Have yourself a ‘cran-tastic’ holiday with Poppi Cranberry Fizz
This one instantly became one of my favorite flavors of prebiotic soda. I need to stock up on the seasonal edition before it’s gone.
‘SNL’ had a perfectly fine David S. Pumpkins sketch going. Then it derailed it with Trump.
We needed a fun Halloween episode. ‘SNL’ couldn’t even let us have that.
McDonald’s lets two cranberry-based drinks linger for the holidays
Pumpkin spice season is over. It’s time for Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite and Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer.
Oreo Thins Espresso Creme is one of the best Oreo flavors ever. Too bad there are only 1,000 packs.
You have a chance to win one of these limited-edition packs, and I suggest you take it.
‘I’m doing this for you’: ‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer reveals a mad emperor
I’m looking forward to this movie more than I am ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’
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Have yourself a ‘cran-tastic’ holiday with Poppi Cranberry Fizz
This one instantly became one of my favorite flavors of prebiotic soda. I need to stock up on the seasonal edition before it’s gone.
‘You Can See Everything’ goes trick-or-treating for a No. 1 weekend
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary snagged the top spot at the box office after back-to-back No. 2 finishes.
Food Finds: O Poppi Christmas tree, O Poppi Christmas tree
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
King’s Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls are perfect for breakfast. Or brunch. Or any time you need a roll.
A quick review of the bakery’s limited-edition fall flavor.
The Omnicosm Saturday Wrap No. 56
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
The first new Halo Top flavors in two years have turned me into a fan
Mint Chocolate Cookie at only 490 calories per pint? I’m fully on board.
It would be amaze, amaze, amaze if ‘Project Hail Mary’ got an Oscar nom for its Rocky puppeteer
Amazon MGM Studios is pushing to get James Ortiz a Best Supporting Actor nod. PLUS: Patrick Stewart died, ‘Dune: Part Three’ unleashes a new trailer, and so much ‘SNL’ news.
The M&M’s spokescandies assemble for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
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Snackology
Have yourself a ‘cran-tastic’ holiday with Poppi Cranberry Fizz
This one instantly became one of my favorite flavors of prebiotic soda. I need to stock up on the seasonal edition before it’s gone.
Food Finds: O Poppi Christmas tree, O Poppi Christmas tree
A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.
King’s Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls are perfect for breakfast. Or brunch. Or any time you need a roll.
A quick review of the bakery’s limited-edition fall flavor.
The first new Halo Top flavors in two years have turned me into a fan
Mint Chocolate Cookie at only 490 calories per pint? I’m fully on board.
Popculturology
‘You Can See Everything’ goes trick-or-treating for a No. 1 weekend
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary snagged the top spot at the box office after back-to-back No. 2 finishes.
It would be amaze, amaze, amaze if ‘Project Hail Mary’ got an Oscar nom for its Rocky puppeteer
Amazon MGM Studios is pushing to get James Ortiz a Best Supporting Actor nod. PLUS: Patrick Stewart died, ‘Dune: Part Three’ unleashes a new trailer, and so much ‘SNL’ news.
‘Clayface’ sculpts a $24M opening weekend
As the latest installment in the DCU scored the No. 1 spot, ‘You Can See Everything’ saw its weekend haul jump 25 percent from last weekend.
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.
The Cold Open
Ashley Padilla to ‘GQ’: ‘I don’t think I’m stupid, but I think I’m funny’
The breakout star discussed her path to ‘SNL’ and how the show’s 50th season affected her first year.
Horror star Inde Navarrette ready to host Halloween ‘SNL’
The ‘Obsession’ star faces the tall task of pulling the show out of its early season spiral.
Elmo, Ashley Padilla and Rocco: ‘Sesame Street’ invades the ‘SNL’ writers’ room
Is anyone else a bit uncomfortable with Elmo knowing about Domingo?
‘SNL UK’ is running circles around ‘SNL’ right now
The American version of the show needs to take some lessons from its British sibling’s writing and ‘Weekend Update’ work.
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