The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a topic of conversation since the 2016 presidential election leading into President…
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The road traveled by Zen Magnets, through CPSC stop-sales, appeals and faux-funerals for recalled products, has been a long one. The Consumer…
Read MoreZen Collection from SnugZ USA is a natural aromatherapy line of essential oils, soaps, candles, bath bombs and bath salts to help balance, harmonize and promote the health of the body. Price points range from $1 for an essential oil infused natural lip balm all the way to $150 for the most luxurious gift set.…
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College football players typically adorn the backs of their helmets with stickers as signifiers of especially good games. Usually, the stickers are miniature versions of the school’s logo, or maybe a symbol relating to the mascot or the team. When players can cover their helmets, they serve as badges of honor during game time. But,…
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Today is the spookiest day of the year. No, it’s not Halloween. It’s the release date of the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix Series “Stranger Things,” and to commemorate, the Oxford Circus underground station has been transformed into the paranormal space known as the “upside down” on the show. https://twitter.com/TfL/status/922828249234923521 https://twitter.com/OxfordStreetW1/status/922895877039116294 For the…
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“The Walking Dead” has been really killing it with their promotions lately. (Get it? Killing? Please clap.) For the show’s season 8 premier, it’s debuting “Negan’s Sh*ttin’ Pants,” i.e. actual adult diapers. Here’s a little backstory (which I needed, too, because I stopped watching at the third season): The character Negan, who you might remember…
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People looking at a banner for a what appears to be a new miracle drug called Revival might be disappointed that the advertised drug won’t, in fact, help them to “Seize the moment,” unless the moment they want to seize is listening to a new Eminem album. Eagle-eyed hip hop fans might notice that the…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 3 to 2 last week to prohibit children’s toys and various child care items from containing more than 0.1 percent of specific phthalate chemicals…
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There was once a time not too long ago that Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones weren’t welcome on airplanes, and now the company is trying to make that a distant memory by surprising airline passengers flying from Madrid to A Coruña with a Galaxy Note 8 giveaway while on an airplane. This week, Samsung gave out…
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Threadless, the e-commerce apparel company that allows artists to submit and print apparel products, is adding footwear to its product offerings after acquiring Bucketfeet. Threadless works by allowing designers and artists to submit their work, and users vote on the ones they like best. The winning submissions will be printed onto items like T-shirts, bags…
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