The Starbucks Peanuts Great Pumpkin collection is set to land in participating stores on 15 September, a 10-piece merchandise range inspired by It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which marks its 60th anniversary this year. Prices run from $14.95 to $39.95, and Starbucks is already placing a two-per-customer limit on its most sought-after piece before a single item has left the shelf.What Is in the Starbucks Peanuts Great Pumpkin Collection?The drinkware forms the core of the range. Leading it is the $39.95 Snoopy Glass Cold Cup, which comes with a Woodstock straw topper, an orange hat and a green scarf.…
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Luke Baxter spent twelve years in broadcast and digital news before going freelance. He started as a runner at a news channel, worked his way to producer, and spent four years as a digital editor at a mid-sized news outlet covering politics, defence, and international affairs. He writes about UK politics, foreign policy, and the current affairs stories that develop over months and break over hours. He prefers primary sources to commentary and considers the distinction increasingly rare. Luke lives in South London. He watches PMQs out of professional obligation and considers it a declining format.
A pumpkin spice tiramisu that layers espresso-soaked ladyfingers with a mascarpone and pumpkin cream has been developed by Delish, building on the drink that shares the dessert’s defining ingredient. The recipe yields 12 to 16 servings, with a prep time of 15 minutes and a total time of 3 hours 30 minutes including the essential refrigeration.Why Pumpkin Spice Tiramisu Works as a Seasonal VariationThe recipe’s author describes themselves as a self-proclaimed tiramisu devotee but not a committed pumpkin spice fan. After testing this version, they write that they are now ‘a pumpkin spice believer.’ The central logic is straightforward: pumpkin…
The extended Labor Day sales are still running across fashion, home, beauty and tech, with discounts stretching well past the long weekend on some of the most in-demand products of the season. Several retailers are holding reductions of up to 50% or more, making this week one of the better windows for considered purchases before prices reset.Extended Labor Day Sales: What the Retailers Are OfferingThe headline numbers across this week’s extended Labor Day sales are broad in range and category. ABC News reports that Brooklinen is offering up to 50% off select bundles and 25% off everything else sitewide, with…
Eggo has launched its KPop Demon Hunters waffles, a limited-edition Golden Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavour tied to Netflix’s record-breaking film, retailing at a suggested price of $3.69 at major retailers nationwide. The timing is deliberate: the collaboration centres on ‘Golden’, the film’s lead track, which CNBC reports held the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks from mid-August to mid-October.The waffle’s name is not just marketing shorthand. ‘Golden’ also won Best Original Song at the Golden Globe Awards, giving Eggo a product anchored to one of the more decorated tracks in recent memory. The waffles carry…
Reviving stale bread at home is simpler than most people assume, and the technique comes down to water and a hot oven. Run the entire loaf under a tap until it is thoroughly wet but not falling apart, place it directly on an oven rack, and bake at 400°F for between five and ten minutes.The science behind the staleness is worth understanding. Bread loses its texture through a process called starch retrogradation: the starch molecules inside the loaf change shape and recrystallise, while moisture migrates into the crust or evaporates altogether. The result is the stiffer, drier loaf that ends…
Funday Natural Sweets is heading to Target stores across the United States, with the Australian candy brand confirming it will appear in 1,300 locations from 13 September. The range will retail at $3.99 per bag across five flavours.Funday Natural Sweets Target rollout: what US shoppers can expectThe five flavours heading to US shelves are Strawberry & Cream, Classic Aussie Mix, Peaches & Cream, Fruity Kangaroos, and Fruity Koalas. Each bag is gluten-free, contains no added sugar or sugar alcohols, and uses only natural colours and flavours. The gummies are also packed with fibre, a combination that underpins the brand’s positioning…
The bartender’s handshake drinks are a set of orders rooted in industry tradition, and knowing them can quietly signal that you understand bar culture far better than the average punter. The term refers not to a single cocktail but to a loose canon of spirits, bitters and liqueurs that bartenders tend to pour for one another after a long shift, and ordering one puts you firmly in that company.What the Bartender’s Handshake Actually MeansThe phrase is industry slang rather than any official menu category. It describes a drink that communicates a few things at once: that you are not going…
The Anthropologie fall 2026 collection is available from 8 September at Anthropologie’s website and in stores globally, spanning everything from faux-suede outerwear to tortoiseshell glassware and a newly announced collaboration with heritage brand Barbour. The launch is supported by a campaign titled “Fall Is a Feeling,” running across owned, paid and connected-TV channels, with organic social storytelling on Instagram and TikTok featuring Head of Brand and Creative Styling Kyla Flax alongside Anthropologie’s stylists, according to PR Newswire.The range leans into darker palettes, soft fabrics and western silhouettes. Below are ten pieces worth considering across womenswear, footwear and home.Glassware, Rugs and…
The limited-edition Reese’s Puffs PB&J cereal has arrived on shelves, blending the brand’s familiar peanut butter and chocolate base with a new strawberry jelly flavour. The question, on first pour, is whether that jelly note can hold its own against two flavours that have had the bowl to themselves for years.Where Reese’s Puffs PB&J Cereal Comes FromThe launch did not appear from nowhere. Yahoo Finance reported that the drive behind the cereal came directly from consumer appetite for Reese’s PB+J Cups: ‘After seeing fans eat up the Reese’s PB+J Cups, we knew that beloved combination deserved a place in the…
Hot brown buttered rum cookies take every flavour note from the classic winter cocktail and fold them into a deeply spiced, dark-rum-laced dough, topped with a swirl of gelatin-stabilised whipped cream and a dusting of fresh nutmeg. Each batch yields 12 cookies at 413 calories per serving, with a total time of five hours and twenty minutes once the essential chilling period is factored in.Why Brown Butter and Dark Rum Make the DifferenceThe dough begins with browning the butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally until it stops foaming, turns golden brown and smells nutty, a process that takes five to…