Captain Jon Jackson was set celebrate his retirement flight on Spirit Airlines, but when the carrier suddenly shut down, Southwest stepped in.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

Southwest Honors Spirit Captain After His Retirement Flight Was Axed (Abid Habib, Simple Flying, May 3, 2025)

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A pig statue has gone missing, joining the ranks of other illustrious missing art. Can we rehome it?

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Have you seen Sir Hamalot? This town hopes to find missing pig statue (Saleen Martin, USA Today, May 1, 2026)
• A Stolen Roman Statue Sat in an American Museum for 58 Years. Until One Bizarre Clue Gave It Away. (Michael Natale, Popular Mechanics, Apr 28, 2026)

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Do shoes need to cover your feet to be a shoe? And do our feet need shoes at all? Ask some weightlifters.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• The toes are out, literally. Internet reacts to Chanel's unique sandal (Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, Apr 30, 2026)
• The Reason Why Some Top Fitness Pros Actually Prefer to Train Barefoot (Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, Jun 24, 2025)

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The Met Gala's 2026 theme is Costume Art -- so we take a little trip down memory lane, and some of my favorite costumes I've worn.

Met Gala 2026 theme and dress code, explained (KiMi Robinson, USA Today, Apr 30, 2026)

Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Met Gala (Vogue, Apr 20, 2026)

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States! You can order a commemorative passport. But you don't have to.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

• Trump portrait to appear in limited 250th anniversary US passports (Kathleen Wong, USA Today, Apr 28, 2026)
• Far from the original in Philadelphia, these fans hunt for the Liberty Bell replica in each state (Allen G. Breed, AP, Apr 29, 2026)

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We all know the shoes can make the outfit. But can they win you a race? They may have just helped Sabastian Sawe break the 2-hour barrier at the London Marathon.

CONDENSED SOUP: 10 minutes of cozy curiosity

These are the shoes Sabastian Sawe wore to run sub-2 at the 2026 London Marathon (Ben Hobson, Runner's World, Apr 26, 2026)

How super shoes — and Sabastian Sawe — redefined the limits of the marathon (Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo! Sports, Apr 28, 2026)

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Have you ever breezed onto an airplane with zero luggage? Just a purse and a dream? It's a rush.

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Spirit Airlines may be going bankrupt. Wanna buy an airline together? Asking for the taxpayers.

• Ultra-cheap Spirit tickets raise a risky question for travelers (Zach Richter, USA Today, Apr 24, 2026)
• U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout (Allyson Versprille and Bloomberg, Fortune, Apr 25, 2026)
• Trump says he's considering buying Spirit Airlines 'at the right price.' It might still be a bad deal (Chris Isadore, Donald Judd, CNN, Apr 23, 2026)

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