Culture Bald Mr Clean mascot "retired" Rob Beschizza

candy Fruit Stripe Gum discontinued Rob Beschizza

candy Sweethearts candy-heart rejects brilliantly marketed as 'Situationships' Rusty Blazenhoff

explosions Tennessee company refuses to recall airbag inflators despite government request Rob Beschizza

makers Young woman invents ingenious bioplastic made from fish scales and red algae David Pescovitz

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mechanical keyboards Cyberdeck with punishingly minimal 30% keyboard Rob Beschizza

Science Cold-water espresso cuts energy use 75% and tastes identical Ellsworth Toohey

1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

Science T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k Gail Sherman

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music Ginsberg's 1959 Howl album returns for his 100th birthday Ellsworth Toohey

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

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tech The E Ink device that keeps you on schedule without the rabbit hole Séamus Bellamy

AI Slopping Amazon uses AI to invent products you can't buy Jason Weisberger

consequences Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged body count Jason Weisberger

gadgets Microsoft Surface Ultra laptop features Nvidia's new Spark platform Rob Beschizza

Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia, which seems off-brand Jason Weisberger