Do you know what brought Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich together over a spork? We'd love any intelligence about this picture of a brief pause in their political combat that ran in the NYT recently. The caption says they were "sharing a joke in 1995," and the President is in black tie. So I'm assuming it was one of the
We didn't quite have room for this in our first donuts episode, but Dan's thoughts on dunking vessel size are worth your time. /mark
Donuts (or doughnuts, if you prefer) can't possibly fit in one episode, so this is just the beginning. We kick off by debating superior shape (Dan stands against the traditional round donut!), yeast v. cake, and dunking technique. So whether you think the best donuts are at your favorite local bakery, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme or Tim Hortons, there's something
Friends of the Sporkful Dennis and Cindy recently acquired a box of Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts for testing purposes, a "limited edition" flavor that we think just might be a direct response to one of our Pop-Tart experiments in one of our recent Slate videos. The timing was perfect, since we're in the midst of a highly pumpkinized period of Sporkful. My taste test
Nashville, TN, 3:00 pm. Our pumpkin phase continues, with a Sporkful fan Lauren baking a Pumpkin Spice Layered Cake with Maple Icing, from a fall feast: I had to send you guys this picture in honor of your pumpkin show. Made for a Halloween party, for which the menu also included butternut squash soup served in a roasted pumpkin, quesadillas with Halloween designs
President Obama spent weeks on the campaign trail accusing Republicans of being Slurpee-sipping obstructionists. It wasn't enough to stop a bloodbath for the Democrats, so now he's floating the idea of inviting GOP leaders to a "Slurpee Summit," where they'll plot a course to solve all of America's problems together over super-sugared frozen drinks. 7-Eleven is turning this into a PR
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