The Great Tea Debate: Everyone Is Wrong, but Also Right

If you’ve ever argued about the “right” way to make tea, this video is here to gently suggest that all of us might be doing it wrong. Sally, for example, leaves her herbal tea bag in the mug long enough to qualify for tenant rights, while her partner caps steeping at two minutes, uses loose […]



How a Sacred West African Nut Became the Secret Behind Early Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola may be the world’s friendliest fizzy drink today, but its beginnings belong in a history book titled “Wait… They Really Did That?” This video traces the journey of the kola nut, a sacred West African ingredient, from ceremonies and cultural traditions all the way to Antarctic survival kits and, eventually, the original Coke recipe, […]

Recreate Epic Edible Ninja Battles With This Ninjabread Man Cookie Baking Kit

Sure, we’ve all had fun with gingerbread man during the holiday seasons, but thanks to novelty food company Brand Castle, the traditional holiday cookies are now shaped like badass ninjas! The Ninjabread man cookie baking kit comes with enough cookie mix to create twenty edible warrior (with icing) and four ninja cookie cutters. [Ninjabread Man […]

Puke Your Wine in Style: The Skull Aerator That’s Dying to Pour

Skull Wine Aerator

Let’s face it: pouring wine is boring. You pop the cork, tilt the bottle, and—yawn—liquid goes into the glass. Where’s the drama? The pizzazz? Now imagine a skull vomiting blood into your goblet, like you’re hosting a vampire rave. Enter the skull puking blood wine bottle aerator, the only way to make your wine truly […]

The Force is Strong With These Star Wars Light-Up Lightsaber Chopsticks

For the Star Wars fan who has everything, these pairs of light-up lightsaber chopsticks might be the perfect gift for the holidays! Oh, and yes, they have replaceable batteries, they’re BPA free, and they will arrive before Christmas according to the product page on Amazon. Be the life of the party with your friends and […]

Oreo’s New Thanksgiving Flavors: Proof That Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

Thanksgiving Dinner-Flavored Oreos

Oreo has done it again… boldly going where no cookie ever needed to go! Introducing Thanksgiving Dinner-Flavored Oreos, the limited-edition tin that asks, “What if dessert tasted like regret?” For just $19.99, you get 12 cookies dipped in fudge flavors like Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie, Sweet Potato, Caramel Apple Pie, Creamed Corn, and… because apparently […]

Pumpkins’ journey from ancient food staple to spicy fall obsession spans thousands of years

Pumpkin patch excursions have become a fall staple in many U.S. households. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University October in much of the U.S. brings cooler weather, vibrant fall colors and, of course, pumpkin-spiced everything. This is peak pumpkin season, with most of the American pumpkin crop harvested in […]

Goblin Cuisine Should Not Be All About Trash + Fantasy Food Fusion

Sure, when we read about Goblin cuisine in fantasy novels, authors often refer that goblinoids eat mostly trash, but this amusing discussion actually makes a lot of sense. Read on! That’s it. I’m hungry for barbecue now. Orcish smokehouses for the win! I actually have one portion of Shepherd’s Pie made using smoke pulled porc […]