Новости за 15.10.2021

A series of videos follows a TikToker as she applies to multiple Trader Joe’s locations in New York City. After failing to get even an interview, the TikToker started putting her race as white on the application. 

A viral video shows a man confronting a police officer who allegedly accused him of selling marijuana. The man says he was falsely accused and that he was sent to jail for six years.

Welcome to the Friday edition of Internet Insider, where we dissect the week online. Today:

A viral TikTok video shows a phone call between a disgruntled Karen and a Fitness Space employee.

A woman blasted T-Pain's "I'm in Love with a Stripper" after allegedly being cheated on by her husband of 20 years with a stripper. She also defaced a sign in their home that said "you will forever be my always" to say "[the alleged name of the stripper] will forever be your always."

It’s an oversimplification to say that George Floyd’s murder led to soccer players creating an organization called Black Players for Change. But when Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, the outrage and the protests that followed touched and galvanized numerous Americans who wanted to make a difference, and were determined that Floyd’s death would not just be another in a far-too-long parade of Black people who have died in police custody, traffic stops, or raids on their homes. Читать дальше...

As America returns to the pre-pandemic way of life, many are wondering why they're still seeing empty shelves and inflation.

“We have this chance to combine music and art and films all together,” Andy Warhol is heard saying (via archival audio) as he discusses The Velvet Underground, a band that he’s sponsoring at the Factory, Warhol’s studio. It’s a mishmash of mediums that could just as easily apply to The Velvet Underground, Todd Haynes’ eclectic ode to the influential band that’s far more interested in capturing a mood and a vibe than a paint-by-numbers rise-and-fall story, something that makes The Velvet Underground all the more memorable. Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump brought up the infamous "pee tape" unprompted while talking at a donor retreat, according to a report.

A woman has claimed that an Uber Eats driver is stalking her after the man allegedly showed up to her house at 1am with an order she did not place. 

One TikToker’s viral workout achievement has renewed the eating disorder discourse on the platform. 

In a TikTok posted this week, user @naomemesfin recorded her classmate saying that a "typical Black person" is "very poor" and "aggressive." Immediately after the comments are made, someone else on the Zoom asks where they got those ideas about Black people.

A viral TikTok series shows a controversial method that dealerships allegedly use to clean cars, leaving viewers divided on the issue. 

In a viral Twitter thread posted on Wednesday, Maya Angelique (@moneyymaya on Twitter) says that while staying at the Cambria Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 11, a man attempted to break into her room at 1am ET.