Movember, the mustachioed moniker affixed to the charity that encourages men to grow mustaches in November to raise awareness about prostate and testicular cancer, as well as mental health, has two big backers this week: Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, and, of course, fictional newsman Ron Burgundy. What could these two entities possibly have in common? Read on.

Eat Doughnuts for a Cause

Of all the Movember fundraising efforts, this one fits perfectly. Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken unveils its contribution on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at their Metro Center HQ. The Movember Doughnut is a vanilla-glazed confection with “a chocolate-pipped handlebar mustache,” according to the lucky flack who scored this account. “We want to take doughnuts to the next level,” Astro co-owner Elliot Spaisman told the Washington Flyer for a video segment earlier this year. From Tuesday through the end of the month, 1o percent of all sales of the Movember Doughnut will be donated to the Movember Foundation. To get things started proper, Astro is giving away 200 of the treats starting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at their 1308 G St. NW store. To get one, you’ll need to put something in the Movember donation kitty. Offer limited to one doughnut per person while supplies last. And after all, what says awesome mustache like doughnut sprinkles in a lip sweater?

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Ron Burgundy Exhibits Himself

Perhaps no other creature on Earth has done more for the image of the mustache than Ron Burgundy, the fictional newsman of the film “Anchorman,” a creation of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Silly you say? Look no further than the movie industry’s efforts for the Movember awareness world. The Theaters at Mall of America Facebook page, for instance, is publicizing its Movember Movies with, of course, “Anchorman” at the fore, along with mustachioed brotherhood movies such at “Tombstone,” “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Big Lebowski.” Among others inspired by Burgundy’s ‘stache is the Movember USA blog. Lucky for Washington, D.C., that the Newseum is opening its Anchorman: The Exhibit on Thursday. Cynics might point  out that with “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” due in theaters Dec. 20, and the Newseum partnering with Paramount Pictures to bring the exhibit to life, there’s a bit of commerce involved with the whole enterprise. To which we say: So what? The exhibit promises not just props from the “Anchorman” sets but also an exploration of the context of the movies themselves, where local television stations changed to attract more viewers and it really was the wild, wild West, far removed from the corporatized television news programming of the current era. It sounds awesome. The exhibit will be on display through Aug. 31 at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

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