Новости за 25.10.2023

A TikTok user and (soon-to-be-ex) Starbucks barista says the pro-Palestine boycott is taking effect and urges customers participating to keep at it.

A woman noticed something frightening when she visited a Spirit Halloween recently—and it wasn’t the scary decorations. It was the lack of plus-size costumes, which caused the plus-size influencer to call on the seasonal retailer to "do better."

A Taylor Swift fan issued a PSA warning attendees of the New Orleans leg of the Eras Tour about cars getting stolen in the city.

While TikTok Shop has made it easier than ever to get your hands on must-have items, it's also led to an increase in drop-shipping, fakes, and scams. Drop-shipping is when an online seller (like those on TikTok Shop) accepts orders without having stock to hand, meaning they rely on third-party suppliers to get the product they're selling and advertising to the customer. On the one hand, this makes it easier than ever for customers to fall victim to scams, as sellers may promise a specific item... Читать дальше...

One woman is calling for a Netflix boycott because of the company's new password-sharing rules.

Food hacks are incredibly popular on TikTok. While some of these simply involve gaming store apps for good deals, others are centered on glitches—exploiting errors in company software to secure large amounts of food for a low price.

A TikToker has revealed some of the off-menu items that are available for purchase at Olive Garden, including the restaurant's popular after-meal mints and their signature cheese graters.

When it comes to primal fear, an elevator plunging into free fall is right up there with snakes, quicksand, and great white sharks. In fact, 4% of the worldwide population has an elevator phobia that makes it difficult and even impossible to use them, according to the Phobia-Panic-Anxiety Treatment Center.

A TikToker says she just found out she's been "making box mac and cheese wrong," and, according to the comments, people have pretty strong opinions when it comes to how to prepare the beloved comfort food.

A car salesman has gone viral after pulling a prank on someone who parked in their lot. But some viewers turned the joke back on him.

Democratic lawmakers are putting the new Speaker of the House on blast, deriding him as a "MAGA extremist" who has opposed abortion, gay marriage, and worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Conservatives are praising what they see as Chinese President Xi Jinping's masculinity following his meeting on Wednesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Issue #179 | October 24, 2023

This weekend under the shiny lights of nearby casinos on the Las Vegas strip, Twitch made a revelatory announcement: It is now, finally, officially allowing creators using its platforms to simultaneously stream across any platform. It also seems to be moving away from platform-exclusive deals with top creators.

In case you’re unfamiliar, for a long time, Twitch had the sort of terms of service whereby its verified creators could not stream on rival... Читать дальше...

Fast-food prices around the United States are going up. While one may have been able to snack on $1 cheeseburgers and fries back in the day, paying $40 for a fast food meal for two is now relatively common.

The next time you purchase batteries, before tearing through the package and dumping the batteries you don't need into your junk drawer, you might want to consider a better option.

An anti-Israel student protest at George Washington University (GWU) sparked backlash online after images of them projecting phrasing such as "glory to our martyrs" and "free Palestine from the river to the sea" went viral Tuesday night.

Food inflation has seen a massive spike in the cost of groceries, which has subsequently affected the prices of food-away-from-home items, like fast-food establishments and restaurants.

People have long wondered if they could contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI) from a toilet seat. And while it's practically impossible to get it from a public toilet, there's a bit more of a chance when riding a mechanical bull.

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

Over the past year, a term has become popular in employment discussions on TikTok: lazy girl jobs. 

A bubble tea establishment created an online advertisement showing an employee’s cell phone getting trapped inside of a cup upon clocking in. That didn’t sit well with some. 

No, your eyes are not fooling you—the number of folks working into retirement age has definitely grown.

After hearing one bargoer's epic love story, a bartender on TikTok turned her investigative skills on and found a man's long-lost love on Facebook. She couldn't have predicted what they'd discover.

A barista went viral on TikTok after recounting how a customer demanded a refund—and a remake—on a sandwich she’d ordered the day before. 

Social media is accusing Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) of being cursed after noticing that many politicians who are congratulated by her soon find their efforts to become Speaker of the House in shambles.