General Mills brings Cinnamon Toast Crunch Peanut Butter back for the first time in years while also releasing a dark chocolate version of Reese’s Puffs.
McDonald’s Hot Honey Sauce, Ashley Padilla and Teyana Taylor on SNL, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers on Late Night, Popsicle Bluey Ice Pop. / Snackology, NBC
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‘SNL’ bounces back thanks to Teyana Taylor and Ashley Padilla
Thanks to Teyana Taylor, SNL bounced back in a huge way this weekend. After the absolute dud that we got last week when Finn Wolfhard hosted, the One Battle After Another and The Rip star brought a billion percent more personality to SNL than we got from the show’s Stranger Things heavy episode last weekend.
Taylor was a spark, infusing her roles with vibrance. When she was on screen, SNL pulled itself up to her level. This was her episode, fully in control any time she was in a sketch, no matter what her role was. It was a heavy night to air a new episode, but Taylor nailed everything the show asked her to do.
Sweet. Heat. Pretty neat. McDonald’s nails its new Hot Honey Sauce.
I was at the grocery store the other day, and I heard someone say to the person they were shopping with: “Why would I buy hot honey? I have honey and I have red pepper flakes at home.”
OK, sure. You could apply that logic to anything. Why would I buy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups when I have a bag of chocolate chips and a jar of peanut butter at home?
While that random shopper might not want to invest in one of the many fantastic hot honeys that are available on store shelves these days, I’m more than happy to give one of these premade hot honeys a shot. (Because it’s basically ubiquitous these days, my go-to is Mike’s Hot Honey, but I’ve also tried Nugget Honey, the hot honey from the folks behind Hot Ones.)
McDonald’s knows that hot honey is what people are buzzing about these days. Taco Bell already partnered with Mike’s last may for its Mike’s Hot Honey Diablo Sauce, and most pizza places even offer hot honey as a topping, and now the Golden Arches is rolling out its own Hot Honey Sauce.
Bluey and Hello Kitty Popsicles head to your freezer. For real life.
Sure, it’s late January and a good chunk of the United States hasn’t seen temperatures above freezing in almost a week, but we need to talk to about some big news in the world of frozen treats.
Two of the world’s most popular characters are hitting grocery store freezers as Popsicle Bluey Ice Pops and Popsicle Hello Kitty Ice Pops make their debut.
Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus is back — with a twist!
One of my favorite Mountain Dew releases from 2025 has begun making its appearances as it returns to stores this year. Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus came and went before I had a chance to pick up another 12-pack last May, so I’m thrilled that Pepsi has brought it back. (I’m obviously picking up the Zero Sugar version.)
Mountain Dew Baja Cabo Citrus must’ve been super popular when it was first released. Not only was it impossible to find shortly after it hit shelves, but Pepsi bringing it back seems to be a vote of confidence. Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast line is an iconic hit, with the main flavor breaking free of its Taco Bell exclusivity while the fast food chain continues to innovate with new variations like Mountain Dew Baja Midnight. (And the infamous Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie.)
I’m old enough to remember a time when superheroes — especially Marvel superheroes — were related to comic books and the occasional animated series. Sure, if you were Superman or Batman, you got a few movies. Then the successive hits of Guillermo del Toro’s Blade, Bryan Singer’s X-Men and finally Sam Raimi’s Spider-Manturned superheroes into box office staples.
Fast forward to 2008 when the fledgling Marvel Studios was on the verge of releasing Iron Man. If that film had failed, we may have seen superhero movies implode back to those pre-Spider-Man quiet times. Instead, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. launched the world’s first true cinematic universe.
Suddenly characters that had never broken through to people not steeped in comic book lore like Iron Man, Doctor Strange and even the Guardians of the Galaxy were everywhere. Movies. Lego sets. There’s even the wildly popular Disney Junior series Spidey and His Amazing Friends.
And now Marvel heroes are about to enter their most ambitious crossover: Marvel Oreo Stuf of Legends Cookies.
Stephen Colbert reveals date of final ‘Late Show’ episode
Stephen Colbert was a guest on Late Night this week, and he took advantage of appearing on another late-night show to break the news to Seth Meyers — and the rest of us — that The Late Show’s final episode will air on May 21.
“I would love to be there,” Meyers told Colbert.
“Do you have a show that night?” Colbert asked.
“Um, not anymore,” Meyers said.
If Colbert is unable to get Pope Leo XIV as his dream guest for the last episode of The Late Show, at least he knows Meyers will be available.
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The late-night host joined Seth Meyers to reflect on the impending end of the longtime CBS franchise. PLUS: Trailers for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ a new look at Jason Momoa as Lobo, and ‘Ted Lasso’ returns this summer.
Bill Kuchman
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