Новости за 27.07.2023

Travelers revealed a trick they used to avoid paying for overweight luggage.

Hotel workers in the Hollywood and Pasadena area are currently on strike. Per the Los Angeles Times, “workers are picketing for higher wages and better benefits and working conditions.”

The debate over Barbie’s feminist credentials was always going to be a nightmare. Yet despite the looming specter of corporate oversight, Greta Gerwig managed to deliver some enticingly complicated social commentary—particularly the topic of straightness, and Barbie's lack thereof.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-Fla.) team 2024 confirmed on Tuesday that staffer Nate Hochman was no longer with the campaign. The report comes after Hochman retweeted a video that featured DeSantis' face in a Nazi symbol.

Two weeks after the actors' guild SAG-AFTRA strike started, content creators and influencers still have questions regarding where the picket line lies for online content.  

By now, most Americans have probably heard at least a little bit of country music artist Jason Aldean’s latest release, “Try That in a Small Town.” Though Aldean has claimed it’s simply an ode to community and togetherness, others have noted that pointed lyrics like “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that sh*t may fly in the city, good luck” and “See how far ya make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own” are essentially violent... Читать дальше...

Conservatives are expressing outrage across social media after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) mentioned pre-marital sex with her fiancé at a public speaking event on Wednesday.

An American Airlines flight attendant has sparked discussion after posting a video in which she says someone tried to run her off the road due to her employment at the airline.

Anyone who’s worked the night shift at their job knows: Sometimes, it’s like you’re not even there.

Every job has its niche frustration. Here’s one that vexes fast-food workers.

If you’ve ever had to unexpectedly dig out a turtleneck, you’re likely familiar with hickies. A “hickey” is a bruise that forms from suction—in many cases, suction stemming from one romantic partner’s mouth that causes a bruise on the other partner’s neck.

Big Tech made a showy return this week, offering some comfort for creators seeking a sign of stability from legacy platforms like YouTube and Instagram, the latter of which has alienated some users with its flip-flopping priorities (to Reel or not to Reel?) as it competes with TikTok. That was the message from YouTube and Meta’s quarterly earnings this week, where both companies—coming off months of slower growth plagued by a lackluster digital ad market—reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter that ended on June 30. Читать дальше...

"He came down like Dr Frank N Furter."

"It's giving Jim Carrey's the Riddler."

These TikTok comments are referencing an orthodontist, who's currently going viral for his unconventional entrance. A TikTok from the account BackwoodsBarbie, which has more than 3 million views, documented it earlier this week. A kid sitting in a chair is told "Dr. Jones is going to make his grand entrance for you. Which door do you think he's going to come through?"

The kid picks the purple door, but then Dr. Читать дальше...

Guests leave behind all kinds of things at their Airbnb rentals but one host recently received a huge bonus as she revealed in a viral TikTok video.

No matter where you work, there's almost always going to be some type of snitch looking to throw you under the bus for god-knows-what-reason.

Among the many moments that were a hit, Greta Gerwig's Barbie included one quip that many feel was a miss: A line about how Indigenous people were defenseless to smallpox brought by colonizers.

A TikToker says his business started getting negative Google reviews on his from a dealership manager's wife after calling them out for predatory pricing. It turns out his followers had his back.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) campaign went after a conservative congressman from his state after he criticized an aspect of the state's new African American history standards.

Dr. Ethan Melillo (@millennialrx) was shocked to receive a shade-filled message from a DoorDash driver after they were dissatisfied with the amount of money the TikToker gave them as a tip—even though the amount was 30% of Melillo's total order.

A popular right-wing figure on Twitter, Dom Lucre, had his account reinstated on Wednesday just hours after sharing child exploitation material.

Summer time brings chafing. Heat waves. High air-conditioning bills. Canceled flights. Instagram feeds filled with girls in Tulum. And of course, cookouts.

Ahead of Barbie's release, Mattel announced a raft of toy-inspired movies ranging from an "emotional, grounded" Hot Wheels adaptation (J.J. Abrams) to a surreal, "A24-type" Barney the Dinosaur (Daniel Kaluuya).

In a viral video, a food influencer shared what she scored for $20 in her two surprise bags of leftover food from Eataly.

A viral video shows two Barbie movie-goers being escorted out of the theater after taking other guests' seats.

X was atwitter yesterday, when a series of UFO whistleblowers testified before Congress, making a number of astounding claims about the possibility Earth has been visited by aliens.