Olivia Rodrigo hosts ‘SNL,’ Oscars lay down new rules, and Grogu gets his own Burger King shake

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Thank the Maker! Burger King and Star Wars celebrate May the 4th with the Bounty Bundle

While Star Wars is pretty much ubiquitous now, thanks to Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, a bunch of new Star Wars movies and countless new TV shows on Disney+, the magic of a fast food crossover has been missing.

Press play on John Williams’ iconic Star Wars theme, because The Mandalorian and Grogu and Burger King are ready to bring back that magic with a new menu featuring the BBQ Bounty Whopper, Grogu’s Garlic Chicken Fries, Imperial Cheddar Ranch Tots, Grogu’s Blue Cookie Shake and a collectible cup. (Read more)

• Should I dunk Grogu Nilla Nummies in blue milk? Which makes The Mandalorian and Grogu, the upcoming Star Wars movie hitting theaters later this month, an excellent bit of pop culture for some food-based promos. While Burger King is carrying the bulk of this crossover, Nabisco is getting in on the galactic action too with Grogu Nilla Nummies. (Read more)
• Does Wendy’s ‘reimagined’ Spicy Chicken Sandwich keep up with the flock? I’m a bit behind on this one, but Wendy’s introduced an upgraded version of its iconic Spicy Chicken Sandwich last month. There was a time — before every fast food restaurant had its own chicken sandwich and a spicy version of that chicken sandwich — when the Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich was pretty much the entire game. (Read more)

Chili Cheese Dog Cheez-Its and Star-Spangled Pop-Tarts are a championship lineup

We’ve already seen Chips Ahoy!, Ritz and Lay’s get in on the action, and now the family of snacks owned by Kellanova/Mars Snacking has stepped onto the pitch with a lineup that includes Cheez-It Original Flags & Stars, Cheez-It Chili Cheese Dog, Town House Star Spangled Original Crackers, Pringles Spicy Loaded Nachos, Rice Krispies Treats Red White & Blue Sprinkles and Pop-Tarts Star-Spangled Blueberry. (Read more)

• I collected all the Pokémon Pop-Tarts. (There was just one flavor.) To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, the company behind the collectible creatures teamed up with Target to release a bunch of new items. I got a box of Pop-Tarts Pokémon Frosted Vanilla Cupcake from Target’s website. (Read more)

Dave’s Killer Bread rolls out mini bagels and a new Summer Berry flavor

I like all those seeds, and Dave’s Killer Bread has yet to let me down when it comes to delivering a, well, killer slice of bread. The company also dabbles in bagels, and announced at the end of April that they’re rolling out two of their popular flavors as mini bagels and adding a new flavor of full-sized bagel in Dave’s Killer Bread Plain Awesome Mini Bagels, Dave’s Killer Bread Epic Everything Mini Bagels and Dave’s Killer Bread Summer Berry Bagels. (Read more)

Oreo Firecracker Pop cookies are here to light up your summer

If I had a nickel for every time Snackology covered a new snack based on the iconic Bomb Pop, I’d have two nickels. Sure, that’s not a lot of money, but it’s more than I’d expect under this specific scenario. Last summer, it was Mountain Dew Summer Freeze Zero Sugar. (Which you can check out in my recently released rankings of eight different Mountain Dew Zero Sugar flavors.) For this summer, the Bomb Pop has made the jump to yet another format, with Oreo Firecracker Pop cookies hitting shelves starting on Monday. (Read more)

• Oreo Cakesters are back, and they’re better than ever: Despite my love of Oreo cookies (a love that is well-documented on Snackology), I had gone my entire life without eating an Oreo Cakester until December’s Oreopalooza. The Confetti Cake Oreo Cakester blew my mind. I called that flavor of the snack cake “incredibly good. Dangerously good.” For Oreo, though, Cakesters weren’t good enough. (Read more)

ZOA Energy Shave Ice? You’re welcome!

Dwayne Johnson and I go back. I like to consider him a friend from the old days of Twitter. Seriously. Check out the time he quote-tweeted me. OK, so calling Johnson a friend might be a bit of a stretch, but it was cool to have the voice of Maui comment on a silly joke I made on social media. It’s something I remembered as I gave the new ZOA Energy Shave Ice a taste. (Read more)

You need to try Target’s Blue Raspberry Crunch Coated Bears

Here at Snackology, I usually stick to brand names when it comes to reviewing new items. You’ll probably never see me writing up my thoughts on a new flavor of Great Value Mountain Lightning. But I’m making an exception for this summer’s lineup of Favorite Day gummies at Target. (Read more)

A Ramen Chicken flavor of Kraft Mac & Cheese isn’t a mistake

If you’ve been reading Snackology since the beginning, you’re aware of my history with bizarro Kraft Mac & Cheese styles. This journey brings us to Kraft Mac & Cheese Chicken Ramen. (Read more)

Food Finds: Adorable mayo, Chicken Ramen Mac & Cheese, and we’re missing some Krispy Kreme x Milk Bar Doughnuts

Snackology’s weekly look at what’s popping up in supermarkets, stores and gas stations. (Read more)

Olivia Rodrigo wants her ex back as Aziz Ansari brings Kash Patel to SNL

SNL has been gone since early April, but it feels like the show has been on hiatus for longer. With the end of Season 51 looming, the break loomed large. Thankfully, we had Olivia Rodrigo to snap the drought. 

While Rodrigo has been the musical guest before, this episode was her hosting debut. She was a natural, though. (Read more)

Matt Damon goes Good Will Hunting on an SNL joke

There are just two episodes of SNL left to go before Season 51 comes to an end. Matt Damon returns to host this weekend. It’ll be his third time in the spotlight (not counting the times he played Brett Kavanaugh), but that doesn’t mean SNL can’t unleash some Good Will Hunting-based humor in 2026. (Read more)

Oscars to Hollywood: No awards for AI but double noms for actors

The Academy kicked off May with a dozen updated rules. While many of them get into the weeds over shortlists and branch meetings, there are two new rules that will have a major effect on the Oscars going forward.

One, the Oscars are not for AI. At least not when it comes to the acting and writing categories, where the Academy now requires that “roles credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent will be considered eligible” and “screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible.” Sorry, Tilly Norwood.

Two, you can now get nominated multiple times in a single acting category. Well, not specifically you. Unless you’re Kate Winslet and you’re reading this edition of Popculturology. The Academy has long prohibited an actor from being nominated twice in the same category, which has led to shenanigans where actors and studios have to pretend that lead roles are supporting roles. (Read more)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 scores a fashionable first weekend

The Devil Wears Prada 2 easily outperformed its predecessor this weekend, turning in a $77 million debut compared to The Devil Wears Prada’s $27.5 million opener from back in 2006. (Read more)

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