Sacrificial Pop Tart, mass food poisoning & pilot speedruns ๐๐ฟ๐ง
Happy 2024 Wrecklings!
May you have gone into the New Year with the glory of the Pop Tart mascot (minus the being toasted-and-eaten part at the end).
โCheez-Its Has Responded To The Pop-Tarts Bowl Fiasco With Their Own Mascot And Messageโ- Letโs normalize not eating mascots.
โOnline retailer Zulily is shutting downโ- And based on the comments on their last Instagram post, not particularly elegantly. This article also mentions:
โOnline marketplace Jane.com collapsed. Now, sellers are waiting for over $10 million.โ- Shout out to Gabbie for flagging these two, MVP BFF.
โ16-year-old flying solo on Frontier Airlines ends up in Puerto Rico instead of Ohioโ- Perfect.
โThey Sold Everything to Go on a 3-Year Cruise. How It All Unraveled.โ- โLike a high-seas version of the Fyre Festivalโโฆ yikes.
''Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to step down at the end of the year''- Related-ish, itโs still so weird to me that Candy Crush is owned by Activision.
''18-Year Old GTA 6 Hacker Sentenced To Life In Hospital Prison''- Using only an Amazon Firestick? Impressive.
''Wayfair CEO: Employees need to work longer hours''- Have fun hiring new employees after this one.
''โWorse than giving birthโ: 700 fall sick after Airbus staff Christmas dinner''- Yikes, guess that too-good-to-be-true price really was.
โMeet the Kleptobrats, the Worldโs Worst Nepo Babiesโ- Interesting to see which entertainersโ souls are for sale.
''Russian influencer Ivleeva fined for hosting 'almost naked' party''-Thatโs a lot of disrupted careers.
''An Aspen resort is fed up with a brand for using its grounds for a photo shoot and is now taking it to court''- A marketing strategy thatโs particularly riski ๐ฅ๐ฅ
''Kevin Hart is suing the same YouTuber as Cardi B, alleging she wanted a six-figure 'ransom' to not release an interview with his former assistant''- Seems like this isnโt proving to be a good business strategy.
''The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work''- I feel for the
''Hershey is sued over lack of artistic detail on Reese's candies''- Iโm constantly in awe of the creativity of these lawsuits.
''Why Did Vladimir Putin Want to Sue Warner Bros. After Watching Harry Potter?''- How did I not know anything about this until now??
โHow tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypseโ- Huh.
More Serious Stories
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โEmbezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaperโs funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt printโ
โAustraliaโs Privacy Watchdog Has Launched an Inquiry Into TikTokโs Data Collectionโ
''P0rnhubโs parent company admits it profited from sex trafficking''
''Five DEI officers have resigned from this university within span of a year''
''Minn. woman sues dentist after 4 root canals, 8 dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit''
''Woman horrified to wake up with new bum and boobs after surgery in Mexico''
''Michelin-starred chef leaves job after alleged hazing in kitchen''
โFacebook finally suspends hate influencer Chaya Raichikโs LibsofTikTok accountโ
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