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N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4
October 21, 2010 – 9:44 AM | 65 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday.
1 Twizzlers/Nibs vs. 16 Liquorice All-Sorts. I would really love to vote for the bottom seed, …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3
October 20, 2010 – 9:02 AM | 63 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Monday.
1 Skittles vs. 16 Bit O’ Honey. Really? How is a “bit o’” anything even acceptable as a …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2
October 19, 2010 – 8:45 AM | 53 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 2 close 11:59 PM ET on Friday.
1 Peeps vs. 16 Zotz. There’s no way I’m not picking Peeps to win this whole damn tournament. …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 1
October 18, 2010 – 12:37 PM | 40 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 1

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 PM ET on Thursday.
1 Pez vs. 16 root beer barrels. The root beer barrel is that rare candy that …

The N Candy AA: Non-Chocolate’s Revenge
October 14, 2010 – 11:35 AM | 83 Comments
The N Candy AA: Non-Chocolate’s Revenge

Welcome back to the N Candy AA, sweet teeth! Keckler and I have put together a new bracket of non-chocolate treats for you to reminisce about, wonder at, and vote on.
And let me tell you, …

Recent Calendar Entries Reveal Synapses Burnt Beyond Repair
September 14, 2010 – 1:07 PM | 35 Comments
Recent Calendar Entries Reveal Synapses Burnt Beyond Repair

Hobey V-E-T / I realized yesterday that I spell out the word “vet” even when typing it, lest His Orange Eminence figure out what’s going on from the acoustics of the laptop keys and disappear. …

The Vine: July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010 – 10:16 AM | 65 Comments
The Vine: July 23, 2010

Dear Sars,
I am a single woman with limited amounts of time and money. I’d like to start eating healthier and thriftier, but the two don’t seem to go together very well.
There have been a …

Your N Candy AA Chocolate Champion
May 6, 2010 – 12:18 PM | 21 Comments
Your N Candy AA Chocolate Champion

The Cups ranneth over Twix with 70% of the vote.
Stay tuned for the classic cocktails bracket (a.k.a. “The NC Make It A Double”), under construction as we speak — and the non-chocolate-candy version after that!

N Candy AA: The Championship Round
May 2, 2010 – 9:12 PM | 40 Comments
N Candy AA: The Championship Round

1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup vs. 5 Twix.
It’s been a long road. Getting from there to here. It’s been a long time, but Reese’s dominance is finally near. I like Twix a lot, but there …

N Candy AA: Final Four
April 26, 2010 – 9:34 AM | 15 Comments
N Candy AA: Final Four

Final Four polls close Wednesday morning; updated bracket is here.Confused? Click here.

2 fudge vs. 1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. I love fudge (hew), but it’s surprising to see it in the Final Four; the high …