Whole Foods Market is piloting a first-of-its-kind 'trauma-informed checkout lane' at select locations, complete with mood lighting, a decompression alcove, and a mandatory $47 healing surcharge. The program targets shoppers who may have been emotionally compromised by accidental contact with conventional produce. Wellness culture has finally monetized the grocery store, and honestly, we saw this coming.
Mar 13, 2026
Somewhere between the third cascade of artisan crackers and the rosemary sprig you hot-glued to a fig, food stopped being food and became content. Gary Plotkin presents the ten most photogenic charcuterie boards ever assembled, styled, photographed, and immediately deposited into a contractor-grade garbage bag.
Mar 12, 2026