shortages
Why You Can’t Find Grape-Nuts Anywhere
Grape-Nut devotees have taken to the internet to try and find out why their edible pebbles are nowhere to be found.
Venezuela’s Falling Apart and the President Is Sending Troops to ‘Protect’ the People
Activists say an anti-crime effort called the Operation to Liberate and Protect the People is actually a measure designed to prevent a social uprising in the face of an economic crisis so deep the sick are dying for want of basic care.
It's Ridiculously Hard to Donate Sperm to the British Government
After a year of being open, the National Sperm Bank has had just nine deposits. But the problem isn't a lack of sperm—it's that donating the stuff is ridiculously tough to do.
Venezuela Faces Looming Beer Shortage in Dispute with Nation’s Biggest Brewer
Polar makes 80 percent of the beer consumed in Venezuela, but a standoff with the socialist government threatens to stop the flow of booze to the country's consumers, the latest looming shortage to affect the country.
A Condom Shortage Is Altering Young People's Sex Lives in Venezuela
Lacking condoms, Venezuelans are rationing sex with their partners, switching to ‘manual mode,’ and risking infections and pregnancies. The Chavista government said it would be distributing 18 million condoms this year, but did not offer details.
There Is A Tampon Shortage Plaguing the Women of Argentina
Currency and import restrictions by the government have resulted in a scarcity of tampons since December in Argentina. 'As summer nears, the lack of tampons is a problem. You can’t go to the beach or get into the water,' one woman said.
Boris Johnson Is Looking Out for London's Oligarchs
His speech at MIPIM housing conference seemed to have no real footing in reality.
Clowns Are Going Extinct
Clowns are going extinct, thank God. Not unlike the Mexican wolf or Wyoming toad, clowns find themselves increasingly alone, partly because they're are almost deliberately terrifying.
Rationing Is Not the Enemy
Scarcity thinker Stan Cox on the inevitability of everyone having to make do with less everything.