SNACKSTUME

The Norwegian Consumer Council report explains ensh*ttification, the slow decline of digital platforms as ads grow, features vanish, and users get squeezed. An Ensh*ttificator is hard at work right now polishing the next update and thinking, “Perfect. That’s just crappy enough.”

LEGO’s Tintin Moon Rocket set recreates the iconic red-and-white rocket from Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon with 1,283 pieces and beloved characters. The bold red-and-white rocket translates beautifully into LEGO bricks, and the silhouette is instantly recognizable from across the room.

A Cold War curiosity: Hanna-Barbera animated a U.S. propaganda short featuring kids’ funny letters to President Nixon, narrated by Dick Van Dyke. The result feels like a time capsule from an era when even geopolitics could be wrapped in colorful animation and upbeat storytelling.

Pizza Movie turns a simple pizza run into a wild, drug-fueled night of hallucinations, absurd encounters, and chaotic laughs in this frenetic Zoomer stoner comedy. Pizza Movie may not be the most gourmet slice in the comedy oven. It’s a little too goofy to be great, but also far too entertaining to be considered bad.

A dad finds himself giving his twenty-something daughter an unexpected life lesson: how to write an old-fashioned paper check. The moment turns into a humorous look at the generational gap between digital payments and old-school banking, with a nostalgic detour into quirky promotions like the long-forgotten “Toaster Rule.”

Today is Friday the 13th, which means at least three of your friends have probably already texted you something like, “Be careful today!” as if the calendar suddenly turned into a horror movie soundtrack. But before you cancel your plans, hide under the covers, or avoid ladders, it’s worth asking a very logical question: Is Friday the 13th actually unlucky, or is it just bad math mixed with good storytelling?

Disclosure Day asks a question that has fascinated humanity for decades. If definitive proof of alien life suddenly appeared tomorrow, how would we respond? Would we welcome our new cosmic neighbors or panic at the realization that we are part of a much larger galactic story?

Stewie is officially getting his own spinoff series on FOX, slated to debut during the 2027–2028 television season. The show will be produced by Seth MacFarlane alongside longtime writer-producer Kirker Butler and animation veteran Kara Vallow.

Why do tongues stick to frozen poles? The phenomenon called “tundra tongue” reveals the surprising science behind a classic winter dare and its painful results. Nearly all incidents involved kids between the ages of 1 and 16, with about 60 percent involving boys.

Melissa Auf der Maur adds a new milestone to her extraordinary creative journey with the release of her memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry:A ’90s Rock Memoir, from the imprint Da Capo. The book offers an intimate look at her life during the explosive alternative rock era of the 1990s, revealing the music, moments, and personal experiences that shaped her career.

Here are 50 things you can try to get to know your neighbor. Some are simple, some are a little quirky, and I’ll admit most of them are completely untested. But sometimes the best way to start a conversation is to try something a little unexpected.

Apple’s latest emoji drop features eight quirky designs, including the standout “Distorted Face,” which is the perfect symbol for the chaos of 2026. You know the feeling it represents. It is the look you make when your brain tries to process one more headline, one more meeting invite, or one more plot twist in the news cycle and just decides to reboot.