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‘Over Your Dead Body’ is violent ... and deadly funny
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Birthday Cake Pebbles celebrates 55 years of cereal
A quick review of the limited-edition party-themed flavor.
Is Sprite Zero Sugar Chill Mango Citrus too many things?
A quick review of the Walmart exclusive Sprite flavor.
Dunkin’ introduces its own Dirty Soda, fruit punch-flavored donuts
A quick review of Dunkin’ Dirty Soda, Fruit Punch Donut and Fruit Punch Munchkins.
Firehook adds Avocado Oil, Sea Salt & Chive to its delicious lineup of crackers
A quick review of the artisan brand’s newest ‘seriously craveable’ snack.
Dirty sodas and refreshers have arrived at McDonald’s
The new menu includes crafted takes on Sprite, Dr Pepper and Hi-C in addition to three lemonade refreshers.
Start your day with the Dairy Queen Breakfast Collection
Skip the coffee and chow down on the Fruity Pebbles Shake, Choco Frosted Donut Blizzard Treat and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Dipped Cone instead.
The new Cookie Dough Frosty Fusion does the impossible
Did Wendy’s finally unlock the perfect use for the vanilla Frosty?
A shocking number of people went to see the Michael Jackson biopic
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Snackology
Birthday Cake Pebbles celebrates 55 years of cereal
A quick review of the limited-edition party-themed flavor.
Is Sprite Zero Sugar Chill Mango Citrus too many things?
A quick review of the Walmart exclusive Sprite flavor.
Dunkin’ introduces its own Dirty Soda, fruit punch-flavored donuts
A quick review of Dunkin’ Dirty Soda, Fruit Punch Donut and Fruit Punch Munchkins.
Firehook adds Avocado Oil, Sea Salt & Chive to its delicious lineup of crackers
A quick review of the artisan brand’s newest ‘seriously craveable’ snack.
Popculturology
A shocking number of people went to see the Michael Jackson biopic
Putting a positive spin on the pop star’s legacy, ‘Michael’ scored a record-breaking $97M debut.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ bury ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’
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Animation should be the future of ‘Star Wars’ movies
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ becomes first 2026 film to hit $300M
It took the animated sequel just two weekends to reach the milestone, as Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ sets its sights on $300M too.
The Cold Open
Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell go wild picking ‘SNL’ pretapes
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‘The right home for me’: Bowen Yang adds his ‘Update’ pick to ‘The Rundown’
The recently departed ‘SNL’ cast member shows some impressive knowledge as he sorts through ‘Weekend Update.’
Colman Domingo sets the perfect vibe for ‘SNL’
The ‘Euphoria’ star breezes through his hosting debut.
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The show closes out with episodes on May 2, May 9 and May 16.
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