Most mornings, Greg Brooks wakes up and heads to a 7-Eleven for a meat stick. He’s promptly bombarded with choices, from the classic Slim Jim to a proliferation of options promising to be ...

You might have thought sticks had gone away. Oh boy, no. The game of Kubb? Throwing sticks. Conducting? Waving a stick around. Harry Potter merch. Fetch. Drumming. There’s even a stick ...

This community is sticking together. “Stick Nation” is a bizarre movement that’s exploded on social media, with millions of people expressing their admiration for… pieces of wood.

No, it’s not some odd northern Minnesotan voodoo ritual. It’s just stuffed dolls of Conner on a stick, held by the more dedicated members of the Bobheads. “I’ve had other runners come up ...