• Reuters scorn checking the facts of a video of Biden following an ice cream truck

    Reuters scorn checking the facts of a video of Biden following an ice cream truck

    Following a plainly manipulated video of President Biden responding to the sounds of an ice cream truck in what many see to be an obvious meme, Reuters came under fire for its fact-checking.
  • RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’

    RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’

    Get ready to scream for ice cream — with a brand-new song. RZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan, has partnered with Good Humor to write a cheerful new ice cream truck jingle in place of “Turkey in the Straw” — an earworm with a troubled history long criticized for being racist. “Remember that ice cream jingle?” …
  • Newly-free Tekashi 6ix9ine enjoys ice cream, selfies with fans in NYC

    Newly-free Tekashi 6ix9ine enjoys ice cream, selfies with fans in NYC

    It’s the sweet taste of freedom. Rapper-turned-state-songbird Tekashi 6ix9ine was spotted Sunday enjoying his newfound freedom from home confinement with a stroll through Midtown Manhattan and an ice cream cone. The “Trollz” rhyme-spitter, 24, enjoyed the treat as he and his security entourage walked along East 47th Street for several blocks, stopping at points to …
  • Eskimo Pies to drop ‘derogatory’ name over racial insensitivity

    Eskimo Pies to drop ‘derogatory’ name over racial insensitivity

    The maker of Eskimo Pies will change the 99-year-old brand name of the ice cream treat, the company said Friday — becoming the latest organization to overhaul the marketing of a product with a racially tinged moniker in recent weeks. The owner of the Eskimo Pie, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, said in a statement they …