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

Games Minecraft's "Vibrant Visuals" update brings new polish to game's old look Rob Beschizza

Science Study reveals scented wax melts pump toxic nanoparticles into your home Ellsworth Toohey

Food Lead found in protein powders Rob Beschizza

dmca Fixing McDonald's ice cream machines is no longer a felony Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Golden retriever politely waits in line at coffee truck, then orders himself a pup cup (video) Carla Sinclair

ice cream No pistachios in pistachio ice cream? Cold Stone Creamery sued Natalie Dressed

star wars Blue milk launched just in time for Star Wars Day Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Trump's sex slave, a photogenic ghost, and Madonna going bald in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mislabeled food labels New York dancer, 25, dies from peanut allergy after eating cookies that didn't label the peanuts Carla Sinclair

halloween How to make bloody band-aids that taste delicious David Pescovitz

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