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Cancel the Benefit Concert — Twinkies Have Been Saved!

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:25:10 +0000

In November, the nation went into panic mood when word spread that Hostess was about to go giant, bloated-with-sugar belly up. There were reports of shoppers hoarding Hostess fare such as Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Donettes. Cooler heads predicated that the iconic brands would quickly be bought up, and be back on the shelves faster than you can [...]

'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 [...]

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 [...]

New Chocolate Twinkies Pass or Fail

Rudy Fernandez — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:24:00 +0000

Twinkies, one of my favorite tasty treats, I was wondering how can you possibly make a Twinkie any better? Add chocolate that's how. The "New Chocolate Twinkies" are out and obeying all speed limits, I drove as fast as I could to my local grocer to get a box of the heavenly delights. With all ten Twinkies in a box, present and accounted for I systematically started handing them out to everyone I knew was a fan of the little golden sponge cake delicacies. To my surprise, all but two of whom I shared my treats with did not care for them.