$57 Dior bags, googly eyes on trains & going the wrong Waymo 👀🍿🧃
Hi Wrecklings!
Big day on this end! Have officially started directing traffic to Date Like Goblins’ Kickstarter via UnMatchGroup.com, TheUnMatchGroup.com, and Unmtch.com— let the chaos begin ;). If you could take a second to hit “Notify me on launch,” I’d be so grateful!
Now back to our usual content:
“‘This is insane!’: Small business owner says popular clothing chain Francesca’s owes her over $132,400. She’s not the only one”- Shameful but not at all surprising.
“After Just Ten Months, Amazon Says Its "Security Guard" Robot Will Become a Useless Brick”- Whyyy do companies do thissss.
“Wedding planners cry foul as The Knot adds startup Simply Eloped to online empire”- Move over Big Pharma, here comes Big Wedding.
“Oh Good, the Fyre Fest Guy Is Getting Involved in the Presidential Race”- No, no. Someone come get this man.
“Now we know how much it costs to make a $2,800 Dior bag”- This is peak capitalism at work.
“Buying in ‘Billionaires Isle’ Nantucket Is Now a Bargain: Homes Are ‘Falling Into the Ocean’”- Welp, this is dystopian.
“Costco to pay $2M in class action settlement over flushable wipes: Here's what to know”- $55 isn’t much if your pipes got clogged up but it’s better than nothing.
“Boston Concedes To Vicious Protestors, Puts Googly Eyes On Trains”- I love everything about this.
“Starbucks just sued this weed business for copying its logo”- This is a perfect example of the Streisand effect.
“Minnesota county board candidate who allegedly threw live tarantula at tenant is charged with assault”- What. I feel badly for the poor spider.
“Driverless Waymo Car- Pulled Over By Cop For Driving Into Oncoming Traffic!!”- This is why I remain skeptical that self-driving tech is supposed to be safer for everyone.
“To Extort Ticketmaster, Hackers Allegedly Leak Taylor Swift Concert Tickets”- That’s one way to try sticking it to them.
“19-year-old nude dancer sues Florida over law restricting age at adult entertainment businesses”- Sinsations is an excellent pun.
“'Roaring Kitty' lawsuit over GameStop is withdrawn for now“- I do not understand anything about any of this.
“Italian fashion influencer Ferragni will donate $1.3 million in a deal to close an antitrust probe”- And she’s had two questionable charitable campaigns.
“Meet the winner of the world's first AI beauty pageant: Moroccan 'influencer', Kenza Layli, claims the $13,000 prize after beating off competition from 1,500 computer-generated women”- Thanks, I hate itttt.
“Meet Derek Blasberg: Hollywood socialite accused of fleeing Gwyneth Paltrow's Hamptons home after 'catastrophic' diarrhea who counts Jeff Bezos and Demi Moore as pals”- If you’re ever having a bad day, remind yourself you never had an article like this written about you.
🔏“How a burger-shack owner allegedly toppled a government and evaded taxes on $7 billion in U.S. military contracts”- This is a wild story.
More Serious Stories
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“Joe Arden's voice made him the hottest narrator in romance. Then, a s3xting scandal turned BookTok against him.”
“Trump Dominates TikTok. This Pro-Biden Influencer Explains Why.”
“Parenting influencers in Illinois must now pay their children if they feature in videos. Experts say it's about time.”
“Influencer Says Hulk Hogan Fired Her As A Brand Ambassador For His Beer After One Day”
“Dyson is laying off about 1,000 workers amid 'fierce and competitive global markets'“
“The White House won't explain why a Parkinsons' specialist visited 8 times in 8 months”
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