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The Seriously Unsexy Origins of the Graham Cracker
The dry, plain crackers were invented to cool certain urges. You know the ones.
The 5 Worst Marketing Fails of 2015
From sickeningly sexist ads to a QR code that accidentally directs to a porn site, here are the gnarliest marketing sins of the year.
Dan Price Says Reports He Abused His Ex-Wife Are False
Kristie Colón reportedly recorded a TEDx talk where she accounts physical and mental abuse at the hands of the Gravity Payments CEO, according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Tinder CEO Sean Rad Makes Veiled Threat to Vanity Fair Reporter Ahead of IPO
The off-color comments come just days before the Match Group, Tinder's parent company, plans to raise a reported $466 million in its IPO.
3 Lessons from Starbucks' Red Cup 'Controversy'
The coffee giant new annual holiday design lit up the Internet -- for the wrong reasons.
Safeway Seeks to Dissolve Secret $350 Million Deal With Beleaguered Blood Startup Theranos
The partnership, code-named project 'T-Rex,' called for Theranos blood test facilities to be built in 800 Safeway stores nationwide.
'Yelp For People' Co-Founder: Your Hate Only Fuels My Resolve to Launch Peeple
Our exclusive Q&A with Julia Cordray, the brassy CEO behind the Internet's most hated app.
Tell Us: How Much Do You Hate Twitter's Decision to Swap the Star Button for a Heart?
Many users complained that the decision amounted to a Facebook ripoff and did away with a useful sense of subtlety.
What Does 'Hard Work' Look Like? Read Mike Rowe's Epic Takedown of an MSNBC Anchor's Controversial Comment.
America's favorite blue-collar hero says there's 'no longer a limit to what people can be offended by.'
SXSW Apologizes for Canceling Two Gamer Panels, Will Create an Online Harassment Summit
"We made a mistake," SXSW Interactive's director said on the decision to cancel the panels after threats of violence.
SXSW Festival Cancels Gamer Panels After Threats of Violence
'Maintaining civil and respectful dialogue within the big tent is more important than any particular session,' the event's director said in a statement.
Abortions at Dunkin' Donuts: How Brands Should React When They Get Strange, Potentially Damaging Press
Here's how Dunkin' Donuts quelled a strange quandary from a parody site called Clickhole.
This Creepy, Yelp-Like App Lets You Rate People Like Restaurants
Imagine if Tinder, Facebook and LinkedIn had a snarky stalker baby and, yuck, you're there.
Anti-Virus Pioneer and Ex-Fugitive John McAfee Announces 2016 Presidential Bid
McAfee will be running as a member of the self-started 'Cyber Party,' with a platform that touts his unique tech proficiencies.
Hillary Clinton's Likability Crisis
In business, you don't have to be liked to be successful. In politics, it's crucial.