A big burger week, ‘KPop’ goes Criterion, Storrie heads to ‘SNL’ and Pepsi Maple crosses the border

In a world where every fast food chain is rolling out chicken sandwiches, chicken wraps and chicken tenders, it’s easy to forget that these chains built their reputations on the humble burger. It turns out McDonald’s didn’t forget. The iconic fast food restaurant is rolling out the Big Arch Burger on March 3 — and I’ve already eaten one in order to tell you exactly what to expect.

Like any good story, the rollout of the Marvel Oreo Stuf of Legends Cookies ended on a cliffhanger. Only three of the four collectible packs were revealed last month — what had happened to that fourth pack? And who would be featured on it? It turns out that final pack had a date with doom. Doctor Doom. Marvel’s great heroes — and our tastebuds — must now confront the might of Marvel Oreo Stuf of Doom Cookies.

Wanna know how to make me feel super old? Hand me three bags of limited-edition chips featuring a bunch of social media stars. That’s exactly what happened when I got bags of Lay’s Sweet Southern Heat Barbecue on Cheetos Crunchy, Doritos Cool Ranch on Ruffles and Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream on Doritos. The crossover flavors are all part of PepsiCo’s ambitious new Flavor Swap lineup — and each flavor comes with its own social media personality or personalities attached to it.

SNL is finally back this weekend, with Heated Rivalry breakout star Connor Storrie hosting the first episode since before the Winter Olympics. It feels like it’s been forever, but we last left SNL on high note when Alexander Skarsgård hosted — and if this promo is a hint at what’s in store for this weekend, I’m looking forward to Storrie’s episode.

If you’re not familiar with the Criterion Collection, the company produces the gold standard of physical media releases. In a world of streaming, Criterion has doubled down on high quality packaging while preserving the practice of including interviews and commentary that was once standard on home releases of movies. The prestige that Criterion carries makes it super huge news that KPop Demon Hunters and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will be joining the collection later this year.