Peak unicorn is here. If you doubt me, just check out the condoms | Kathryn Hearn

Stand firm against the ubiquity of these mythical beasts: they're legendary creatures, not legendsFirst the cats came for the internet, and I did not speak out. Then the meerkats came for advertising, and I did not speak out. Then the unicorns came for, well, pretty damned everything, and now I'm forced to speak out - before these pointy-horned pesky donkeys take over the entire planet.We've reached peak unicorn. They're simply everywhere you look, which for an imaginary creature is remarkable. Some things, such as unicorn toys, and maybe birthday cakes and, at a push, bedding might be occasionally acceptable - for children only. But this nonsense doesn't end there. Unicorns have infiltrated society more successfully than if the Russian election web fiends and Cambridge Analytica had got together and hatched a plan over a glass or three of gin (unicorn-themed, of course). Continue reading...