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Jurassic Park and the Rise of the American Appetite

November 4, 2025 Mickey Lee 2

Back in 1993, before the internet ruined our attention spans and McDonald’s started serving kale, there was a movie called Jurassic Park. It had dinosaurs, screaming scientists, and enough thunder …

Halloween Treat Bags
Essay

The Halloween Treats I Always Hoped To Find

October 5, 2025 Mickey Lee 2

Halloween always had a rhythm to it. The rustle of leaves in the trees, the smell of distant bonfires, and the sound of plastic masks clacking against candy buckets. But …

Breakfast at McDonalds
Essay

Breakfast at McDonald’s Has Always Been Special

June 9, 2024 Mickey Lee 1

I took my family on vacation this past week, and on the drive out of town the first morning, my mind started wandering while I was driving. The sun was …

McDonalds Patty McMelt
Essay

McDonald’s Patty McMelt of 1995

July 14, 2023 Mickey Lee 1

I have a deep nostalgic connection to the McDonald’s Taste of the Month promotion from 1995. Maybe it’s because I was driving and able to go get things for myself, …

McPasta
Essay

McDonald’s McPasta

September 6, 2022 Mickey Lee 2

McDonald’s has tried a lot of off-the-wall menu items in their time. Some are fondly remembered like the McD.L.T., and others are still scorned to this day (I’m looking at you …

McDonalds Super Hero Buger
Essay

The McDonald’s Superhero Burger of 1995

January 21, 2021 Mickey Lee 18

The McDonald’s Superhero Burger of 1995 wasn’t just a sandwich, it was a towering monument to adolescent appetite, pop culture, and the sacred ritual of late-night cruising. …

McDonalds McDLT
Essay

McDonald’s McD.L.T.

November 23, 2020 Mickey Lee 0

McDonald’s rolled out the McD.L.T. in 1985, but I must’ve been around ten or so when I first became interested in it. It was the late-80s, and I was just …

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