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Albert Burneko

Large bags of Halloween candy for sale in Walgreens pharmacy, Queens, New York.

Elder Wisdom

Bring Back Weird Halloween Candies

Kelsey McKinney

circa 1945: A young girl holds a chick beside a table with artificial grass, more chicks and a basket containing jelly beans and a bunny in an Easter portrait.

Underexplained Lists

Easter Candies, Ranked

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Melted chocolate with a heart shape in it.

Life Lessons

My Sweet Tooth

'The Luncheon in the Conservatory', 1877. Three generations of a prosperous family relax and talk at the end of an informal meal in their conservatory where the plants are as flourishing as their owners. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Pau, France. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Funbag

A Brief But Convincing Defense Of Snobbery

One Last Halloween In The Candy Trenches

PASADENA, CA, DECEMBER 17: Candy Cane lights and a projected "Happy Holidays" wish adorn a house on December 17, 2003 in Pasadena, California. Many of southern California's better holiday lights displays are in Pasadena. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Candy Canes Are Shit

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

A bowl of candy. It's orange. It has a bunch of regular-sized Hershey and Kit Kat bars in it.