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Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are the American Dream
The story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos is the story of America. The illegitimate offspring of a cheese puff and a Dorito, the snacks are a triumph of food science. With their finger-staining red pigment,...
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Illegal Underwater Wine
In metal cages at the bottom of Charleston Harbor sit six cases of cabernet and two of chardonnay from Napa Valley's Mira winery. They're part of a tiny ongoing experiment to study the effects of...
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Green Fairy in the Big Easy
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum's serves up a profusion of artifacts associated with the herbal liqueur favored by debauched artists and denizens of the night. A mismatched assortment of glass...
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Plastic Bags Are Good for You
Here is a list of things that are thicker than a typical plastic grocery bag: A strand of hair. A coat of paint. A human cornea. High-density polyethylene is a miracle of materials science. Despite...
View ArticleStanford Prison Experiment: The Movie
The infamous 1971 experiment in prison dynamics conducted by Philip Zimbardo has symbolized the authoritarianism in the human psyche ever since. A new film—that portrays Zimbardo (Billy Crudup)...
View ArticleSpeakeasy Coffee
Receiving a shipment of product from Cartel del Café has a certain illicit appeal: Pulling aside the packaging reveals bulky white oblongs wrapped in faux duct tape, giving the initial illusion that...
View ArticleMission Failure
In June, SpaceX—a private company charged with ferrying goods (and eventually people) to the International Space Station—experienced its first major setback in seven years when a Falcon 9 rocket...
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's 2015 Gift Guide
As the year draws to a close, our staff looks back at the books, movies, and other media released in 2015 and suggests a slew of gift ideas. Whatever you decide to buy for your family and friends this...
View ArticleLabor Overreach
In August, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that subcontractors, franchisees, and other workers should be granted the right to join labor unions. The move is one step in a larger...
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Sugar Slam
Eating 40 teaspoons of sugar a day, as Australian actor Damon Gameau does in his new stunt documentary That Sugar Film, probably isn't a great idea. That's hardly news. In the grand tradition of...
View ArticleFDA vs. Vaping
In a September 29 letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 33 state attorneys general urged the federal regulatory agency to require childproof packaging and strongly worded warning labels...
View ArticleAntidisestablishmentarianism in Action
Visitors to Philadelphia's National Constitution Center should pop into a small, dim room off the main lobby to see an extraordinary collection of documents about religious liberty. They'll also get a...
View ArticlePayday Punishment
Two congressmen have introduced a bill to limit access to short-term, high-interest loans for former service members and other people who rely on the federal government for pension checks. The Annuity...
View ArticleJanitors Clean Up
Public school janitors earn more money than any other municipal employees in New York City. In September, the New York Post reported that the average pay for a school custodian was $109,467 in the...
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