Gun Safety 101 – Make Guns Out of Sugar

November 24, 2012 // 11:54 am

Technically, artist Darren Lago‘s newest installation, Sugar, (which just finished a month-long curation at Davidson Contemporary in New York) is made of tinted resin and glass. But the “Candy Colts” are designed to look like little gummy guns–presumably so children know how bad they…

K.O. Your B.O. With This Deodorant Candy

November 12, 2012 // 12:37 pm

Ever tire of swiping Speed Stick on your tender underarms? Ever wish your sweat smelled like a garden bouquet?

Introducing the newest addition to the growing group of “functional foods” and “edi-cosmedis”: Edible deodorant. And no, not that kind, you sicko. No armpit-licking is required.

American company Beneo and…

Watch Buzzfeed’s Definitive Guide to Trading Candy

October 27, 2012 // 12:40 pm

Sometimes working in web news, it’s hard to swallow when another site scoops a killer story, but even we can’t deny Buzzfeed’s new “Guide to Trading Candy” is awesome.

It’s relevant. It’s deadpan. It’s surprisingly insightful for anyone who’s pondered the connection between someone’s favorite candy and their…

Cupcake Palette Helps You Find Your Inner Picasso

October 25, 2012 // 12:37 pm

I was pretty excited when I saw this photo of iced cupcakes on a palette and the paintbrush with long, thick bristles. At first, I assumed that it was an ad featuring a tool I could buy for artistically challenged people like me. You know, the sort of artistically…

Pop These Candy Pills & Get ‘Sugar High’

October 24, 2012 // 12:43 pm

Remember at camp when the counselors would tell you to close your eyes while they told a scary story and a bowl of wet grapes, cold spaghetti and dried apricots would make its way around a circle of kids. Remember how the story wasn’t scary or believable and the…

Make These Halloween Piñata Cookies

October 22, 2012 // 5:37 pm

We love tricks, especially tricks that reveal more food within food. Take these Halloween Piñata Cookies for instance. Inspired by the original kaleidoscopic Cinco De Mayo cookies by Sandra Denneler, these October treats come in four silhouettes: coffins, ghosts, pumpkins and tombstones. When cracked open each cookie contains…

So Apparently, the Average Halloween-er Will Spend Over $24 on Candy This Year

October 10, 2012 // 6:18 pm

This year, 7/10 Americans will be celebrating Halloween, and they will, on average, spend nearly $80 bucks in honor of the holiday. Of that spending, which includes costumes, decorations and greeting cards, it’s estimated that $24.25 of that total will go to candy sales.

Full reports are in from…

Do You Have a Golden Ticket? Nestlé Pulls a Willy Wonka With New Campaign

September 25, 2012 // 11:42 am

Forget the Olympics, or the Diamond Jubilee- if there was ever a better time to visit the UK these days, this is it. Big time candy manufacturer, Nestlé has recently announced the launch of a new campaign where you could have a shot at winning 10,000 pounds! Or, for…