JetBlue Begins Surge Pricing for Checked Bags
This article originally appeared on Jalopnik. Checked bags are big business for airlines. In 2022 airlines made nearly $30 billion just off checked bag fees alone. Apparently those billions in…
Who the Hell Is Nelson Peltz, the Billionaire Investor Disney Is Freaking Out About?
So-called activist investor Nelson Peltz, who’s aiming to win two Disney board seats, has stirred up some controversy by calling out Disney’s recent era of “woke” strategy through diversifying its…
Frozen and Tangled Come to Life at Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs
Take a look at Disney Parks’ latest fairytale theme expansion at Tokyo DisneySea in Japan. Set to feature the kingdoms of Frozen and Tangled, plus Peter Pan’s Never Land, Fantasy Springs…
Wendy’s Wants to Start Uber-like Surge Pricing in 2025
Wendy’s will start experimenting with surge pricing, much like Uber and Lyft, as the company rolls out digital menus to all its United States restaurants by 2025, according to the…
Connected States: How the Hell Did I End Up in Michigan?
Welcome back to the Connected States, the project that involves me living in a van for a year, driving around and telling stories. After going live last week I was…
Timothy Olyphant Is Joining the Alien Universe
Timothy Olyphant is going from Star Wars to Alien.Screenshot: Lucasfilm The world of Alien just got a whole lot sexier with the addition of actor Timothy Olyphant. The Justified star,…
X/Twitter CEO Shares Video Ad That Features Tweets Dunking on Elon Musk
It seems Twitter—the company now calling itself “X” based on one billionaire’s nostalgic whim—can’t escape users’ dissatisfaction with the platform, not even in its own advertising. Did Elon Musk Regret…
It’s Star Wars’ World With All the Lego Sets You Can Buy in September
Image: Lego August was a bumper month for Lego, bringing plenty of bricks for you to beat the heat with. September is an altogether quieter outing… that is, unless you…
Updates From Marvel’s Secret Invasion, Wednesday, and More
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part 2 In light of the current Writer’s Guild of America strike, Empire Magazine (via /Film) reports production has temporarily halted on Mission: Impossible –…
All of Disney’s Live-Action Animated Remakes, Ranked
101 Dalmatians (1996) Trailer Would any of these other movies exist if, around 1995, Glenn Close didn’t agree to start in a live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians as the villain…