Rich Cohen

2 weeks ago | flexpackvoice.com | Rich Cohen

The packaging industry is at a crossroads. As new packaging sustainability laws take hold across North America, the call for circular solutions has become a necessity rather than a choice. Regulations such as California’s Senate Bill (SB) 1383 and emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws in states such as California and Minnesota are reshaping the landscape, requiring brands and packaging converters to rethink their materials, supply chains, processes, and strategies.

Feb 13, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Rich Cohen |David Grann |Truman Capote

"There's got to be something wrong with somebody who'd do a thing like that." This is Perry Edward Smith, talking about himself. "Deal me out, baby...I'm a normal." This is Richard Eugene Hickock, talking about himself. They're as sick a pair as Leopold and Loeb and together they killed a mother, a father, a pretty 17-year-old and her brother, none of whom they'd seen before, in cold blood. A couple of days before they had bought a 100 foot rope to garrote them—enough for ten people if necessary.

Jan 13, 2025 | l8r.it | Rich Cohen

In 1981, when I was 12, the local media tried to get us all excited about the postseason run of the Chicago Sting, the pro soccer team at the time. The Bears had been losing, the Cubs and Sox were terrible, the Bulls mediocre, the Blackhawks hardly ever on television. The Sting were presented as a consolation prize, something we could root for till something better came along. Few of us were buying it, though thousands of fans showed up at O’Hare to meet the team after they won the league title.

Jan 12, 2025 | chicagomag.com | Rich Cohen

In 1981, when I was 12, the local media tried to get us all excited about the postseason run of the Chicago Sting, the pro soccer team at the time. The Bears had been losing, the Cubs and Sox were terrible, the Bulls mediocre, the Blackhawks hardly ever on television. The Sting were presented as a consolation prize, something we could root for till something better came along. Few of us were buying it, though thousands of fans showed up at O’Hare to meet the team after they won the league title.

Oct 1, 2024 | flipboard.com | Rich Cohen

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