne Michaels’s legacy
Lorne Michaels speaks for ‘SNL.’ And until Michaels speaks up, Shane Gillis now speaks for him.
We knew Shane Gillis would bomb on ‘SNL.’ We just didn’t expect he would f-bomb.
Can we end this bit where Lorne Michaels has to have Gillis host every year?
‘Do you really need pickles right now?’ Veronika Slowikowska joins Shane Gillis for his ‘SNL’ promo
For the second week in a row, ‘SNL’ ditches its long-running promo style for a series of quick bits.
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