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In a now-viral TikTok, a popular content creator revealed what restaurant hosts would actually like to say to customers checking in for a table.

A real estate influencer recently showed the airplane seating arrangements on a family trip: His kids sit in economy class with their nanny, while he and his wife are seated in first class because they "earned it."

The push for public broadband just got a big new name.

Former FCC Commissioner nominee Gigi Sohn, who withdrew from the process earlier this year, was named the first executive director of the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB). The AAPB is an advocacy group for municipal, government-run broadband networks that can be a competitor to massive telecom monopolies that control most Americans' connectivity.

Sohn comes at a time when the Federal Communications Committee... Читать дальше...

A food blogger claimed that a McDonald’s employee sent her to a competing fast food chain—Wendy’s—after their ice cream machine supposedly broke down. 

A Walmart shopper says she left the store in tears after a store employee accused her of trying to steal a pair of shorts. 

Sometimes, customers lie about food allergies in an attempt to finesse a free meal out of restaurants, like this one woman who said she couldn't eat seafood despite chowing down on a whole mess of it at this establishment.

Meal prepping can be extremely time consuming, but it’s a great way to cut down on food costs and eat healthier. Nonetheless, many still struggle to find the patience to hit the kitchen for hours at a time to prepare multiple days-worth of meals.

When you hear stories about teens getting bullied, it's usually at the hands of classmates and co-workers around their same age, or from random people they've never met on the internet. But sadly, there are instances where grown adults get into altercations with teen service workers over a price dispute or ire over the level of service they're receiving.

A TikTok user who was employed at their company for 10 years shared a PSA to viewers: Everyone is replaceable. 

The internet is often full of gym or workout horror stories. Still, people don’t even need to work out for judgment to roll in, as several men demonstrated after their opinions on women’s workout attire were met with roasting.

Two Taylor Swift concert-goers said they were ejected from the event “with little to no explanation” after using the men’s restroom. They said they spent 15 hours in the queue to score tickets that they spent hundreds of dollars on before driving for hours to get to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, for the concert.

Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech at an abortion rights rally that left some people baffled.

In a viral TikTok video, a former private investigator revealed that one of the best parts of the job was the daily meal allowance her company gave her and her partner.

Frontier Airlines' bag policy has once again gone viral on TikTok.

In a video, posted by user @irinakaulitts1 on April 26, a Frontier Airline worker accuses @irinakaulitts1 of "forcing" her bag into the bin used to check personal luggage size at the Orlando International Airport. If bags don't fit in the bin, passengers have to pay the airline $99.

"You were forcing the bag. You can't force the bag," the worker told her.

"I know you get $10 per bag!" @irinakaulitts1 responded. Читать дальше...

Twitter users are expressing outrage over the framing of an incident in New York City on Monday that saw a man choked to death while riding the subway.

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

Soccer's inability to understand female soccer fans — by overtly moderating what they engage with on social media, while not attempting to eliminate sexist behaviors and attitudes in stadiums — is costing the sport more than $4 billion a year. 

The majority of servers in the United States only earn a base hourly wage of $2.13 per hour according to the U.S. Department of Labor, as it’s expected that they will earn tips that will bring them to an average salary that is usually higher than minimum wage.

Sometimes the most memorable Met Gala moments come from the unexpected, like the year Grimes and Elon Musk debuted as a couple, or this year when a cockroach walked the red carpet. Likewise, it must be pretty wild to unexpectedly stumble upon the Met Gala itself—which is exactly what happened to this TikToker.

There's been a longstanding debate on social media between servers who blast non-tipping customers, and those who believe that folks shouldn't be on the hook to leave gratuity as it isn't mandatory.

An anti-LGBTQ doctors' organization left over 10,000 sensitive files unsecured online, exposing everything from a decade's worth of emails to the group's secretive membership list.

Analysis

"Divine feminine energy,” “goddess energy,” or the spiritual idea that the feminine part of some greater power’s energy source exists in all of us is not a new idea. Believers of the concept say that it was present in many ancient societies, as shown in sculptures from those time periods.

In the 21st century, the idea of divine feminine has flourished on TikTok. 

TikToks about divine feminine energy describe it as the antidote to “masculine energy” that “values power... Читать дальше...

One TikToker has shared a hack that allows customers to still enjoy Wendy’s 4 for 4 meal after some locations have purportedly done away with the low-priced option.

A video of Outback Steak House's “Shark Attack” cocktail is stirring controversy after one TikToker uploaded a clip of the drink that some are claiming is a stolen concept from another restaurant.

As summer travel begins all over the country, travelers are finding unique ways to protect their luxury luggage from thieves at the airport.