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This May Be the Craziest Goop Story Yet

2 men hospitalized after explosion involving s'mores in Hamptons store

(Newser) - Some seriously strange stories have surfaced over the years in regard to Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop brand, but this one is right up there. As a police blotter item in the East Hampton Star explains, two men caught fire in a Goop store in the Hamptons after a most-unusual explosion....

'Goopiest Product Yet' Sells Out in Hours

Goop's Latest:
$75 Candle
That 'Smells
Like My Vagina'

Jan 13, 2020 9:04 AM CST

Goop's Latest: $75 Candle That 'Smells Like My Vagina'

'Geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes'—really?

(Newser) - Keep up, Yankee Candle—Gwyneth Paltrow is at the forefront of waxy odors. Via her lifestyle brand, Goop, Paltrow has a new product out in what the Daily Dot calls her "catalog of absurdities": a $75 "This Smells Like My Vagina" candle. And what, exactly, does Gwyneth's...

Church Cigarette Stunt May
Mean Jail for Russian Woman

Feb 7, 2017 11:51 AM CST

Church Cigarette Stunt May Mean Jail for Russian Woman

She's charged with 'insulting the feelings of religious believers'

(Newser) - A young woman in western Russia picked the wrong time to be "insulting," as a controversial law approved by President Vladimir Putin in 2013 describes it. Or more likely, the 21-year-old is deliberately provoking authorities. Her crime? She posted a photo of herself lighting a cigarette with a...

Forget New-Car Smell, Now There's a New-Mac Smell

New Candle Makes Your Home
Smell Like an Apple Store

Oct 5, 2016 8:48 AM CDT

New Candle Makes Your Home Smell Like an Apple Store

Twelve South candle emits odor of a freshly opened new Mac

(Newser) - If you're over Yankee Candle's seasonal scents of autumn wreaths, spiced pumpkins, and cinnamon apples, MacRumors.com reports on a more techie type of fragrance. In what the Verge calls an example of "Stop it tech, you're drunk," Apple accessory maker Twelve South is offering...

Age-Old Mystery About the Human Eye May Be Solved

NEW STUDY

Aug 4, 2015 8:16 AM CDT

Age-Old Mystery About the Human Eye May Be Solved

We can see a single candle flame from 1.6 miles away, say astronomers

(Newser) - The power of human eyesight is often debated with a single question: How far can the human eye see a single candle flame? A quick Google search turns up guesses ranging from three to 30 miles, but no one has tried to find out for certain—partly because of the...

Go Easy on
the Candles

health study

Aug 21, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

Go Easy on the Candles

(Newser) - Don't go overboard on the candles, researchers warn. The fumes of paraffin wax candles can contribute to cancer and asthma, though it would take years of heavy use to cause a problem, the BBC reports. “An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you,” says...