The fake Anthropologie rock that fooled boyfriends everywhere

By Mia Venkat

Published September 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT

NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Ari Shapiro what the internet was obsessed with this week.

Mia Venkat

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

Lexington/Richmond

Appalachian Regional Commission awards funds to help those out of recovery re-enter workforce

Shepherd Snyder

The Appalachian Regional Commission is awarding money to five communities in eastern Kentucky to help those recovering from substance use disorder re-enter the workforce.
'All Things Considered' bids farewell to host Ari Shapiro

Ashley Brown

All Things Considered is saying goodbye to Ari Shapiro, whose hosts his final show today following 10 years with the program and more than 25 with NPR.
Black liberation activist Assata Shakur has died at 78

Adrian Florido

Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.
Redistricting could test Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's bipartisanship.

Jenny Abamu

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has committed to being a bipartisan bridgebuilder. But he's also under pressure to redistrict the state's one GOP congressman out of his House seat.
Neko Case returns with her first-ever entirely self-produced album

Neko Case has released her first solo album of the decade. It's also the first she's produced entirely herself, and speaks to her wide musical range.