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Global Media Discovers Raisin Monday Foam Fight; Mentorship Experts Confused but Supportive

Centuries-old St Andrews tradition trends; HR departments take notes then delete them.

Foam-covered celebration, educationally.

Foam-covered celebration, educationally. Photo: Bibliophile, “Dicle University students and Newroz celebration in the university campus.”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

WORLD — International outlets covered St Andrews’ shaving-foam mentor thanks, prompting thinkpieces on “embodied gratitude”.

A fictional HR consultant suggested foam for appraisals. The idea was foam-canned.

The real story: Real: Raisin Monday coverage 22 Oct 2026

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