20 Nostalgic Collectibles From the Golden Age of Fast-Food Movie Tie-Ins

Screenshot: YouTube: Television Archives/KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Remember fast-food kids meals with specially marketed pop culture toys? They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. In the 1990s, Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and Burger King often chose chaos with their tie-ins, like the Batman Forever glass mugs or the Hercules plates. … Read more

Burger King Giving Discounts If Facial Recognition Thinks You’re Hungover

The Brazilian wing of Burger King announced a surveillance technology marketing stunt this week called the “Hangover Whopper,” celebrating the booze-filled days between Christmas and New Year’s with facial recognition. All you have to do is hold your bleary-eyed visage up to a camera, and the company says its face-scanning software will judge how hungover … Read more