In 2018, a New York Times article set off an internet firestorm when a spokesperson from a major glitter manufacturer refused to say who their biggest client was. The hints are tantalizing, and the theories about who is buying all the glitter and what is being done with it have run rampant. Let’s look at the various theories and see if we can learn something about glitter along the way.

Here’s the New York Times article that started it all (there is a paywall).

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/st…

And here’s the Endless Thread podcast that suspects it’s boat paint:

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/20…

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