startups How a bartender turned dick-shaped candy into a $100K business Ellsworth Toohey

facebook The Wendy's Facebook page looks like it's being run by your great-aunt Edith Jennifer Sandlin

viral marketing Comically unsettling real estate ad for house in The Watcher, show based on true story of mystery letters sent to homeowner Jennifer Sandlin

marketing Sending clowns to hang around elementary schools proves to be a bad idea for a marketing campaign David Pescovitz

parts is parts Surprise: "pasture-raised" eggs still run on corn and soy Jason Weisberger

Games Mysterious obelisk in California desert sparks intense speculation Grant St. Clair

mcdonalds Hamburglar McWeevil joins "freaking creepy" Ronald McWeevil in Enterprise, AL Jennifer Sandlin

crypto bros WNBA sex toy disruption is a misguided ploy by crypto bros Jason Weisberger

toys British shoppers fight over Labubu charms Rob Beschizza

restaurants This supposedly-popular Austin restaurant is entirely AI generated Thom Dunn

mistakes Candle label resembling KKK hoods doesn't go over too well — Bath & Body Works apologizes Carla Sinclair

tiktok A department store sales guy let Gen Z-ers write the script Thom Dunn

adorable doggos This Corgi named Archie does the best rendition of the "demure" trend! Jennifer Sandlin

capitalist killjoy Stanley water bottle madness grips America Jennifer Sandlin

dentistry Five dental myths debunked David Pescovitz

music Snoop Dogg's promise to quit smoking turns out to be an ad campaign for a smokeless fire pit Grant St. Clair

AI New Steak-umm campaign turns vegans into meat-lovers to provide critical education about AI deepfakes Jennifer Sandlin

music "Jenny," a favorite character from indie band The Mountain Goats, is back in a new album called "Jenny from Thebes" Jennifer Sandlin

video games Tower of London's Royal Armoury to display sword from Final Fantasy Grant St. Clair

milk Bizarre 'Wood Milk' ad with Aubrey Plaza backfires Rusty Blazenhoff