🍺 Breaking up the 'beer mafia'

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👋 Good morning. Crank up the volume in your car: Wendy’s just dropped an emo album. Yup, red-headed, pigtailed Wendy slapped on some thick black eyeliner and released a six-song album titled "Songs to Listen to in the Wendy’s Parking Lot.” The album — produced by Matt Squire, who has worked with artists like Ariana Grande, One Direction, and Panic! at the Disco — includes tracks with titles like "My Frosty's Funeral." Sounds like a banger.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The most interesting business stories of the week

One brewery's mission to disrupt Oktoberfest's "cartel": For generations, only six breweries have been allowed to pour at the world's biggest beer festival, which generates ~$1.8B for the local economy and attracts upwards of 7m merrymakers. But one upstart brewery, founded in a garage, wants to crash the party. Read more
Invisible wellness is the latest must-have for homebuyers: Luxury real estate listings have been increasingly packed with discreet health and wellness features baked into the home. Things like: Whole-house air and water filtration systems, biophilic design, dedicated quiet zones and sensory rooms, and more. Read more
Youth hockey's biggest landlord says it's in it for the long haul: Youth sports is a $40B+ industry and private equity is gobbling it up by the minute. But the major player in youth hockey, Black Bear Sports Group, is trying to separate itself from PE firms. That doesn't mean it isn't without its detractors. Read more
No captain needed: the startup making autonomous boats: Research and commercial crews face choppy seas and endure long stretches of isolation on voyages. Seasats, a San Diego startup developing autonomous vessels, is looking to make some of the most dangerous jobs on the planet a lot safer. Read more

WORTH A CLICK

👵 An oldie but a goodie: Why 7-Eleven plays classical music outside its stores

🔥 One of our most-read stories this week: How a 107-year-old aperitif became a $900m hit

⚒️ A free resource: Our report on social media trends

AROUND THE WEB

👟 Game: Skateboard through Norway.

🍔 Hungry?: Don’t click this.

⏳ That’s fun: Make digital sand art.

🐜 Get ready to squint: Your favorite web games, ant-sized.

🕰️ Hop in a time machine: Jump to a random vintage website.

🐈 Aww: He’s judging you.

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