I logged on to do some blogging today and found myself totally turned around by Flickr’s new layout. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to embed my photos…
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All Godzilla wants is a Snickers
Via AdFreak, a silly Snickers commercial insinuating that all that Godzilla stomping nonsense could have been averted had he had his hunger quelled with a Snickers.
Philadelphia chocolatiers
When I post news about chocolatiers, it’s often focused on New York City. That’s partly because there are loads of chocolatiers in NYC, and partly because I get a lot of my…
Serious Eats’ Chocolate Magazine
The great folks at Serious Eats put out the occasional e-magazine. Their latest issue is all about chocolate, and it’ll only cost ya two bucks. Check out their post about it here.
Irish Potatoes on Serious Eats
Serious Eats titled this post “Irish Potatoes: The sweetest candy you’ve never heard of”, and they were right! I’ve never heard of Irish Potato candies before, much less had them. I just…
When free candy gets controversial
Via Jezebel, this past Mardi Gras, a candy shop in Missouri offered free fudge to patrons over 300 lbs. A skim through their Facebook page seems to show that they’re fond of…
Break up airport monotony with Cadbury
Via AdFreak, here’s a silly Cadbury commercial featuring some airport dancing.
Washington Post Peeps diorama contest!
The Washington Post has an annual Peeps diorama contest every Easter, and it’s pretty great. People get so creative with their Peeps! This year, the contest closes March 17th, so hurry and…
Off to Shanghai + Fruit Vines Teaser
By the time this post has published, I’ll be well on my way to Shanghai, China for a neuroeconomics conference. I’ll keep an eye out for any new candies, though embarrassingly (but…
Green Beer-flavored Jelly Bellies
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. For those of you who may not be familiar, St. Patrick’s Day is a chance for to celebrate being Irish, even if they’re not…
Chocolate Mint Toothpaste
Crest recently introduced a chocolate-flavored toothpaste (mint chocolate, to be exact) to much ado. The Impulsive Buy recently wrote up a thorough review of what it’s like to brush your teeth with…
Science blogging
As you may know, I’m a PhD student in psychology and neuroscience in real life. I’ve been sporadically science blogging at Beyond the Abstract and just started tweeting @scienceBtA. I’m going to…