Speed eating contests are part of a growing list of pet-related events in Thailand that also include competitions for skateboarding dogs and felines that look like cows.

Hold a treat near your dog’s nose and slowly guide them in a circle. Once they follow the full rotation, give them the treat.

Shot for shot, line for line, it’s the modern era’s zippiest comedy about the collapse of the American dream, with a sting that would have had its forefathers Frank Capra and Preston Sturges cheering: ...