Every VoxPop poll outside sport — crypto and markets, technology, politics and culture — put to a crowd of verified voters. The crowd's read on each, once the polling has closed. To vote on what's open now, head to Upcoming.
Adobo wins: 31% of the crowd would pick Filipino braised chicken or pork over any Indonesian rival.
More money beats more time off. 41% of the crowd wants a 10% pay rise over a four-day week.
45% say all businesses should be legally required to accept cash
46% want to ban ALL single-use plastic packaging, not just bags
34% say snacking hasn't changed near them, rejecting Brazil's protein shift as a global trend.
27% think the Netflix adaptation is better than the book, topping every other option in the crowd vote.
41% of Indonesians think the economy is heading in the wrong direction, ahead of Prabowo's budget speech.
44% say Philippine agencies should publish every item of confidential fund spending in full
Three calls on where the majors land at the Friday 5pm New York close. Each one sits close to a coin flip on the market right now, so the crowd is being asked something genuinely open.
A few questions about your home and what it costs.
Tobey Maguire tops the crowd's Spider-Man rankings, with 37% picking him over Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield.
35% of voters earn at or below the legal minimum wage, the crowd's most common answer.