Adnan Syed's Murder Case Is Headed to Appeals Court in January
Adnan Syed, who is currently serving a life sentence at a state prison in Western Maryland, will see his case—as recently made famous by Serial—decided by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in January. It will be the second appeals process for Syed, and what his lawyer C. Justin Brown calls his "last best chance at…
Cap'n Crunch Is Staring at Your Child, Willing Him to Demand Cereal
Kids love shitty sugary cereals with strange, deranged mascots. But why? Lucky Charms taste freeze-dried, for God's sake. Well, it turns out those brightly colored boxes are perfectly designed so terrifying cartoons can stare straight into children's eyes, mesmerizing them into demanding Count Chocula.
Buzz Off, Special K, We Don't Need Your Lecture on Fat Talk
Ladies! Special K (the cereal brand, not the drug) has a very special message for all of you. It's come to their attention that 93 percent of women are engaging in "fat talk." And that's bad. It's so bad, in fact, that Special K has launched an entire ad campaign, complete with Tyra Banks as spokesperson, devoted to…
Count Chocula and Frankenberry Are Back, Bitches
For the 2013 Halloween season, General Mills is resurrecting all five of their Monster Cereals —Count Chocula, Frankenberry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy — for a limited time. Get out your running shoes, because I'm about to buy allll that corn-syrupy Boo Berry goodness.
Kids React to Racists Freaking Out About the Cheerio Commercial
Remember when all those idiot racists were all so pissed about that Cherrios commercial because they're idiot racists? Well, here's some actual five year olds* who already know better than those idiot racists.
Good Morning! Enjoy a Carton of Cereal-Flavored Milk
Cereal is awesome, isn't it? Well, except for all that chewing and sogginess, cereal is pretty awesome, but, jeez, doesn't your jaw get tired from masticating all those corn shavings and marshmallow bits? It'd be way better if you could just get that cloying cereal taste without all the effort, if cereal just slid…
Ever Notice That There Aren’t Any Female Breakfast Cereal Mascots?
This sunny, almost-warm Sunday morning, CBS put together a cheerful little slideshow featuring the most eccentric and, dare we say, demented breakfast cereal mascots. The slideshow featured retro iterations of Tony the Tiger, the homoerotic trio of rice-puffing elves, Snap, Crackle and Pop, Franken Berry, the Quaker…
Enjoy Your Frosted Mini-Wheats, Now with More Metal Bits!
Kellogg, that cursive-adoring purveyor of fine, sugary breakfast cereals, is recalling one of its most asymmetrical cereals — Frosted Mini-Wheats. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company will shell out a cool $30 million to cover a recall of Frosted Mini-Wheats in the U.S. due to a possible contamination by…
How Many Breakfasts Can One Person Be Expected to Eat?
Remember back in the good old days when breakfast was a proper meal eaten around a kitchen table adorned with a pitcher brimming with OJ and a vase full of fresh flowers? Sausage links glistened under the rays of sunlight that streamed in, and butter was smeared all over pancakes without fear of clogging one's…
Baby Formula: The Next Frontier in Arsenic's Battle to Exterminate Us
We already knew that rice was trying to kill us with its deadly arsenic, but now the situation is looking even more dire. A new study done at Dartmouth has found that organic brown rice syrup—a sweetener which you may recognize from any number of organic snacks—is also a source of arsenic. This isn't that surprising,…
General Mills Dares to Release Peanut Butter Cheerios
The folks at General Mills thought consumers would be excited that Cheerios now comes in peanut butter flavor, but parents of children with allergies are very upset about the new cereal. Though the box clearly indicates what's inside, they're concerned because Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter look like other…
Ochocinco's Cereal Box Features Phone Sex Number
Boxes of Chad Ochocinco's cereal are being pulled from store shelves due to a typo in the number for Feed the Children, 1-888-HELP-FTC. The 1-800 number listed leads to a woman making filthy suggestions and asking for credit card information.

