Mountain Dew Presents the PuppyMonkeyBaby, a Horror-Hallucination of Brand Awareness

Melissa Cronin · 02/07/16 09:11PM

The brands were out in full force during Sunday’s Superbowl, reaching the eyeballs of millions of consumers with millions of dollars. Mountain Dew took a novel tack, attempting to create the most grotesque, unsettling, and plain awful character of all (worse, even, than Norm MacDonald’s Colonel Sanders): PuppyMonkeyBaby.

Let Us Not Forget That Peyton Manning Loves Jeb Bush

Melissa Cronin · 02/07/16 07:55PM

On this day of all days, arguably the most important day of the year for both athletics and for #brands, we must not forget the ties that bind us: namely, the ties between the Denver Broncos’ quarterback, and the youngest Bush boy.

Melissa Cronin · 02/07/16 01:40PM

In New Hampshire, The Race for the Whites 

Hamilton Nolan · 02/07/16 08:33AM

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE--New Hampshire! Land of granite, and heroin, and many white people unironically enjoying Republican political events.

Watch Bernie Sanders Joke About His Shtick—and Anti-Semitism—On SNL

Jordan Sargent · 02/07/16 12:47AM

On the night that the Republican debate in New Hampshire opened with the candidates unable to follow basic instructions, the liberal end of the political spectrum offered up something that at least aimed to be intentionally funny: Bernie Sanders’ expected cameo next to his new impersonator, tonight’s SNL host Larry David.

Republican Candidates Can't Even Get Walking to Their Debate Podiums Right

Ashley Feinberg · 02/06/16 08:29PM

In what we can only hope was a sign of what’s to come, the ABC GOP debate kicked off with the most bizarre candidate walk-out any of us will likely ever see. Ben Carson appeared to refuse to go on stage, the moderators literally forgot about John Kasich, and both Carson and Trump had to eventually be begged before finally shuffling out from the shadows. This candidate clusterfuck alone almost makes the entire, terrible election worth it.

Jeb! Does NOT Want To Talk About His Exclamation Point

Melissa Cronin · 02/06/16 04:55PM

“Take a hike, man!” said an irritated Jeb! Bush on Saturday, clearly not ready to talk about the exclamation point (!) that has come to follow him around during his bid for president, like a dark, gloomy cloud!