lawsuit Meet the lawyer behind deceptive marketing lawsuits like the strawberry Pop-Tarts case Annie Rauwerda

History The History Guy looks at the story of vanilla Gareth Branwyn

beavers Beaver anal secretions are sometimes used to flavor vanilla, treat anxiety Thom Dunn

colonialism How a 19th-century slave kickstarted the world's vanilla-farming market Clive Thompson

madagascar Why Madagascar is the world's largest vanilla producer Miss Cellania

ice cream Indulge your inner child with Little Debbie snack cake-scented candles and snack cake-flavored ice cream Jennifer Sandlin

books The wonderful smell of old books Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Enjoy Microsoft Office 2021 for both Windows or Mac for $30 with this lifetime license Boing Boing's Shop

comedy "Freedom Franks" are red, white, and blue hot dogs, flavored with vanilla, fruit punch, and blue razzberry Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Watch the moment a 28-year-old laboratory chimp sees the sky for the first time Ruben Bolling

music Rapper Earl Sweatshirt comes roaring back with his new song "Making the Band (Danity Kane)" Devin Nealy

advertising The forbidden 1970s cereal: Mr. Wonderfull's Surprize Ruben Bolling

candles Cleverly-named candles fund donations to progressive organizations Jennifer Sandlin

circus peanuts In praise of the circus peanut Jennifer Sandlin

adorable creatures Neuty the nutria has had a wild ride this week! Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Water pie is a pie which includes water as the main ingredient Popkin

foods Truths about food expiration dates David Pescovitz

vegan ice cream treats Try these delicious non-dairy ice cream treats! Jennifer Sandlin

If you know you know The only thing I miss about San Francisco is the It's-It Jason Weisberger

bourbon Arby's — the sandwich company famous for "Horsey Sauce" — is now making "smoked bourbon." Jennifer Sandlin