The possibility of a world without Twinkies has dissolved. People panicked when the pastry giant Hostess declared bankruptcy, but today, Leon Black-owned private equity firm Apollo Global won ownership of the company with a $410 million bid, the only offer placed. Rejoice and celebrate by eating a Twinkie, then feeling a little nauseous.
News Vines is ANIMAL’s reoccurring series in which we retell current events in six-seconds or less. In this edition, America's favorite yellow food-shaped product is making a comeback to a Wall-Mart near you. #NewsVines: Twinkies Are Back https://t.co/vqybyblwEF— ANIMALNewYork (@ANIMALNewYork) July 12, 2013
As New Yorkers mourn and celebrate the late actor, director and writer Harold Ramis, some are visiting the "Ghostbusters firehouse" in TriBeCa to pay their respects. Aside from flowers and candles, they've been leaving some interesting oddities -- Nestle Crunch Bars, Twinkies, fake petri dishes of "spores, mold and fungus" and other…
Here's the latest episode of Mass Appeal's great new series "Rhythm Roulette," which asks rap producers to pick three records while blindfolded, then make a beat that samples all three. This installment features El-P, who grabs LPs (see what I did there?) from Leon Haywood, Theo Vaness, and Beethoven. After hitting the…