SNL's Norm MacDonald did a fantastic job of covering the spectacle of the OJ Simpson trial.

As the anchor of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, Norm MacDonald relentlessly attacked OJ Simpson. Eventually, Don Ohlmeyer, a good friend of Simpson, fired MacDonald, reputedly as a result of these jokes:

Previously: The end of an era: O.J. — Read the rest

It's hot. The windows are all down, the AC barely works, it's 110˚F in the shade and 94% humidity. Everything is terrible and you still have another 6 hours of driving ahead of you. This stretch of highway, there's nothing but mini malls and gas station exits. — Read the rest

Behold the Double Big Mac, available from a McDonald's near you and only until the deep state's objective is met. The post-Supersize Me era of restraint is over: plug those arteries!

The Double Big Mac, according to the McDonald's mobile app, has 780 calories with 48 grams of fat—and that, of course, doesn't include the half-gallon of coke you'll wash it down with or the fries. — Read the rest

This McDonald's bathroom in Tokyo cleans your phone as well. Phones can get quite germy, especially when living in a big city where your phone is bound to get some grime on it. It's called WOSH, created by a company named WOTA.  — Read the rest

Dwayne Waden, 57, a pastor in High Point, North Carolina, headed to MacDonalds when his wife complained she was being disrespected by her colleagues there. Waden grabbed a cook's head and tried to shove him into a deep fryer, according to police, and now faces an assault charge. — Read the rest

McDonalds has retired most of its marketing cast, clearly aimed at children as it was, but occasionally brings the Hamburglar out of retirement to pitch healthy or premium menu options. Now invariably cute or sexy, the latest incarnation is the carb criminal's first cartoon-style outing in twenty years. — Read the rest

Today, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinsk announced the pilot launch of CosMc's, a coffeeshop that they seem to think could compete with Starbucks.

"What would happen if a McDonald's character from the 1980s that was part alien, part surfer, part robot — what would happen if this character were to open a restaurant in 2023?" — Read the rest

I usually think collaborations like this one between McDonald's and Crocs are pretty dumb and unnecessary, but somehow I think Crocs has finally perfected its simultaneously maligned and adored shoe. I dare you to take one look at these Grimace Crocs and tell me there's ever been a better pair (I know, I know, that's a low bar). — Read the rest

On today's episode of Black Mirror: you can now visit Mcdonalds and eat your food while you ride an exercise bike. As long as you don't mind biking, sweating, chewing,and digesting all at once, you can get your meal and workout in at the same time, killing two birds with one stone. — Read the rest

McDonalds will eventually remove self-service soft drink stations in its restaurants, the company says, though you have another nine years to squirt your own Sprite: they can remain out until 2032. In a pure example of corporate doublespeak, the line is that ditching the self-service option is for customers' convenience. — Read the rest

The ice cream machines at McDonald's restaurants are famously frustrating. At any given time, about 10% of them are broken. The damn things almost never work, for reasons that should be within the company's control.

Now, the right-to-repair activists at iFixIt have gotten their hands on one of the Taylor-manufactured machines and figured out precisely how it works—and why it keeps causing problems. — Read the rest

Actor Roddy McDowall took home movies of a morning during the filming of the 1968 film Planet of Apes, and they're a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse into this landmark science fiction movie.

Most of the silent home movie documents the process of applying the make-up for the groundbreaking ape costume that McDowall and the other ape actors had to go through. — Read the rest

In a prior attempt to humanize the entity known as Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta described the joy he takes in "smoking meats." Now Zuckerberg has taken to his flash-in-the-pan Twitter clone to brag about consuming vast quantities. Meta's glorious leader is preparing to battle a failed social network purchaser and claims to need 4000 calories a day to keep on keepin' on. — Read the rest

"He sounds like an angel, somehow" is how Paisley Gardner, a tween from Des Moines, Iowa, describes yacht rock legend Michael McDonald in a recent CBS Sunday Morning interview. Her parents, Tony and Jessica, were confused by their 11-year-old's adoration for the Doobie Brothers founding member, especially since she had never seen what he looks like. — Read the rest

Comedian Tom Segura moved into a new neighborhood, and in his new Netflix comedy special, he describes an insane conversation he had with his neighbor, a "current or former U.S. Senator." Adam Parkhomenko posted the video to Twitter, which you can watch below. — Read the rest

During the 1980s golden age of fast food restaurant training videos, McDonald's created this fantastic piece featuring not-Michael Jackson performing "Clean It." While it's not clear whether this or Weird Al's "Eat It" parody came first, this one is clearly superior. — Read the rest

Dametric Medlen of Washington, Pa., was arrested July 4 after he allegedly rammed his ex-girlfriend's car several times in front of the Walmart Supercenter there, then fled to a nearby McDonald's after his own car broke down as a result. — Read the rest

Twenty-five years after the debut of Nintendo's Game Boy Color, a new game is out: Grimace's Birthday, from McDonald's. The purple lump is itself 52 years old, so a little nostalgia is hardly a big problem. It's a legitimate, runs-on-the-hardware release, writes Kotaku's Ashley Bardhan, but it's offered in more accessible form as a free web game too. — Read the rest

The official Tetris Twitter account recently tweeted a photo of a new collaboration between McDonalds China and Tetris: for a limited time, you can get a giant plastic McNugget-shaped handheld device that plays Tetris. The tweet reads:

What happens when #Tetris meets a Chicken McNugget?

A McDonald's restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky operated by franchisee Bauer Food LLC had two 10-year-olds working at the restaurant, unpaid, sometimes until 2am. I doubt the kids were loving it. Bauer was hit with just a $39,711 in fines for the child labor violations. — Read the rest