Pizza technology is always evolving and the news comes fast and furious, so it's important to stay current on the trends. Here's what you need to know about pizza this month!

The Boston Globe sent pizza to Manchester Evening News in a gesture of solidarity: In light of the tragedy in Manchester, the Boston Globe had a bunch of pies delivered to their English counterparts. This is what pizza can do: unite professions across oceans and provide nourishment and a bit of comfort in panic and tragedy. Relatedly, a pizzeria in Washington, DC, declared today "Love a Journalist Day" and is offering free pizza to any journalists. 

Apple patents circular pizza box to stop soggy crusts: This could be a gamechanger, friends. In one more reason to love Apple, they're working to solve our soggy pizza delivery crisis. They say that the openings at the top of the box help the pizza breathe and prevent it from soaking in grease and condensation.

Goth Pizza Is Here to Feed Your Unicorn-Hating Soul: I love everything about this, and can't wait to seek it out. Activated charcoal? Yep, love it in all my skincare products. Unicorn frappucino shade? Yep, I was certainly not a fan. Crust black as my soul? YES. QUEEN. It seems like this would be a great weekend brunch meal, if you get my drift.

There’s A Reclusive Cheese Billionaire Who Built His Empire On Our Pizza Addiction: Who knew that cheese for our favorite pizza empires were all provided by the same guy? The Forbes feature on him is pretty interesting - if I had this kind of cheesy success, I'd definitely be bathing in pools of cheese and embracing the fruits of my success daily (and loudly.)

Arizona Hiker Almost Freezes to Death Chasing Free Pizza: I'll do about anything for free pizza, but I'm not sure I would do this. Some people were succesful at least, but most upsetting is that it's not clear if this brave Pizzan got his free ticket or not.

Marvel at Mac Lethal's Incredibly Fast Pizza Ordering Skills: Mac Lethal has a pizza place in his phone as "pizza." If that's not bae, I don't know what is. This rap is awesome and it makes me want to brush off my rhyming skills for my next phone order (just kidding, everyone knows I only order online.)

And as a special announcement, Dimo's made me their Crustomer of the Month! If you're in Chicago, make sure to head over to see my friends at Six Points or in Wrigleyville. 

Pizza news technology is always evolving, and it's important to stay current on the trends. Here's what you need to know about pizza this month!

Portland pizza parlor breaks world record for most cheeses on a pizza: It's no secret that I loooove a cheese pizza. Congrats to Portland pizzarinos Scottie's pizza parlor - their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired creation with 101 cheeses set a world record!

Starbucks Bringing Massive Four-Story Roastery With Pizza and Tours to Chicago: Holy. Yes. I absolutely love coffee - it's probably in my top five loves, so news that the Mother Ship is coming to my city and bringing a pizza kitchen along with it is super exciting. Hopefully, these two years go quickly because I love working at a Starbucks! 

Pregnant Women Believe a Pizza Induces Labor—And They're Lining Up For It: Not exactly relevant to me, but definitely something to tuck away. If you're carrying around a little garlic knot of your own and it feels like it's been cooking a little too long, head to North Carolina to help move the process along.

We Tried It: Mug pizza, the questionable art of making pizza in a coffee mug: This is true pizza technology advancement. I'm a big fan of microwave gourmet (a culinary technique I perfected back in college,) but I never considered putting pizza to the test. The Chicago Tribune's testers have mixed reactions, but I'm going to give it a try. 

This London Marathon spectator offered runners pizza from the palm of his hand: As a former half marathoner, I can tell you that there's no hunger like the runger after a long double-digit training sesh. No one has ever offered me pizza during a race - this guy would be a welcome sight. Any kind of dairy is probably not the smartest during a marathon, but hey, the race itself is supposed to be the victory lap anyway. 

Totally Tubular Ninja Turtles Inspired Ice Cream Pizza: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cookbook is yet to be released, but Nerdist got a sneak peek and tested out this dessert pizza and O. M.G. From the graham cracker crust to the sweet-and-sour fruit (and gummy) toppings, this looks like it's going to be to die for. 

Pizza Hut Enters Ethiopia in Latest Expansion Into Africa: Pizza Hut's expansion continues with their new stores set to open in Ethiopia this year. I'd love to try some of their international specialties and hope to see some African influences on their menu soon.

Any good pizza news in your neighborhood? Let us know in the comments!

Pizza news technology is always evolving, and it's important to stay current on the trends. Here's what you need to know about pizza this month!

This robot can 3D-print and bake a pizza in six minutes: The Chef 3D printer quickly spits out dough, sauce, and cheese in any shape you want. Add your own toppings and pop it in the oven - where can I sign up for this?!

Do not, we repeat, do not dip your pizza into milk: Malory from OKC OVER EASY sent this one my way - what heathen dips their pizza in MILK?! Marinara, great, absolutely. Ranch dressing, sure, I guess. As the tweet she sent me says, pizza is over. At least for this person. Take away their access to any dairy at all, in fact, because this human is not to be trusted. 

Pizza Hut introduces shoes that order your pizza for you: I can't even with these shoes. I NEED them. These shoes let you order pizza with the push of a button, just like those old Air Jordan shoes I always coveted. (Seriously, anytime I saw someone wearing them, an uncontrollable urge to push the button overtook me.) 

This pizza joint serves a bloody Mary garnished with a whole slice of pepperoni pizza: Truth be told, I'm not a big Bloody Mary fan. I could suck it up at this restaurant, though - this restaurant in Puyallup, WA, upped their game with a slice of pizza garnish. I can't wait to head to Washington - Wicked Pize Pizza will certainly be on my list!

A Completely Reinvented Pizza Box Ensures Your Pie Won't Get Soggy: Dani and I have remarked on the weird construction of Chicago delivery boxes before - rather than just lifting up, the skinny front flap tends to fold out first and then the top comes off. This seems like an even better move - the boxes use all organic materials so they're fully compostable, and the grooves mean your crust is kept from getting soggy in the grease.

There's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cookbook coming soon: If ever there's been a cookbook I need, this is it. Set to be released in May, it will contain recipes for all kinds of pizzas - breakfast, dessert, even a Goulash pizza! Get on that preorder list or say cowabunga, dude - I think it's going to fly out of the Amazon warehouses!

Sold-out Chicago Pizza Summit offers fans 2nd chance for tickets: I DESPERATELY want to attend Old Style Beer's Pizza Summit, but I wasn't one of the lucky ones to pull tickets. It looks like they're partnering with Do312 for a competition I'm confident I can win - submit your own pizza eating video by April 3 and you'll win a pair of tickets to the summit! (And I hope you'll take me in case I somehow fail to win in the popular vote.) 

US Army Almost Built A Pizza That Would Last 3 Years: The Army has been working for almost four years on creating a pizza MRE for troops - it sounds like it's the closest they've been, but they're still not quite there. It sounds like they're at least a few years ahead of schedule, so maybe they'll still be able to hit their 2018 goal.

Any good pizza news in your neighborhood? Let us know in the comments!