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Two passengers traveling from London to Indiana urged viewers to "never, ever fly with American Airlines again” in a viral video posted to TikTok. However, commenters were critical of the pair for singling out the one airline, with many claiming this is a common issue regardless of airline.

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Over the past several weeks, I’ve drawn some comparisons between the ongoing WGA strike and issues facing digital creators every day as they build their careers and grow audiences online. This week, as we wait for the results of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations with the Hollywood studios, I’m going to begin segueing away from a strict focus on the entertainment industry, and fully over to the creator side of things.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been out for a few weeks now, and compared to the other current multiverse superhero movie, it's apples to dull, muddled oranges.

Moms for Liberty has been on a campaign to refute allegations that it is a hate group. These accusations ramped up after the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently added Moms for Liberty to its list of anti-government entities.

Has anyone on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) team seen all of Star Wars?

In a TikTok video, a Burger King worker shared that she was consistently getting verbally assaulted by her boss to the point that she broke down in tears at work.

Parents have a special knack for embarrassing their children. 

But sometimes this happens accidentally, like when one Chinese mother bought a dress for her daughter without realizing that the English design said “sex before marriage."

TikTok user Xueqi Pang (@qiqip4ng), a 27-year-old Norwegian journalist of Chinese immigrant background, shared the hilarious details of her mother’s fashion faux pas in a viral video. It had been viewed more than 1.1 million times by Thursday. 

No matter where you are in the world, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. But just because you can drink anytime you want doesn’t mean that you should. 

The feud between firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) escalated on Wednesday after Greene called Boebert “a little bitch” on the House floor.

Love makes people do some crazy things. They may shout it from the rooftops, make a cringe Facebook status, or get their partner's name tattooed on them. 

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

Hundreds of thousands of voters in Iowa and South Carolina will soon receive sexually explicit campaign mailers, courtesy of Never Back Down, a political action committee supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) 2024 presidential bid.

A user on TikTok has sparked discussion after claiming that she did not know that she needed to change her oil every 2 to 3 months given how much she drives. As a result, she says her car no longer works.

A Starbucks barista shared a super-caffeinated drink she made to last through an eight-hour shift, inspiring others who were intrigued by its possibilities.

The internet is reacting with shock, awe, and memes after Elon Musk appeared to accept a challenge from Mark Zuckerberg to fight head-to-head in a cage match.

A woman recently shared a “humbling” experience she had at Costco: A worker didn’t believe she was the person on her membership card. 

A woman received blowback on TikTok after shaming certain ready-to-cook meals at the grocery store. 

A Party City employee and user on TikTok has sparked discussion after complaining about the delivery service’s relationship with the store.

Users on TikTok are losing their minds over the new Cookie Monster ice cream bars available at certain Costco locations.

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I spent the past two weeks on the ground at the Tribeca Festival seeing my fair share of films and documentaries. But one of my favorites of the festival—and Tribeca audiences’, too—was something of a serotonin-inducing surprise.

From director Numa Perrier, The Perfect Find, which had its world premiere last week and debuts on Netflix this Friday, is a throwback to the genre’s heyday and hits all of the rom-com benchmarks, each executed with aplomb.

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The long-running CW series Riverdale has embarked on its final season. Of course, its trademark (and much maligned) yearly musical episode is back. This time around, however, the musical episode won’t revolve around any pre-existing musical but one with original songs created for the show.

On June 20, Warner Bros. released the official trailer for the comedy-drama Challengers. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, and starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist, it is set for a Sept. 15, 2023 theatrical release.

Tiktoker Alisonator (@angelicalison444) celebrated getting a summer job by posting a video detailing all the jobs she got rejected for.

TikToker Big Pressure (@bigpressure854) posted a video showing how Goodwill overpriced two pairs of shoes that she had recently donated.

McDonald's ice cream machines are notorious for always being out of order.