The Weekly Donut 5/24

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The fear of cooking is known as Mageirocophobia. Can this be my excuse for being a bad cook??

Get ready to indulge in all things food news...

Amex wants to take you out to dinner

Amex, meet Resy. Amex, American Express, acquired Resy, a less popular version of Open Table. For Amex, this is a move to expand more in the digital space, and Resy will gain exposure working with a more well-known brand. Book me a reservation at the finest brunch place ASAP. Interested in the financial jargon of this? Then this is not the place for you- read Tech Crunch's take on it here.

My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard

The new trend in British protesting is... throwing milkshakes AKA milkshaking. Lately, protestors have thrown milkshakes on a number of right-winged politicians. But like, are old white men really worth wasting ice cream on?? There are so many milkshakes getting thrown that police have requested McDonald's stop selling ice cream at certain locations in Britain. Good thing their ice cream machine is always broken anyways. Why milkshakes? In the past, white supremacists have used milk as a symbol of their movement.

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Guy Fieri got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and it's some BS that it took this long to happen. Watch his star ceremony here (psst Matthew McConaughey makes a guest appearance if Guy Fieri wasn't enough for you). Now, you're officially the real deal, Guy Fieri.

Pop(corn) Culture

Daenerys? More like Dasani

Sunday was the series finale of GOT and they fudged up again... and we're not talking about the writers slacking off. This time around, viewers caught two plastic water bottles in King's Landing. You had one job! See Jimmy Fallon's take on the water bottles here.

Caberet All Day

Luann De Lesseps of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York just took another sip of alcohol. After going to rehab a number of times and working on her sobriety, Luann is back in custody; this time for breaking her probation. As we've seen on the current season of RHONY, Luann has struggled to adjust to her new sober life and couldn't believe that she had to tell her probation officer she was going to the Berkshires. Money can't buy off your probation officer.

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Kylie Jenner launches Kylie Skin and throws a delicious launch party. To promote her products, she invited celebrities and beauty influencers to indulge in pink food, skate around a roller rink, and pose with life-sized products. The food spread included: hot pink sushi, cheesy fries in a pink holder, ramen in a custom pink Kylie Skin bowl, a mixed drink called Coconut Blush (which contained tequila, lime juice, raspberry liqueur, coconut cream, and rose water), pink cupcakes, pizza in a pink pizza box, burgers in pink wraps, and pink ice cream in glittery cones. Chug a Coconut Blush for every time you just read pink. But also, doesn't junk food make you break out?? Are her skin care products that good? Because her lip kits are v disappointing. - xoxo, The Donut Queen

We're also disappointed in you Kim...

for eating at Jack in the Box. Who even is he? Kim Kardashian tweeted a complaint about Jack in the Box, and we have no clue what it's about. The tweet exchange led to other fast food competitors getting in on the fun, and you already know that Wendy's roasted Jack.

Fast Food Frenzy

But first, coffee!

except not from Starbucks. The caffeine conglomerate gets hit with a lawsuit for allegedly exposing customers to harmful pesticides at several NYC locations. This lawsuit comes after a customer claims the product Starbucks has been using to get rid of maggots should not be used inside. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that prolonged exposure to this chemical can be deadly.

Ronald McDonald accused of sexual harassment

McDonald's workers go on strike for many reasons, one of them including the mishandling of sexual harassment in the workplace. Other protestors are coming out to fight for higher wages and the right to unionize. Looks like the yellow arches might come crashing down.