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Tupperware is the stealthy star of our modern homes. These plastic storage containers are ubiquitous in our fridges, pantries, and closets. But... How Tupperware took over our homes, with Decoder Ring ...

Willa Paskin hosts the popular Slate podcast “Decoder Ring” about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, Willa takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to ...

Since 2018, Slate critic Willa Paskin has explored bizarre and delightful cultural phenomena from “Baby Shark” to Chuck E. Cheese to try to understand what makes people obsessed with arbitrary ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids were released, causing widespread pandemonium in toy stores and in the media. How did a children's toy inspire ...

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Tupperware is the stealthy star of our modern homes. These plastic storage containers are ubiquitous in our fridges, pantries, and closets. But the original product was revolutionary. So was its ...