Labubu dolls first hit the market in 2019, but in 2025, they’re sustaining a viral moment. We should ask ourselves why. News.com.au reports that recent “drops” of the toy in Australia have seen queues form for blocks around its distributor, Pop Mart, with 3am-risers racing to meet the arrival of restocked merchandise. A Pop Mart…
Super Bowl 59 champs Philadelphia Eagles visit White House Super Bowl 59 champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, visited the White House with some notable team members, including Jalen Hurts, unable to make the trip. This is schedule release week with Wednesday being the big day. Of course the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will figure…
For wounded chimpanzees, help sometimes comes in the form of first aid — care rendered not by humans but by other chimps. New research reveals the nature and prevalence of these rarely witnessed events. Thirty years of observations in Uganda’s Budongo Forest reveal that chimp-administered health care — both ape-to-ape care and self-care — happens…
China has warned the UK over its new trade deal with the US, accusing Britain of aligning with the US in a move that could compel British companies to exclude Chinese products from their supply chains. The UK-US trade deal, signed last week, offers Britain limited relief from US tariffs on car and steel exports,…
There was a time when I never left a pub before last orders. Whether or not I was enjoying myself – and on reflection I often wasn’t – I’d be in there until the bitter end. I think this is because, having spent most of my teenage years desperately seeking pubs prepared to serve me,…
HHS says new vaccines should be tested against placebos. They already are