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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Stop And Smell The Wax

mold-a-rama

Sean Daly: Let's start with that name, a go-go-booted Space Age shout, a classic souvenir as fun to blurt as it is to make, fondle, sniff.



Go on, say it with me:



Mold-A-Rama!



Feels good, doesn't it?



That's not mere fancy talk, either. Just as those sideshow hyphens puckishly promise, this enduring staple of Vacation Wonderland U.S.A. builds to a big finish, spitting out a do-it-yourself memory that's hot to the touch.



Vacation bliss in 30 seconds.



You might have put the smooth, warm plastic to your lips or dared your brother to take a bite, before tossing it in the back of that hideous brown-yellow Chevy Caprice along with your haul from Shell City.



You either…

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