Starbucks unleashes new energy juice line. I’m venti happy. Duncan Hines Frosting Creationist Theory. So do Thin Mints go best with a dry white? Kraft’s new name means sexy mouth time in old school Russian? Do these genes make my ass look fat? The right way to offer free candy. The wrong way. Welch’s finds [...]

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Voting on these match-ups is now closed. M&M’s (83%) crush Hershey’s Kisses (17%), Butterfinger (65%) defeats Take 5 (35%), Starburst (58%) edges Payday (42%) and Kit Kat (84%) destroys Nerds (16%). Round 2 of Candy Madness begins! Voting on these match-ups goes from 2 pm today to 2 pm Tuesday. If you aren’t hip yet [...]

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Round 1 voting has ended and 32 candies have advanced. Click the bracket below to see all the round 1 winners and all the round 2 match-ups you’ll be able to vote on. (Click to enlarge) Starting Monday at 2 pm we’ll vote on all 4 match-ups in one of the brackets, with voting on [...]

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Voting on these match-ups is now closed. 3 Musketeers (67%) defeats Werther’s Original (33%), Tootsie Roll (53%) edges Mr. Goodbar (47%), Junior Mints (63%) over Spree (37%) and Twizzlers (51%) fends off Mounds (49%). It’s the final match-ups of 1st round Candy Madness voting! Voting on these match-ups goes from 2 pm today to 2 [...]

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Voting on these match-ups is now closed. Snickers (89%) crush Zero (11%), Raisinets (54%) squeak by Bottle Caps (46%), Haribo Gummi Bears (83%) destroy Good ‘n Plenty (17%) and York Peppermint Patty (72%) knocks off Runts (28%). 1st round Candy Madness voting continues! Voting on these match-ups goes from 2 pm today to 2 pm [...]

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It seems to me that just a few years ago, the trend in fast food was the value menu. McDonald’s still boasts a Dollar Menu, but others no longer offer such low prices. Burger King, for example, had a double cheeseburger for just a dollar. Then, they took off a piece of cheese and called [...]

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Voting on these match-ups is now closed. Milky Way (86%) crushes Warheads (14%), Sweet Tarts (68%) beat out Bit-O-Honey (32%), Jolly Rancher (51%) sneaks by Tootsie Roll Pops (49%) and Twix (89%) destroy Smarties (11%). 1st round Candy Madness voting continues! Voting on these match-ups goes from 2 pm today to 2 pm Friday. If [...]

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I am crazy about pretzels. In fact, they rank right up there with my other two favorite foods, pizza and ice cream. I’m not completely sure why. It probably has something to do with their extreme saltiness and crunchiness. At any rate, it takes me an average of two days to polish off a full-size [...]

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Voting on these match-ups is now closed. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (86%) crush 100 Grand (14%), Baby Ruth (55%) edges Life Savers (45%), Peanut M&M’s (85%) put the hurt on Candy Corn (15%) and Almond Joy (56%) beat out Gobstoppers (44%).  1st round Candy Madness voting continues! Voting on these match-ups goes from 2 pm [...]

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