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A TikToker posted their receipt at a diner, and it sparked a discourse about tipping service workers.

In a viral doorbell video posted on Saturday by TikToker @jesslynn8800, a woman who the TikToker identifies as her neighbor says the TikToker's cat is a "delicious morsel." Jessica Lynn wrote in the video's overlay text that she's "certain" the neighbor "ate" her cat.

An Amazon warehouse worker outlined the three realities of working during the holidays in a viral TikTok video.

This review is spoiler-free for The Expanse season 6.

Structured more like a high-stakes soap opera than a drama with a clear thematic conclusion, The Expanse sometimes feels like it could run indefinitely. If only it could! But with a finite number of novels to adapt, season 6 wraps things up as conclusively as possible—while still leaving us wanting more. That's partly because the season is unusually short (just six episodes compared to the usual 10-13) and partly because the show's creators are visibly angling for a spinoff. Читать дальше...

A viral TikTok shows a customer throwing their drink at an employee in a Whataburger drive-thru. According to the user who posted the video, Von Lopez (@vonmarie22), the customer was incensed over a couple of cents.

A wave of Twitter suspensions has been reported over the last week. Conservatives believe that they're being targeted in the "purge." And they think they know who's behind it: Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new chief executive officer.

A coalition of labor unions has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that alleges Amazon is "unlawfully deceiving" consumers by not properly disclosing ads in search results.

The "We used to be a country" meme is everywhere right now, professing patriotic nostalgia for a wild range of stuff from McDonald's arcade games to the Communist Party of the 1930s. Some examples are relatively sincere (nostalgia for millennial YA novels, anyone?) while others are more satirical. But what, exactly, is this meme meant to meme?

Would you wear a pair of sneakers with a visible pricetag, showing everyone their value as a collectors item? Known as "Hypetags," this product is going viral on TikTok. It's almost certainly a parody of consumer culture, but many people are taking it seriously—and they hate it.

An engineering student went viral for dunking on herself for being late to class. The student realized her professor's recorded lecture repeatedly showed her arriving late to class, so she made a compilation video.

A TikToker's joke sparked discussion about how Starbucks employees hook up their friends at work all the time——and earned them 1.2 million views along the way.

We’re reaching out to some popular creators to get their best tips and tricks for success and better understand the ups and downs of life as a trailblazer on the internet.

Have you ever received a text or direct message (DM) from a guy who is so cringy and absurd that you instantly screenshot it so that you can laugh with your friends over how ridiculous it is? Imagine an archive of sorts, where screenshots from people all over the world are shared, and the sender is given a rating of how much of a dog they are. Michaela Okland, the creator behind She Rates Dogs, turned this relatable premise into a multi-platform business with an audience of millions.

The holidays are upon us which means it’s time to agonize over what gifts are appropriate to bring to the office party. Whether you’re shopping for your desk mate, office mentor, or head honcho, we’ve got the best gift ideas for coworkers.

In a viral TikTok posted on Nov. 22, user Jacee Buhr (@jaceeyoulaterwh0re) says that she was suddenly fired from her job at Walmart after working there for "over a year." On Wednesday, the video had over 341,000 views.