On a good day at the flea market, you can score pretty much anything from a roll of funky vintage wallpaper to a novelty teapot. There's just no telling what you'll pick up on any given day ...

While the buoyancy of the novelty teapot trade may have dwindled somewhat down the decades, they are still turning out over 5,000. Famous brands, from condiments to confectionary, camper vans ...

But at the same time, it was possible.” If you’ve been following novelty popcorn bucket discourse (or NPBD) over the last eight months, you will probably know what this man is talking about.

We know that novelty is key to happiness, but we’re researching the bejesus out of our lives and any possibility of surprise is eliminated. I wrote recently about how my brain’s hard drive ...