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- Kentucky Fried Chicken’s latest marketing stunt is a big ol’ pool float that is shaped like Colonel Sanders. Not only can KFC fans enjoy some fun in the sun with this thing, it has two cup holders: one for a beverage, and one for a bucket of chicken. Sadly, this item won’t see a wide public release, but a small number of the limited-edition floatation devices will be given away via an online drawing. The new merch comes as KFC is handing over more of its branding control to ad firm Wieden + Kennedy. This is the outfit that brought the Colonel back to life for an extremely successful marketing campaign.
- Plastic straws are making headlines again. A New York City counselor has introduced a bill that would ban the beverage accessories due to their negative impact on the environment.
- Stay away from drugs, kids: A man was arrested for filling his hotel bathroom with potatoes after a five-day binge on MDMA.
- Famously angry celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay loves going into struggling restaurants, yelling at their owners, and turning them around. In his new show, 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Ramsay will complete this process in a single day. Here’s a sneak peek.
- The New York Times has a recommendation: Go ahead and have a drink or two at lunch. Indulging a little in life isn’t a bad thing. “After all, the mindless pursuit of productivity can result in a swallowing sense of existential pointlessness, and as we’ve all learned from history, that will only drive you to drink.”
- Healthy people are obsessing over cockroach milk, which, according to Marie Claire, may be “one of the most nourishing and highly caloric substances on the planet.” Unhealthy people, meanwhile, are not obsessing over cockroach milk, so who is really better off?
- Cincinnati-based grocery chain Kroger is betting big on the meal-kit trend. The company just bought Home Chef for a staggering $200 million.
- Starbucks is implementing new anti-bias training after two black men were arrested, for no reason, at one of the coffee chain’s Philadelphia locations. The company has offered a preview of the training for public consumption.
- And, finally, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel addressed Starbucks’s new policy, which allows people to hang out in ‘Bucks cafes and use their restrooms without actually buying anything, in his monologue Wednesday night.
