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Cool and Unusual Ice Cream Popsicles (8 pics)

With the summer heat upon us, you’re gonna have to stay cool somehow. Try importing these eerily-realistic Russian ice cream popsicles from Stoyn.

Darth Vader

Graffiti Can

Mickey Mouse

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Super Mario

Marilyn Monroe

Donald Duck

Che Guevara

5 Best Summer Bourbon Cocktails

It's time to update your drinks lists. Here are 5 tasty, refreshing cocktails that use our old friend bourbon as a base. They'll make that next BBQ a hit.

The Manhattan 101

1 3/4 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon
1/3 ounce dry vermouth
1/3 ounce sweet vermouth
1 thin slice fresh ginger
3 mint leaves
1/2 tsp powdered sugar
Dash aromatic bitters

Muddle ginger, mint, powdered sugar and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add Wild
Turkey Bourbon, vermouth and ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.

The LiberTea

Makes 1 large pitcher 4 cups water
4 cups lemonade
4 black tea bags
1 cup fresh basil leaves
½ cup Wild Turkey Bourbon
1 ½ cups American Honey In a large saucepan, boil 2 cups water. Remove from heat; add 4 teabags of black
tea. Steep 8 minutes; discard teabags. Add 2 cups cold water and lemonade; transfer
to pitcher and chill. Add fresh basil leaves. Using a wooden spoon, crush basil until
fragrant. Stir in Wild Turkey Bourbon and American Honey. Serve over ice.

Patriot Tea

Makes 1 pitcher

4 cups water
½ cup sugar
8 black tea bags
1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
½ cup fresh mint leaves
2 cups American Honey In a large saucepan, boil 4 cups water. Add 1/2 cup sugar; stir to dissolve. Remove from
heat; add 8 teabags of black tea. Steep 10 minutes; discard teabags. Add 4 cups cold
water; transfer to pitcher and chill. Mash or muddle lemon wedges and add to pitcher.
Add 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon, crush mint until fragrant. Stir in 2
cups of American Honey. Serve over ice.

Kentucky Buck

1 ounce lemon juice
1 strawberry
2 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon
Angostura bitters
½ ounce simple syrup
Ginger beer Muddle strawberry with lemon juice. Add Wild Turkey, simple syrup and 2 dashes of bitters and shake with ice. Strain over ice and fill with ginger beer.

The 56 Julep

2 ½ oz. Wild Turkey 101
3 sprigs of mint (six to eight mature-sized leaves)
1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
½ cup crushed ice In a traditional silver julep cup or double-old fashioned glass, muddle two sprigs of mint
with the brown sugar and one ounce of Wild Turkey 101 for a few minutes, crushing the
mint leaves with a spoon. Add the crushed ice, the remaining bourbon, and garnish with
sprig of mint. Enjoy!

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Top 13 Most Ridiculous Donuts

Tequila Sunrise Donut: For those who don't think twice about being drunk at 10:30 a.m. in the morning, this donut is for you. This badboy is filled with homemade tequila creme, topped with orange icing, grenadine and a maraschino cherry.

Strawberry Taco Donut: Imagine a peculiarly shaped donut pastry disguised as a taco shell, split down the middle and filled to the brim with fresh cut strawberries and a decadent vanilla butter cream. Count me in!

Boston Massacre Burger: a dessert cheeseburger made of sliced doughnut buns, colored coconut "lettuce", Boston Cream "mayo", smooshed Starburst "cheese" and two mint patties making up the "burger".

Apple FritterLoin: the brainchild of a crazy foodie named Johnna, this sandwich is made of two fresh apple fritters for buns, a deep fried pork tenderloin, a bit of mustard, lettuce, tomato and pickles. She even has avideo that documents the entire construction process.

S'mores Donut: Toffee chocolate bar pieces stuffed inside donuts, alongside marshmallows and topped with chocolate glaze and a sprinkle of crushed graham crackers.

Donut Burger: Two French crullers for buns, an apple fritter "meat patty" and a maple-glazed jelly filled donut doubles as the "slice of cheese" and oozing "ketchup".

Pork Belly Stuffed Donuts: Chinese pork belly stuffed inside donuts, complete with Sriracha mayo, pickled veggies, and sesame sugar coating.

JasoNut: The Friday the 13th Donut: Arguably, the scariest donut on the list. Blood jelly-filling (raspberry), chocolate iced exterior and a powdered sugar hockey mask. Oh Jason, I just want to eat you up!

Royal Wedding Donut: Dunkin' Donuts' British-born CEO Nigel Travis wanted a donut to celebrate the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. This limited-run donut was available at participating Dunkin' locations throughout the US, retailed at 89 cents, and was heart-shaped, filled with jelly and topped with vanilla and chocolate icing.

Giant Donut: If you're in Texas, Round Rock Donut shop is the spot you want to visit to grab a donut. Especially if you like donuts the size of an entire donut box. Actually, doesn't this fit the bill of a cake?

Peanut Butter & Jelly Filled Donuts: People like donuts. People like Peanut Butter & Jelly. People must like Peanut Butter & Jelly Filled Donuts. Right?

7-Eleven Chili Cheese Donut Dog: An unofficial mashup product made from ingredients available at your local7-Eleven. Built from a quarter pound Spicy Bite sausage sitting between a chocolate glazed donut bar, topped with heavy amounts of chili, nacho cheese sauce and jalapeños.

Strawberry Taco Donut: This little piece of ingenuity goes the whole 9-yards. Created by the California-basedPsycho Donuts shop, this 4-piece sushi set is served in a bento box, complete with Pocky candy chopsticks. Too cute.