Taco Bell gets Naked, McDonald’s adds Red Bull, and ticket presales have lost the plot
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
Have movie ticket presales spiraled out of control?
‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘The Odyssey’ have pushed the boundaries of presales. PLUS: All the coverage from D23, a new ‘Whalefall’ trailer, and do we really need another Johnny Depp ‘Pirates’ movie?
The Naked Chicken Chalupa sends us back in time to 2016
Remember 2016? Life was so different then. We had the Naked Chicken Chalupa. Now we have the latest installment of Taco Bell’s Decades Menu.
The first trailer for ‘The Bluey Movie’ is here. And it might shock you.
I wasn’t expecting to see Bluey and Bingo in a new style of animation.
The top 18 sketches of Ashley Padilla’s breakout ‘SNL’ season
The sophomore cast member just wrapped up a run unlike anything else we’ve seen in the modern era of the show.
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Taco Bell gets Naked, McDonald’s adds Red Bull, and ticket presales have lost the plot
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
It’s madness! Pumpkin Spice Madness Bagels!
A quick review of the latest seasonal flavor of Dave’s Killer Bread bagels.
Red Bull gives you wings. And now McNuggets.
McDonald’s jumps into the world of energy drinks with the new Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer. (There’s also now a Coke Zero-based dirty soda!)
Will you fall for seasonal Planters nuts? Will you flip for Dunkin’ Flipz?
Sure it’s August, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy Apple Cider Donut Cashews, Maple Brown Sugar Almonds and Pumpkin Spice Donut Covered Pretzels.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ swings past $2B worldwide
The latest Spider-Man film is on the verge of becoming the fourth movie to cross $800M in North America.
Food Finds: I hope you love cookies, since I found a bunch of cookies
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
An excellent ‘Doomsday’ trailer, our first look at ‘The Bluey Movie’ and the ‘X-Men’ cast reveal lead D23
The showcase revealed projects across Disney Animation, Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation, Walt Disney Studios and more.
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It’s madness! Pumpkin Spice Madness Bagels!
A quick review of the latest seasonal flavor of Dave’s Killer Bread bagels.
Red Bull gives you wings. And now McNuggets.
McDonald’s jumps into the world of energy drinks with the new Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer. (There’s also now a Coke Zero-based dirty soda!)
Will you fall for seasonal Planters nuts? Will you flip for Dunkin’ Flipz?
Sure it’s August, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy Apple Cider Donut Cashews, Maple Brown Sugar Almonds and Pumpkin Spice Donut Covered Pretzels.
Food Finds: I hope you love cookies, since I found a bunch of cookies
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
Popculturology
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ swings past $2B worldwide
The latest Spider-Man film is on the verge of becoming the fourth movie to cross $800M in North America.
An excellent ‘Doomsday’ trailer, our first look at ‘The Bluey Movie’ and the ‘X-Men’ cast reveal lead D23
The showcase revealed projects across Disney Animation, Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Pixar Animation, Walt Disney Studios and more.
Hey, Disney, THIS should’ve been the first ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer
Wait, am I actually excited for the next ‘Avengers’ movie now?
‘End of Oak Street’ is the ‘Twilight Zone’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ mashup you didn’t know you needed
You should all go see ‘The End of Oak Street’ this weekend. PLUS: Samara Weaving leads X-Men casting, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ fastest to $700M, and David Zaslav puts the ‘Barbie’ sequel in jeopardy.
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Chloe Fineman leaves ‘SNL’
After seven seasons, one of the show’s best impressionists announced her departure.
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The longest-tenured cast member in ‘SNL’ history makes his pick for a standout live sketch.
Who better to pick an ‘SNL’ ‘weirdo’ sketch than Sarah Sherman?
Wanna guess how much vomit there was in Sherman’s selection?
Jack Black honors an ‘SNL’ great with his pick for best monologue
With five monologues under his own belt, Black knows what makes the segment work.
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