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Why every store wants to give you something for (almost) nothing.
The commodification of an activist concept turned a revitalizing practice into an isolating one.
In times of economic uncertainty, small luxuries reign supreme.
From kava to “sleepy girl mocktails,” can anything ever take the place of booze?
The internet loves Kim Kardashian’s shapewear company. But it loves its ads even more.
From drought in the Panama Canal to the Houthis in the Suez to pirates off Somalia, we’re all paying the price.
Stimulants, hustle culture, and bodybuilding are shaping young men’s drift to the right.
Consumers are probably safe, but that doesn’t mean lead-laden cups are a good idea.
Explaining Gen Z’s reigning beauty queen.
Big Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.
Maybe your cat loves you. Maybe it would kill you if it could.
You can say no to the tipping tablet. That doesn’t mean you should.
A thoroughly modern nuisance for consumers, shippers, and retailers alike.
Retailers would rather complain about shoplifting than invest in fighting it.
What you give and what you get when a company has your phone number.
From $1,000 sneakers to $450 bakeware, our lust for expensive things has hit new highs.
As diners increasingly turn to delivery, the future of fast food may be one with no human interaction at all.
The FTC wants to make it easier for you to cancel that gym membership, among other things.
Dating was tedious long before Tinder and OkCupid.
Give your business to companies that promote slower delivery and consolidated shipments.
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