Commemorate 2020 with your own โdumpster fireโ toy
LOS ANGELES โ Ever wanted to commemorate 2020 as the โbiggest dumpster fire of the year"? Amir Fakharian, of Los Angeles, created a 2020 dumpster fire toy, causing a huge sensation on his Etsy store, RexRoi3D. The toy is 3D-printed and LED lights are added to resemble an actual dumpster fire. Fakharian told USA Today in an interview that because of the rising demand of the dumpster fire toy, he had to stop making other products to solely focus on the production of the toy. The 2020 dumpster fire toy is currently available for ordering on Etsy for a price starting at $19.99 and will arrive before Christmas.
Homespun BLM products include cookie kits, garden gnomes
One of the cookie-decorating kits she offers has a Black Lives Matter theme. Other examples of homespun BLM merchandise include wine stoppers and even garden gnomes โ objects more often associated with white suburbia. The yellow-and-black-clad gnome โ a nod to the colors used on a Black Lives Matter website โ wears a โBLMโ hat. โHopefully, someone who sees it is not offended.โHe has since gotten a few orders for either Black Lives Matter gnomes or African American gnomes. Kate Mayer, 37, of Cincinnati, decided to offer a Black Lives Matter wine bottle stopper among her dozens of handmade wine stoppers.
Calling all business owners: How have you been affected by COVID-19?
But we do want to hear from you, business leaders and owners, if youโre so willing to share. What are the specific ways youโve been affected? Is your community coming together to order takeout in droves, or has business been flat ever since February or so? If youโre comfortable providing some details, weโd love to hear them, and possibly feature you in a future news story. And if youโre not interested in that, but youโd still like to unload, please.
11 pop culture face masks that would be fun to wear in public
Whether you like it or not, wearing a face mask in public has become the new norm when it comes to protecting yourself and others from COVID-19. Disposable face masks work great, but with no design whatsoever. (Whiskey and Zen/Etsy)Who wouldnโt love a face mask from the Rose Apothecary in Schittโs Creek? This face mask hopefully will give people at the grocery store a chuckle. Wear a face mask around your friends and family to protect them from COVID-19, plus make some people smile with this โGolden Girlsโ tribute.