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Technically, that means the movement has corporate support

(NEWSER) - First the Marines came to support Occupy Wall Street, then the labor unions . Next up: corporations? Ben & Jerry’s has posted a statement of support on its website —and though you may think of it as a hippie-flavored ice cream company, it’s actually a subsidiary of the Unilever corporation, Gawker points out. “To those who Occupy: We stand with you,” reads the message, underneath an image of a Ben & Jerry’s cow holding an “Occupy” sign. More»

'We thought it would never happen,' notes NPR

(NEWSER) - It seemed like it had to be a joke , but it turns out it's just based on one: Ben & Jerry's is indeed making a flavor in tribute to Alec Baldwin's raunchy "Schweddy Balls" skit on SNL, reports NPR, which was itself skewered for its famously sonorous tones in the sketch. "We've always been a company that has had a sense of humor," says a B&J spokesman, who notes the dessert is already headed to stores. And "this is just plain silly." Schweddy Balls is "vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum and is loaded with fudge covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls." You can watch Pete Schweddy talk up his delicious balls in the gallery. More»

Ben & Jerry's won't confirm or deny hilarious rumor

(NEWSER) - Ben & Jerry’s is known for its unconventional ice cream flavors , but would they really go this far? Ana Gasteyer started a rumor when she recently told NY1 , “Ben and Jerry's is coming out with a Schweddy Balls ice cream for Christmas this year,” referring to her classic SNL skit (watch at left). Bowery Boogie reports the limited edition flavor will arrive in September, but when Gothamist checked with the ice cream company, a rep would neither confirm nor deny: “We like all of our new flavors to have an element of surprise.” More»

'Late Night Snack' is made with fair trade ingredients

(NEWSER) - Watch out, Stephen Colbert: You have some late-night competition ... in the form of ice cream. Colbert launched his very own Ben & Jerry's flavor, AmeriCone Dream, in 2007, and last night fellow late show host Jimmy Fallon did the same. Ben & Jerry's Late Night Snack is vanilla ice cream with a caramel swirl and fudge-covered potato chips, an unlikely combo that Slashfood gives a thumbs-up. Click for more on the flavor, including Fallon's diss on Colbert —you can also see Fallon's Ben & Jerry's tribute song, which started the ball rolling. More»

College towns Burlington, Bloomington among Advocate 's top 5

(NEWSER) - Using criteria like the number of same-sex-couple households per capita, gay elected officials, gay bars and gay films among Netflix favorites, the Advocate crowns Atlanta as the gayest city in the US. Some reasons why, and the rest of the top five:

• Though “Georgia isn’t the most gay-friendly state,” Mike Albo writes, “Atlanta guys are hunky, the ladies are gracious, the gay sports leagues are seriously well organized, and its housewives (and their gay BFFs, complete with handbags and heels) are now camp icons.”