• February 12, 2012

ice cream

OH WHAT SO NOW WE CAN ALL MARRY PINTS OF ICE CREAM?? In celebration of Vermont’s starting to issue same-sex marriage licenses, radical snacktime propagandists Ben & Goebbels will be calling Chubby Hubby, one of their lesser flavors, by the similar name of “Hubby Hubby.” The ice cream will only be gay for September and [...]

Wednesday, June 24-Sunday, July 19: Jews have a Festival of Lights. Mexicans have a festival of ice cream, or at least Rosa Mexicano does.  The restaurant is hosting a celebration of both sweet and spicy just odd ice creams as part of their “Festival de Helados.” Ice cream options include salted avocado butter (?!?!) and [...]

Wednesday, June 17: Whenever organizations in DC host a happy hour to support a progressive cause, be it giving out hordes of money to banks, saving the whales in Afghanistan or rallying for higher taxes to fund more tax collecting government agencies, they do so at Local 16. So it’s no surprise that Live Green [...]

Some organizations choose to support research about infectious diseases. Others fight to end poverty and stop violence.  But then there’s Häagen-Dazs, the little ice cream company that could, fighting the most important and meaningful fight of all. They are fighting to save the honey bees, and you can help save the bees, by eating free [...]

World Cocktail Week: In this city you don’t need an excuse to drink … ever, really. But for those who like to have a reason to get inebriated (helps you fall asleep? totally understandable), it’s World Cocktail Week. According to the Museum of the American Cocktail (note to self: must go there), the Week was [...]

You might be reluctant to vote today. It’s certainly understandable: Maybe it’s raining, or maybe you live in one of the 48 states that isn’t a count-y one, or most likely, your identity has already been plagiarized by an ACORN. But not voting means foregoing that declarative fashion sticker, plus missing out on all of [...]

Poor old John McCain can’t even win a stupid ice cream contest. Wonkette Operative David sends us this sad report: “Apparently, Baskin-Robbins has been holding a national Flavor Election, which is kind of like an election where only fat, diabetics can vote (Kinda like the real election?). Anywho, the not only did Obama’s Whirl of [...]