Dubai chocolate: how a pistachio bar broke the internet
A knafeh-stuffed chocolate bar from a home kitchen in Dubai became a global supply-chain event. Here's how.
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Labubu: inside the blind-box gold rush
An ugly-cute elf with jagged teeth turned a Chinese toymaker into a $5-billion machine — and taught everyone a lesson in manufactured scarcity.
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The Stanley cup craze cools off
A 111-year-old flask brand became a TikTok status symbol and a $750-million business. Now the water is running out.
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Brainrot goes mainstream
When Oxford makes "brain rot" its Word of the Year, the joke has become the culture. A field guide to the internet eating itself.
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