Новости за 26.07.2023

A nurse on TikTok is sounding the alarm on racial discrimination Black people face in healthcare settings. 

Despite the writers and screen actors strike, Warner Bros.' Barbie premiered on July 21 and broke box office records. Barbiemania is continuing on social media. Pink is everywhere, and discourse on anything related to Mattel is high.

On July 24, relationship speculation on the status of model Irina Shayk and footballer Tom Brady peaked. That day, TMZ released an exclusive story. "Paps caught TB12 and Irina apparently cozying up in L.A. over the course of 2 days," the tabloid news titan said.

On July 24, video game publisher Activision filed a lawsuit against creator and music critic Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop), but the end goal is not likely what you’d expect. The strategic move by Activision aims to cut off Fantano’s demands for a six-figure payout and from filing his own lawsuit against the company.

Dating can feel like Groundhog’s Day after a while. How many times can you have the same conversation with different people you’ll probably never see again?

How many energy drinks is too many energy drinks? It’s a question that has plagued the sleepless and overworked for years.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suddenly froze for more than 20 seconds during a press conference on Wednesday, prompting concerns about his health and age.

If you have a new pet and are unsure what to name them, maybe it’s best to avoid “Willow” and “Bella.”  

TikTok has been the genesis of numerous custom drinks. From Starbucks’ “Pink Drinks” to the various frosted sodas on Chick-fil-A’s “secret menu,” creative gastronomes have utilized the platform to share all sorts of takes on menu favorites.

Opinion

When I first heard of Carlee Russell’s disappearance, I was heartbroken but hopeful. 

The news that a young Black woman had vanished after calling authorities when she spotted a baby walking alone at the side of a highway was terrifying. However, the nationwide attention and support the case garnered made many, including myself, breathe a sigh of relief.

As a 33-year-old Black woman, I had long been exposed to the disparate way America treats the stories of missing... Читать дальше...

A traveler on TikTok is calling out Booking.com after claiming that the site refused a refund after placing her in a hotel room she described as “horrendous.”

Greta Gerwig's Barbie is making history at the box office and shifting the discourse, and part of that discourse is people who completely misread the film's themes and message to push their own brands or agendas.

Congress interviewed three witnesses on Wednesday at a hearing who claim to have either spotted UFOs or come across evidence of a widespread cover-up by the US government.

Clever signs and costumes have been part of the dual Hollywood strikes since they began, but one stunt performer brought the heat at a SAG-AFTRA rally in Fayetteville, Georgia, by getting set on fire.

To quote the alt-rock band Paramore, just because we want to: “Ain’t it fun, living in the real world?”

With restaurants, theme parks, and more clamping down on unlimited refills and outside food, it’s no surprise that guests will find any way they can to save some money on food and drinks.

A gay man says that a house painter refused to work with him because of his sexuality and cited the guidelines at his church.

The movies are back, y’all. As “Barbenheimer” fever sweeps the nation—people double-featuring the two blockbusters that came out this weekend, Barbie and Oppenheimer—some people are rediscovering the cinephile within.

A woman on TikTok who shared her experience finding mocktails she enjoys at bars and restaurants sparked a debate over whether places charge too much for non-alcoholic drinks. 

Images of a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta were quietly deleted from Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" music video amid criticism that the song subtly advocated for vigilante gun violence and vilified the Black Lives Matter movement.

In late June, the conservative outlet Breitbart published the private chats of Pedro Gonzalez, a right-wing influencer and writer. The chats contained antisemitic memes, jokes, and rhetoric, and appeared to have been leaked in response to Gonzalez switching his support from former President Donald Trump to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) 

A worker went viral on Reddit after sharing that the CEO of their company received a 20% raise—while they only received a paltry 1%.

A woman's video about the feeling she gets clocking out from her job at Sonic has resonated with many viewers—and not in an exclusively positive way.

A DoorDash driver is calling into question the platform's "hotspot" feature, suggesting it misleads workers into thinking they have a higher chance of securing a delivery order when they actually do not.

Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have removed a Community Note from his own tweet on Tuesday that promoted anti-vax beliefs.