Snackology • Thoughts for Food
Marshmallow Crispy M&Ms might be too sweet … but I dare you to stop eating them
The M&Ms formerly known as White Chocolate Marshmallow Crispy Treat are back as a Target exclusive.
Bill Kuchman
Pop culture fan. Was once paid to write about How I Met Your Mother. Now I write Popculturology. A Rochester, N.Y., native now living in the Washington, D.C., area. Won’t pass up a Genny Cream Ale.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘Sinners’ puts a stake in its box office competition
Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece almost matched its debut gross, while ‘Revenge of the Sith’ re-release topped ‘The Accountant 2’
Brain Slop
K2-18b or not to be?
Have astronomers found life on a planet 120 light-years away from Earth? Or do the signs actually point to another inhabitable world?
Popculturology • The Monthly
The Monthly April 2025
Three things to know. Two trailers to watch. One article to read. Here’s what you need to know for this month.
Popculturology • Friday Newsletter
I missed you, ‘Andor’
The acclaimed series is back for its second and final season. PLUS: A ton of ‘Star Wars’ news, trailers for ‘Fantastic Four,’ ‘Thunderbolts*,’ ‘Predator: Badlands’ and more, and Walton Goggins heads to ‘SNL.’
From the Editor
A bit of a breather
After publishing 72 editions of Popculturology, Snackology and Brain Slop since the beginning of the year, the newsletters are taking a tiny break.
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
Does the Pop-Tarts/Girl Scouts Cookies combo earn a Best Teamwork Merit Badge?
The partnership launched with Thin Mints and Samoa, er, Coconut Caramel versions of the breakfast pastry.
Popculturology • The Box Office Report
‘A Minecraft Movie’ builds on its box office haul with $80.6M second weekend
While the Jack Black/Jason Momoa video game adaptation dominated the box office, a handful of new releases filled out the top five.
Popculturology • Deep SNL Thoughts
‘I don’t even want pizza anymore!’: Jon Hamm returns to ‘SNL’ for long-awaited 4th time
The ‘Mad Men’ star wasn’t the only throwback this episode, with many of the show’s previous Trump characters returning for ‘The White POTUS.’
Brain Slop
It turns out dire wolves were real. And a company now claims to have de-extincted them.
When it comes to bringing animals back from extinction, is close enough good enough?
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish get a Glow Up
For once, the glow-in-the-dark editions of the candy are something you’ll actually want to see under a black light.
Snackology • Thoughts for Food
‘You have to test all of them, Mom’: I bought all six new Frosty Swirls flavors
Wendy’s launched Frosty Swirls on Friday, adding brownie, strawberry and caramel sauces to its classic frozen dessert.