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'SNL' – Jamie Foxx Breaks While Playing Ding Dong on 'Update'

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:30:42 +0000

The high point of last night’s episode of ‘Saturday Night Live‘ (with guest host Jamie Foxx) was probably the Academy Award winner’s portrayal of the not-so-popuar Hostess snack, Ding Dong. During the ‘Weekend Update’ segment, ‘Dong’ expressed his dismay for the lack of love for his kind while the Twinkie reigns as king. Sadly, due [...]

Pay Respect to Twinkies with a Cinematic Tribute

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:20:03 +0000

A few days ago, we were hit with the horrific news that Twinkies could be goners. First bacon, now the spongy stuff. How can we not start to think this is the beginning of the end?!

There Is a Petition for Obama to Nationalize Twinkies

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:45:38 +0000

When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step.

Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."

Why Pay Thousands For Twinkies? Here's The Recipe.

Dan Seitz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:23:12 +0000

In the wake of the closing of Hostess, many are worried that they won’t be able to get Twinkies, and driving the prices of the snack cakes up to absurd degrees on eBay. Good thing the recipe is easy to find, if you’re not made of money. Reddit user FinancialBabe recently posted a joke photo [...]

Takeru Kobayashi Sets Twinkie-Eating Record on 'Wendy Williams' [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:58:22 +0000

Takeru Kobayashi may officially be banned from the sport of competitive eating, but that hasn’t stopped him from setting world records. On ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ Kobayashi set a record for consuming 14 Twinkies in one minute. The stunt was part of Wendy Williams’ effort to save the Twinkie from extinction. (Fans of the sugar-filled [...]

Wendy Williams Launches Campaign To Save the Twinkie [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:55:04 +0000

Last week we got some sad news. Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies, among other artificially-flavored treats, will declare bankruptcy. Taking it upon herself to preserve what she calls the "creamy goo that holds this country together" talk show host and sweet tooth Wendy Williams has launched a campaign to "Save the Twinkie."