Who doesn't love a glass of watermelon boba? It has a refreshing taste and vibrant color. Plus, it combines the sweet flavor ...

There's something special about boba tea. The ritual of shaking the cup, the satisfying slurp of tapioca pearls through that ...

balls of starch that sit at the bottom of the cup and are sucked up along with the liquid through an extra-wide straw. The drink— also called boba tea — is at the center of a furore on social ...

“The black bubble tea balls were bigger than the straws the market had then,” said Tu. “Our customers had to use spoons to scoop out the tapioca balls. We had to work with a plastic factory ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 10-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. “If we knew ...