Новости за 26.07.2023

In a Reddit thread, an Instacart customer called out his driver for texting them about tipping etiquette and sharing their Venmo account.

Among TV fans, the HBO/Max/Warner Bros. corporation is known for kickstarting a wildly unpopular trend: Removing TV shows from streaming as a cost-cutting measure. The latest example cut deep, with Max announcing that Over the Garden Wall will leave the platform on Aug. 31.

So-called legacy sequels are a massive Hollywood trend right now, bringing back the elderly cast of classic hits like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Halloween.

An Instacart driver went out of her way to elevate a customer's gift for her sister, which she shared in a viral TikTok video. Viewers applaud her efforts.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) let go a presidential campaign staffer who retweeted a video with Nazi imagery earlier this week.

Analysis

From SkinTok’s run downs of anti-aging skincare routines to slideshows of how celebrities have aged throughout their lives, TikTok has always been obsessed with aging. But in the last few months, our collective obsession—which is not only present on TikTok but also societal—has been taken to new heights with aging filters.

The first one hit in April of this year: TikTokers used a CapCut template to show how they might look when they are older via FaceApp. And this month... Читать дальше...

A person claiming to work at a privately-owned tech company claims that despite the CEO's announcement that the company achieved its highest day of revenue generation ever, its austerity measures—denying raises for deserving employees—were still being kept in effect.

The truth isn't pretty, at least not when it comes to Big City Wings in Kingwood, Texas. A worker from the restaurant has gone viral on TikTok with a disturbing behind-the-scenes look at the state of the kitchen, and customers in the comments are not happy.

After a group of boys allegedly called TikToker Zach Willmore (@zachwillmore) the F-slur at Walmart, Willmore recorded himself confronting them on their abuse. And then posted the video for his 1.9 million followers to see.

An assistant professor at Purdue University diagnosed with autism was recently accused of using artificial intelligence to write an email.

Brides who ordered wedding dresses from “I Do Bridal Boutique” in Fort Wayne, Indiana may not get them for their big day, but one TikToker isn't surprised that the store may have failed its customers.

A Starbucks customer recently demonstrated how to get a drink normally valued at 200 stars for only 100 stars.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Barbie.

Barbie’s brand of satire put a name to many things we knew of in our world but struggled to describe, but maybe nothing more so than the ubiquitous nature of the “long-term long-distance low-commitment casual girlfriend.”

The phrase is introduced after Barbie (Margot Robbie) returns to Barbie Land, which she discovered had been rebranded to Kendom. Thanks to Ken (Ryan Gosling) introducing Patriarchy, the Kendom has more horse imagery (so many horses)... Читать дальше...

A TikTok has gone viral for showing on camera the real and dangerous harassment that transgender people often face. 

Issue #154 | July 25, 2023

If you’re anything like me (a creative individual with attention deficits), you’ll remember school days when teachers bemoaned you for having your head in the clouds, with end-of-semester report cards that read: “Grace is great, but has a habit of daydreaming.”

I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of my days worrying about… well, everything. The blue light, tweets, comments, edits, expectations, and energy congeal in my mind into one stress-filled amorphous blob. Читать дальше...

As artificial intelligence becomes more pervasive, scammers are getting more creative with how they swindle people on social media.