A Horse Is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course

May 2021 minute read

Surveillance video captured a man trotting into a Montana convenience store on horseback. The Town Pump gas station in Bozeman decided to post the video of the man and his horse on Facebook, asking him to kindly dismount next time he fancies a trip inside the convenience store. Town Pump posted: “Now while we understand that you might have a codependent relationship with ol’ Paint, we do ask that you dismount, ask your bronco to wait outside, and enter our stores solo in the future. We will be glad to welcome YOU back, sir—but next time no horsin’ around please…”

Sneaker Head

Atmos, a popular sneaker store in Tokyo, released its exclusive Nike Air Max collection in March and created a pop-up shop that looks like a convenience store to feature the products. The new collection features sneakers and clothing and uses designs inspired by common items found at a Japanese convenience store, such as motifs of onigiri rice balls, instant cup noodles and chicken snacks.

Bootleg Bargain

What would you do if you were a hip-hop artist and found bootleg copies of your album at a convenience store? If you’re rapper 2 Chainz, you chuckle and buy two of them. The rapper posted a video on Instagram that showed him rifling through bootlegged CDs on the counter of a convenience store, selecting a rip-off of his “So Help Me God!” album and asking the clerk how much for the albums. “$3.99?” he asks. “Let me buy two.”