GoFundMe for Restaurant Ripped Off by Fyre Festival Raises More Than $150K

Public rallies around restaurant ripped off by Fyre Festival

Fyre Festival, the luxury music festival-turned-epic shit show that is now the subject of not one but two documentaries, didn’t just terrorize attendees with tents, shitty sandwiches, and a complete lack of Blink-182: One Bahamian restaurant owner says she was forced to spend her life savings to pay her staff after festival organizers stiffed her for catering. Following the documentaries’ release, a crowdfunding campaign for the restaurateur has raised more than $150,000.

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• For caffeine fiends who simply cannot operate a coffee maker on their own, Starbucks is rolling out Uber Eats delivery to Boston, Chicago, LA, NY, and D.C. after initial testing in Miami. [USA Today]

• Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is reportedly eyeing running as an independent in the 2020 presidential election. [Washington Post]

• Bao, Pixar’s adorable short film about a baby pork dumpling, is nominated for an Oscar. [Vox]

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