On Twinkies, Ho Hos, Hedge Funds and Greed

Hostess Brands - maker of the iconic Twinkies, Ding-Dongs, Wonder Bread and other marvels of chemical engineering - is closing. Much media coverage is blaming strikes by union bakery workers, who had rejected drastic contract concessions. But the union blames greed by Wall Street owners and mismanagement by a company that had already gone through two bankruptcies and six CEOs. The best tweet: "The only food that can survive an apocalypse will no longer be made. Well played Mayans. Well played." Also, the Twinkie deconstructed to remind you what you'll be missing . Update: Twinkies may yet survive. At the urging of a judge, both sides have agreed to mediation.

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