From CNN+ to Fyre Festival: This collector seeks swag from companies with epic ends
Christina Warren collects T-shirts, mugs and other items from companies that promised huge changes, but failed to deliver — often in spectacular ways.
by Jaclyn Diaz
Apr 27, 2022
3 minutes
Long after the memories of the epic flameouts of Fyre Festival or CNN+ dwindle, a piece of these companies will live on.
Christina Warren has made sure of that.
For the past six years, the software developer and former journalist has made it a point to collect T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and PopSockets branded with the names of these spectacularly failed companies.
Warren, currently adeveloper advocateat GitHub, is also now a bit of a technology and pop culture anthropologist.
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days