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I messed up in not buying those mini Brownie Crunch donuts.

Episode Review: ‘Heated Rivalry’ star Connor Storrie takes his shot at hosting ‘SNL’ | The Cold Open Unfortunately, Storrie’s opportunity to break away as an ‘SNL’ host came up short thanks to an uneven mix of sketches.

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Food Finds: New Wonder Mini Donuts, Twix Bits and Simply NKD finally arrives | Snackology A bunch of cool new and returning food I found in supermarkets, stores and gas stations this past week.

Food Finds: New Wonder Mini Donuts, Twix Bits and Simply NKD finally arrives www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-f...

SNL is back.

Ryan Gosling to host ‘SNL’ on March 7 | The Cold Open The ‘Project Hail Mary’ star will return for his fourth time.

In case you missed it, Ryan Gosling hosts SNL next weekend. www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-ope...

Wow, the SNL crowd reaction for the US women's hockey gold medalists.

That Shadows of the Empire line was so great.

A big burger week, ‘KPop’ goes Criterion, Storrie heads to ‘SNL’ and Pepsi Maple crosses the border | The Omnicosm Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.

A big burger week, ‘KPop’ goes Criterion, Storrie heads to ‘SNL’ and Pepsi Maple crosses the border www.theomnicosm.com/the-omnicosm...

Spider-Verse: Whoops! No Spider-Man.

Episode Review: Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård make ‘SNL’ a family affair | Deep SNL Thoughts As the ‘Murderbot’ star was joined by his dad for the show’s 1,000th episode, Ashley Padilla and Andrew Dismukes reunited on ‘Weekend Update.’

Alexander Skarsgård. www.theomnicosm.com/deep-snl-tho...

Episode Review: ‘SNL’ bounces back thanks to Teyana Taylor and Ashley Padilla | Deep SNL Thoughts It wasn’t an easy night for a new episode of ‘SNL,’ but the ‘One Battle After Another’ star did her best to infuse this episode with energy.

Teyana Taylor. www.theomnicosm.com/snl-bounces-...

Episode Review: ‘SNL’ kicks off 2026 with a forgettable Finn Wolfhard episode | Deep SNL Thoughts The host reunited with a few ‘Stranger Things’ buddies, but even a cameo from Sabrina Carpenter couldn’t give this episode a spark.

Finn Wolfhard. www.theomnicosm.com/snl-kicks-of...

Episode Review: ‘This is my last shift’: Bowen Yang says farewell to as Ariana Grande hosts | Deep SNL Thoughts Yang’s departure makes him the latest big name to leave the cast after Season 50.

Ariana Grande. www.theomnicosm.com/this-is-my-l...

Episode Review: Josh O’Connor hosted ‘SNL,’ but Ashley Padilla ran away with the episode | Deep SNL Thoughts The sophomore star’s legend grows. It’s past time for Lorne Michaels to promote her from featured status.

Josh O'Connor. www.theomnicosm.com/josh-oconnor...

Episode Review: ‘SNL’ gives us Melissa McCarthy as host for her 6th time, takes us to ‘Cousin’ Planet | Deep SNL Thoughts McCarthy as host? A bit low energy this time. Jost as Hegseth? Bombastic.

Melissa McCarthy. www.theomnicosm.com/snl-gives-us...

Episode Review: Glen Powell leads Slay Division; MacGruber, Ashley Padilla and ‘Update’ tackle the Epstein Files | Deep SNL Thoughts Will Forte was back as MacGruber, while the ‘SNL’ breakout star kicked things off as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Glen Powell. www.theomnicosm.com/glen-powell-...

Episode Review: Nikki Glaser’s ‘SNL’ lacks the edge her comedy is known for | Deep SNL Thoughts Meanwhile Pete Davidson returns to ‘Weekend Update’ to defend the state of his Staten Island Ferry.

Nikki Glaser. www.theomnicosm.com/nikki-glaser...

Episode Review: ‘Property Brothers’ unleash ‘White House Makeover’ as Miles Teller hosts | Deep SNL Thoughts The star duo of Ashley Padilla and Andrew Dismukes continues to rise, while Ramy Youssef and Shane Gillis score cameos.

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Episode Review: The universe finally lets Sabrina Carpenter host ‘SNL’ — and she brings Domingo with her | Deep SNL Thoughts After teasing ‘SNL’ fans as the musical guest, in ‘SNL50’ and with a cameo, the singer got an episode all her own.

Sabrina Carpenter. www.theomnicosm.com/the-universe...

Episode Review: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Seth Meyers challenge Colin Jost and Michael Che to a Joke Off | Deep SNL Thoughts The ‘SNL’ vet brought her ‘Weekend Update’ wives with her as she hosted the show for a third time.

Amy Poehler. www.theomnicosm.com/amy-poehler-...

Episode Review: ‘Should’ve called it at 50, right?’: Bad Bunny kicks off Season 51 | Deep SNL Thoughts Who doesn’t love a cameo from Juan Jamón?

Bad Bunny. www.theomnicosm.com/shouldve-cal...

The Cold Open | The Omnicosm The Cold Open is The Omnicosm’s newsletter about SNL. From Bill Kuchman, The Cold Open pulls on over a decade of writing about the iconic late-night series.

Remember SNL? It's back tonight after taking a month off for the Olympics.

Before we get to Connor Storrie's much-anticipated episode, here's The Cold Open's episode-by-episode review of Season 51 ... www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open/

You picking up a physical copy of KPop Demon Hunters when it hits the Criterion Collection?

Review: Does Burger King’s ‘elevated’ Whopper live up to the hype? | Snackology The fast food chain put a ton of thought into this refresh, upgrading the iconic burger’s bun, mayo and packaging.

And — phew — Burger King introduced an “elevated” Whopper this week. www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-r...

Review: The newest version of V8 Energy has zero sugar. But a ton of caffeine. | Snackology Who doesn’t love an energy drink with no sugar, only 5 calories from a brand that makes you feel like you’re making healthy decision?

Drinking V8 Energy Zero Sugar made me feel like an adult. www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-r...

Snack Chat February 2026: McDonald’s introduces its biggest and boldest burger, MLB has a (Baja) Blast | Snackology All the snack news you need to know from the past month.

The February edition of Snack Chat made the pitch that the MLB/Baja Blast partnership should include managers getting doused in the iconic teal soda. www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-s...

Review: I ate the Big Arch Burger, McDonald’s ‘biggest and boldest’ | Snackology The chain’s new Big Arch Burger lives up to its name, delivering the most ambitious McDonald’s burger yet.

BIG. ARCH. BURGER. McDonald’s latest burger lives up to its name. www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-r...

Review: The new Flavor Swap wave of chips puts a ‘tasty twist’ on Cheetos, Ruffles and Doritos | Snackology Just don’t ask me to explain anything about the influencers who’ve endorsed the latest mash-up of the popular chip styles and flavors ...

The latest trio of Flavor Swap chips includes the fantastic BBQ Cheetos and Cool Ranch Ruffles. There are also a bunch of influencers who I’m way too old to recognize. www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-r...

Harry Styles to host ‘SNL’ on March 14 | The Cold Open With promotion of his new album gearing up, the musician/actor will host the show for his second time.

SNL announced that Harry Styles will host the March 14 show. It’ll be the musician/actor’s second time hosting. www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-ope...

Review: Oreo has a date with doom ... Doctor Doom! | Snackology The final package of the Marvel/Oreo crossover has been revealed — and one of comics’ greatest villains has the pack all to himself.

After celebrating Marvel’s heroes, it was time to reveal the villain featured on the fourth package of the Marvel/Oreo collab. (It was Doctor Doom.) www.theomnicosm.com/snackology-r...