Новости за 09.11.2023

A well-funded pro-Israel college campus organization is running a “microgrant” program offering $250 for college students to attend a pro-Israel rally in Washington D.C. on Nov. 14, sparking backlash online.

Seeing a rat in your house can be stressful. But seeing a rat in your mirror might have you doing some reflecting.

Getting the most out of deals and specials from fast food and fast casual restaurants is effectively a new kind of couponing—and it is all over TikTok.

The creator of a TikTok filter said earlier this week that if it was used in more than 200,000 videos, she would donate the earnings to help the people of Gaza. The filter blew past that goal.

There's hardball and then there's whatever game Javuan Banks' imaginary new car customer is playing in the viral video Banks posted three days ago.

A Costco customer canceled his membership after he says he was repeatedly discriminated against by receipt-checkers.

Israel is condemning journalists who it claims were aware of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack before it happened.

A user on TikTok is calling out the contemporary job market after having a negative experience with a recent job application.

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

If you want to find high-quality baby clothes from Marshalls, this shopper says she has you covered. However, some viewers are casting doubt on her so-called "black hanger trick."

It's 10:45 a.m., and you want a fast-food breakfast. You remember staples like Wendy's and Burger King shut down breakfast at 10:30. You might figure you're no longer in the narrow window of time in which a McBrunch burger is possible to order from a cooperating McDonald's. Then you remember another option, and ask yourself, "What time does Taco Bell stop serving breakfast?"

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) debuted his girlfriend for the first time publicly ahead of the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night.

A Wendy's was left with just three workers after everyone else called out, quit, or was fired. One of the three remaining staffers decided she wouldn't be overworked for the sake of the fast food chain, so she left, too.

Monkeys are known for being a bit mischievous. Back in 2016, a monkey in Brazil reportedly went into a bar, drank some rum, and then began threatening people with a knife. Last month, a monkey found its way into a lawyer’s office in Uttar Pradesh, India—where it promptly began looking over files and appearing to work.

In an exchange at last night's 2024 Republican primary debate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called upstart candidate Vivek Ramaswamy "scum" after Ramaswamy called out her daughter's use of TikTok during a debate about the app.

A Las Vegas-based Olive Garden employee shared an off-menu hack that might alter your Olive Garden dining experience forever.

Mashups and remixes remain the building blocks of the viral TikTok sound, and while this week’s sound is newly viral, it’s gotten so popular because it seems to be bridging a generational divide. 

Selena Gomez's brand Rare Beauty is seeing a new wave of backlash for donating to an Israeli organization.

Prices are surging, and everyone is feeling it.

In a viral video with more than 749,00 views and over 127,000 likes, TikTok user Donut King Belconnen (@donut.king.belco) showed concerns over charging customers more after prices increased at her Donut King location.

"Charging someone after price inflation," she wrote in text overlaying the clip.

In the video, the TikToker could be seen punching a customer's order into the register and then hesitating to reveal the total. Читать дальше...

In today's era of endless scrolling and information overload, it's easy to encounter bizarre life hacks on every social platform you visit. Yet every now and then, there are those little pearls of wisdom that, against all odds, genuinely do the trick. These aren't just myths but practical—and we don't guarantee anything—but these effective solutions, that may sound too quirky to be real, could be lifesavers for many.

In a viral video, Tiktoker and avid baker Malina Lee (@sweetgrace.sa) exposes Betty Crocker for reducing the amount of dry mix in its Super Moist Cake Mix. 

When is money not money? According to some big banks, it's when it comes in the form of loose change. While policy varies from institution to institution, many of America's largest banks don't accept "pocket change." They only accept pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters if properly rolled in paper wrappers.

TikTok makeup tutorials are typically fun and informative. But the uncanny valley makeup trend is... Well, it's something.

Earlier this week, the Guardian published a piece on how Chinese influencers are using AI digital clones of themselves to pump out content. The demand for AI character clones has led a number of AI startups to begin selling digital avatars and characters to influencers and media companies. “Silicon Intelligence, based in Nanjing, can generate a basic AI clone for as little as 8,000 yuan (a little over $1,000),” per the Guardian. “The company only needs one minute of footage of a human being to... Читать дальше...

A man working in a restaurant claims that he was fired after accidentally hitting a customer in the head with a pumpkin. The incident, caught on the restaurant's security cameras, has gone viral on TikTok.