What’s Trending: What’s the Next Funko Pop?
Trending today: Funko Pop sales are way down. But what’s the hot new collectible that’s emerging to replace it?
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What’s Trending: Big Shoutout to Iowa?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 14, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: Victor gets into the weeds on title insurance, which is usually required for homebuyers but almost never pays out.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Those Poor Apple Carts
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 11, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: lawsuits trying to determine whether the government owes you anything if they destroy your property in pursuit of a fugitive.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Stupid Showoff Bees
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 10, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: researchers discover that bees are able to solve a complex mathematical problem that’s vexed humans for years.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: TikTok Marxists and Million-Dollar Cherries
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 9, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: TikTokers brag about their ‘luxury fruits’: highly expensive designer fruit that’s been lab-engineered to be perfect.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: What’s Your Dinnertime?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 8, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: a new survey that finds Americans’ average dinnertime is 6:19 p.m. – but Aaron’s got questions about the methodology.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: News, Trends, and Netflix
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 7, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: the subtle distinction between “news” and “trends,” and Netflix’s (declining) emphasis on country-specific programming.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Shrinkflation, On Stage
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 4, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: theater attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels – but the number of actual shows to see is way down.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Our Deepest Segment Yet
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 3, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Trending today: the biology of life in the deepest part of the ocean, thanks to a spike in interest following coverage of the Titan disaster.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: Barely Meeting Expectations, Since 2021
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 2, 2023 | What's Trending with Victor Lewis
Victor and Aaron fight “presenteeism,” or the pressure we feel at work to show our bosses that we’re overly dedicated to our jobs.
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