culture

The new vacation flex? Waking up without a hangover.

Sun, 04/05/2026 - 04:11

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Technology

A cocktail in front of a beach — Gen Z is driving a rise in sober tourism, and the industry is changing in response.
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Travel, culture, gen-z, Sober, Sobriety, tourism

Researchers Discover How to Add Psilocybin, DMT, and Other Psychedelics to Tobacco

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 15:16

Gizmodo

AI assisted with the study, which could make it cheaper and easier to produce these mind-bending drugs.

NeeDoh squishies have gone viral. 'It wasn't intentional,' the CEO tells me.

Fri, 04/03/2026 - 12:55

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

blue squishy in a hand — The Nee Doh gumdrop squishy has a very pleasant handfeel.
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider

Retail, culture, economy, toys, asmr, viral-trends, labubu

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Mon, 03/30/2026 - 21:27

Gizmodo

The archive, which also includes The Babadook and a whole trove of materials related to Mad Max, is now much more complete.

The Bigfoot community is being torn apart by a documentary's new evidence

Mon, 03/30/2026 - 16:48

Tech Insider : Business

bigfoot costume and marq evans on a movie premeier — "Capturing Bigfoot" director Marq Evans and a furry friend at the documentary's SXSW premiere.
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culture, Entertainment, Media, SXSW, bigfoot, film, Documentary

Why Chinese internet users are switching their profile pictures to Kris Jenner

Mon, 03/30/2026 - 01:10

Tech Insider : Business

A viral trend in China sees users using Kris Jenner memes to manifest riches, job offers, and nine-figure fortunes.
Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic

How one factory supplies NYC's corner store delis

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 18:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style

Bodegas are one of New York City's oldest and largest neighborhood institutions, with more than 10,000 spread across the city's five boroughs. But this century-old industry is fighting to stay alive under rising rents, cutthroat competition, and Zohran Mamdani's city-run grocery initiative.