As summer approaches, many Americans reach for a beloved seafood favorite: popcorn shrimp. With a crispy breaded coating and bite-sized shape, popcorn shrimp is often eaten dipped in sauce or paired with fries. Unlike butterfly shrimp, which uses larger split-open shrimp, popcorn shrimp is typically made with much smaller, bite-sized pieces. It’s preferred by some diners for its … Read more
Collaborations? For a movie premiere? Groundbreaking. The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved movie “The Devil Wears Prada” releases in theaters today, May 1, and fans can’t get enough. To celebrate, a wide range of food brands, restaurants, movie theaters and so on have released collabs or movie-inspired products. Gird your loins. If you’re thinking … Read more
It’s a snack attack. Gimmicky popcorn buckets have become all the rage as part of blockbuster releases, and after the viral “Dune: Part Two” bucket, a new movie is entering the fray: “Mission: Impossible.” Regal Cinemas revealed via Instagram that “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” will have a novelty popcorn bucket. The souvenir includes … Read more
He couldn’t travel back in time — so this self-declared “90s kid” built a little piece of the past in his front yard. Peter Goddard, 39, has become a minor celebrity in his neighborhood after constructing a miniature branch of the defunct Blockbuster Video chain adjacent to his home. The classic film fan spent weeks creating … Read more
In the “Dune” movies, a gigantic sandworm can rise from the desert and devour soldiers and military vehicles in its gaping maw. In real life, humans watching movies devour popcorn. These two ideas have been combined to spawn the “Dune” popcorn bucket, a sandworm-shaped tub that is having a cultural moment. The bucket arrives on … Read more
Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, it earned $97 million, bringing … Read more
When I first encountered an image of the popcorn bucket that AMC Theaters is selling to promote Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” I stared at it for a beat trying to process what I was looking at. The item is supposed to represent a giant sandworm, the beasts that slither under the desert planet Arrakis. … Read more
Time to drop the five-second rule — it could be making you sick. A microbiologist managed to gross out TikTok with the foul findings of a recent test conducted at his local movie theater — to see what happens when you drop popcorn on the floor. Tim Call, 32, is known on the popular social … Read more
This may seem corny — but if you are feeling overwhelmed by the non-stop pace of digital media and find yourself struggling to concentrate on a single task or thought, you may have “popcorn brain.” “Popcorn brain refers to the tendency for our attention and focus to jump quickly from one thing to another, like … Read more
Life in plastic is fantastic — if you can afford it. At AMC theaters, movie-goers can purchase a “Barbie”-inspired popcorn bundle complete with a doll and her dream car — the iconic bubblegum Corvette, as seen in the film — for a whopping $65. Barbie fans bristled at the hefty price tag, slamming the theater … Read more
Astros announcer Geoff Blum might be keeping up with Anthony Bass’ recent social media activity. As Blum introduced the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher in the bottom of the fifth inning of Monday’s game, in which Houston held an 8-1 lead at the time, the broadcaster used an ironic — or trolling — phrase when talking about … Read more
This Y2K trend is popping back around. Popcorn tops, the questionable shrunken, but ultra-stretchy clothing from the early aughts, are back in style amid a revival of other polarizing trends from the 2000s, like low-rise jeans and micro miniskirts. Also called a bubble top or scrunchie shirt, popcorn shirts — a fad once considered a … Read more
This revered snack staple, and our obsession with it, is anything but corny. Discovered in the Americas centuries ago, according to the The Popcorn Board, popcorn has become a household favorite worldwide. So every time you reach for that delectable crunch, know that you’re in a long line of humanity that has munched on the … Read more