The director’s latest film feels like the capstone to his career. PLUS: First trailers for ‘Whalefall’ and ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are together again, and we’re going back to ‘Jump Street’ ... ‘24 Jump Street.’
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The Mountain Dew America Variety Pack. / Snackology
The Mountain Dew America Pack wraps itself in Code Red, White Out ... and Voltage
What are food companies going to do once they’re done celebrating America’s 250th birthday? The semiquincentennial has been a massive source of inspiration when it comes to releasing limited editions and specially packaged versions of everything from candy to chips to sparkling juice.
For PepsiCo, this summer of food-based patriotism is the perfect moment to release the Mountain Dew America Variety Pack. (Read more)
The FIFA World Cup Meal. / Snackology
Thank you, FIFA World Cup Meal, for giving us Big Mac Sauce to dip our McNuggets
With America hosting this year’s World Cup, it’s no surprise that one of the most iconic symbols of the United States has also partnered with FIFA for a meal celebrating the worldwide soccer tournament.
It’s time to kick things off with McDonald’s’s FIFA World Cup Meal. (Read more)
The lineup of Heinz Mayonnaise-Style Dips: Lemon Pepper Parm, Buttermilk Ranch and Steakhouse Garlic flavors. / Snackology
Forget the ketchup. Heinz Mayonnaise-Style Dips are here.
I’ve never been a ketchup guy when it comes to dipping my fries. If I’m at McDonald’s or Wendy’s, those fries shouldn’t need the flavor boost that comes from coating them in the classic condiment. But if I’m at a restaurant or brewery that offers an elevated fry-dipping sauce, I’ll absolutely dunk french fry after french fry into whatever mayo-based sauce they’ve whipped up.
This is why the announcement of Heinz Mayonnaise-Style Dips absolutely caught my attention. (Read more)
Nissin noodles heat up with Geki flavors
I love a nice bowl of ramen. Back when DC had its own Momofuku (and it still served the same menu as David Chang’s flagship NYC location), my wife and I used to go there for her birthday and eat everything on the menu. More recently, I had a tasty miso ramen from a vendor at Union Market.
My chopstick skills are super rusty, but that Union Market meal gave me a bit of practice before it was time to taste both flavors of the Nissin Geki lineup of noodles. (Read more)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch that tastes like root beer was a bad idea
When I saw that Birthday Cake Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Root Beer Floatwere on their way this summer, it didn’t occur to me that they were just another cog in the machine that is the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. (Read more)
Protein? Check. Pouches? Check. GoGo squeeZ’s new lineup has you covered.
There are two things Americans want right now: Protein and food that you can eat on the run. (This is why everyone is doing snack wraps again, right?) This is where GoGo squeeZ comes in, with the company releasing GOGO Dairy Protein and GOGO Fruit Smoothie Protein last month. The two new varieties of GOGO squeezable pouches boast between 8g and 10g of protein in addition to real fruit and milk. (Read more)
Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day. / Universal Pictures
Steven Spielberg wants us all to know the truth with Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg wants to know the truth. And he believes that there is a truth to be revealed.
Disclosure Day is the culmination of decades of Spielberg making movies about aliens. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, War of the Worlds, even Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — all of these films were leading up to the director’s latest film. (Read more)
Scary Movie spoofs its way to the franchise’s best debut
With the Wayans family back on board for the first time since 2001’s Scary Movie 2, this Scary Movie (I’m begging studios to stop reusing titles when they’re not actually rebooting a series) opened with a $55 million weekend, beating the previous franchise high of $48.1 million set by Scary Movie 3 in 2003. (Read more)
Kenan Thompson in The Rundown. / NBC
‘This board is giving me anxiety’: Kenan Thompson takes stock of The Rundown
Was this the final episode of The Rundown? It certainly seems like it, with Kenan Thompson picking a live sketch before standing back to admire the collection of SNL sketches that the digital series has assembled into an all-star episode since March. (Read more)
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The Omnicosm founder. Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open writer. A Rochester, N.Y., native now living in the Washington, D.C., area. Won’t pass up a Genny Cream Ale.
The director’s latest film feels like the capstone to his career. PLUS: First trailers for ‘Whalefall’ and ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are together again, and we’re going back to ‘Jump Street’ ... ‘24 Jump Street.’
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