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FOUND: 3 | Mind Blowing Facts

You can now make your own M&Ms pick and mix at Asda and Vue

There are unique colours you wouldn't normally find in a packet

Wales Online

Super Bowl ads go lighter, starrier (Serena! Joni!) and boozier as the pandemic fades

The celebration of organized mayhem, unbridled capitalism and mass food consumption known as Super Bowl Sunday has, like Santa Claus, made its annual visit, leaving in its wake a football score and, thanks to an estimated $7 million per 30 seconds of commercial air time, several hundred million dollars in…

Los Angeles Times

Super Bowl commercials, from Adam Driver(s) to M&M candies; the hits and the misses

Advertisers spent up to $7 million for every 30 seconds of airtime during Super Bowl LVII. Here's a sampling of what worked – and didn't – in the most expensive ad showcase on American television.

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The Maya Rudolph Clam M&M’s Super Bowl Commercial Did Not Go Over Well

Clams? Really?

Sports Illustrated

The best – and worst – Super Bowl 2023 ads

Philadelphia Eagles are facing off against Kansas City Chiefs

The Independent UK

The best – and worst – Super Bowl 2023 ads so far

Super Bowl LVII will take place on Sunday 12 February

The Independent UK

Super Bowl 2023 ads: The best commercials so far

Super Bowl LVII will take place on Sunday 12 February

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Super Bowl 2023 ads: The best commercials so far

Super Bowl LVII will take place on Sunday 12 February

The Independent UK

Paramedic 'lost it' outside Alder Hey and now he's lost his job

Ronald Barnes-Brown's bizarre reaction meant the ambulance had to be towed away and have its locks refitted

Liverpool Echo

Gene Collier: Get ready for the weaponization Olympics

William Barr took another spin through the news cycle last week, and though it wasn’t anywhere near as uplifting as his star turn before the Jan. 6 committee, you can be sure he came out wearing the identical self-assured smirk he’s long since perfected.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The right's meltdown over M&Ms reveals more than just a chocolatey center

It’s unclear whether the recent move by Mars Wrigley candy to sideline its iconic M&Ms “spokescandies” is a genuine reaction to the silliest right-wing controversy yet, or is just a setup for a commercial stunt in the upcoming Super Bowl. Either way, we were hesitant to bite on this non-issue…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Beneath M&M's candy-coated image switch

Who knew that the ousting of supposedly "woke" M&M’s mascots is an example of adversaries finding common ground?

Salon

M&M’s clarifies controversial decision to replace ‘spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph

The candy company says it’s proud to introduce ‘a spokesperson America can agree on’

The Independent UK

Corporate cowardice: M&M cave to the right with pause on their ‘woke’ spokescandies

The brand made a vague symbolic gesture – and rightwing pundits twisted it into a devious agenda. Now they’re retreating

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Beth Kowitt: I’m sorry, but we still have to talk about M&M’s spokescandies

Welcome to a new level of crazy in the culture wars.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The right wing pitched an absurd tantrum over M&M's. It worked

If you're pondering what will be the stupidest right-wing freakout of 2023, you can probably stop now.

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson celebrates forcing M&Ms to drop mascots

“The M&M’s pro-fat M&M ad campaign seems to have ended, we’re being blamed for it,” Mr Carlson said on his Monday night broadcast

Evening Standard

M&M’s replaces its ‘spokescandies’ with Bridesmaids actress Maya Rudolph after right-wing meltdown

M&M’s replaces its chocolate mascots after US conservatives dub them ’woke’ and ‘not sexy’

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M&M's replaces its spokescandies with Maya Rudolph after Tucker Carlson's rants

The Fox News host attacked the minor brand changes as "woke" and declared that M&M's wouldn't stop until "you're totally turned off." Maya Rudolph will replace the cartoons as M&M's spokeswoman.

The Independent UK

Mars pauses using M&Ms 'spokescandies,' enlists Maya Rudolph

Mars says it’s pausing using its trademark M&M’s spokescandies and has enlisted actor and comedian Maya Rudolph to star in its marketing efforts

Fortune

M&M’s taking ‘an indefinite pause’ from their iconic spokescandies after updates to the characters ‘broke the internet’

The mascots’ appearances were tweaked in 2022 to give them “a fresh, modern look.”

The New Daily

M&M’s shelve ‘spokescandy’ mascots after conservative backlash

M&M's hs announced they are ditching their iconic "spokescandy" characters after backlash from a far-right political commentator.

Daily Mirror

Pepsi switch to Coca-Cola sparks mixed response for customers at US burger chain Culver's

Frozen custard and burger chain Culver's has upset its fans after announcing all 900 restaurants in 26 states will make the switch from Pepsi products to Coca-Cola with immediate effect

Chicago Sun-Times

M&M’s replacing ‘spokescandies’ ahead of Maya Rudolph-led Super Bowl ad

Early last year, M&M’s gave the mascots more unique personalities and a new look. The rebrand sparked backlash from conservatives, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who have criticized the “woke M&M’s.”

Los Angeles Times

Maya Rudolph is new face of M&Ms after ‘indefinite pause’ on veteran spokescandies

Move over, Yellow, Red and Green: Maya Rudolph is replacing the iconic M&M’s “spokescandies” after the candy-coated chocolates brand inadvertently sparked backlash last year by changing its green mascot’s high-heeled boots to “polarizing” sneakers.

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