Новости за 02.02.2023

Some people prefer to have their food deliveries handed to them. Others like to have them left at the door. One DoorDash customer has captured the internet's attention for their unconventional delivery preference: climbing out the window to meet the driver at their car.

Gamers have become a force to be reckoned with in recent years with the rise in popularity of esports tournaments and streaming platforms like Twitch providing both visibility and income opportunities. But how much do the richest Twitch streamers really make?

A branch of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is being slammed for a stunt it pulled on the first day of Black History Month. The Clemson University branch of TPUSA hosted what it called an "affirmative action bake sale" in which the price of cookies was different for various races.

When most people think of creators, they think of people standing in front of a camera sharing everything about their lives—from their favorite products to intimate details about their love lives. But in an age where the internet is more invasive than ever, where does that leave content creators who want that little extra privacy? This is why Jamie Van Doren is building NeverEnding, a platform that lets camera-shy creatives get a chance to share content via avatars and animation.

The debate of whether or not it’s appropriate to ask someone to trade seats on an airplane so that people traveling together can sit next to one another is one that has raged on for years, and will undoubtedly continue to do so, but one TikToker’s account of an obnoxious experience has viewers pressed.

A Starbucks barista posted a video on TikTok saying that a recent string of nationwide cuts to hours for workers is out of the ordinary.

For the record, Margot Robbie is married to an English movie producer named Tom Ackerley, with whom she co-owns a production company. However, this hasn't stopped people from tweeting dozens of increasingly ridiculous dating rumors this week, linking Robbie to a slew of pro athletes.

In what seems like a storyline straight out of an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a FedEx driver shared how he received his "first complaint" driving for the delivery service.

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

A restaurant owner has had enough of Grubhub after realizing the company profits much more than his restaurant from delivery orders.

Pope Francis offered some sage words of advice on the bird app (Twitter) Thursday morning about giving the bird (flicking people off).

A QuikTrip customer went viral on TikTok when she showed off the new locked doors that required an ID check to get alcohol at the gas station.

Over the past year, a chorus of Republicans—from senators to governors—have pushed to get TikTok out of America, over fears of data harvesting and vague national security concerns.

A worker on the hunt for another job said that they ran into a familiar face during the new job’s interview process: her current boss.

While Instacart has allowed customers to get groceries delivered with ease, some users claim that drivers have stolen or altered their orders.

A job hunter on TikTok issued a now-viral warning to employed people who want to quit their jobs because they don't like them. 

When it comes to food service tipping dilemmas, TikTok usually comes down on the side of paying up. In this case, however, not so much.

A user on TikTok has gone viral after claiming they were fired less than an hour into their first day at Jamba Juice.

Analysis

Skinamarink, the debut feature film from Kyle Edward Ball, lodges itself deep inside your brain.

The logline offers only a few details—a brother (Kevin) and sister (Kaylee) wake up to find their parents gone and all the doors and windows in the house missing. But what actually happens in this house over an hour and 40 minutes is far more sinister. 

There’s some clever misdirection with sound design, which only adds to the disorienting, suffocating environment Ball has created. Читать дальше...

A TikToker says the cost of eggs at her local supermarkets quadrupled in a year and that she has the receipts to prove it.

A woman says that her son was turned away from an urgent care facility after her family waited for three hours because employees didn't like that she "pulled the race card."

A woman on TikTok claims a hairdresser purposely cut her hair shorter than she asked—and she has the screenshots to prove it.

A now-viral TikTok of a landlord telling a tenant of over ten years that he will be doubling her rent has sparked debate on the platform.

A restaurant server sparked debate by posting a TikTok complaining about a large party that asked to split the check instead of paying together.

TikTok users are locked in a heated debate after producer Gyllian Carter appeared to hint that viral food reviewer and influencer Keith Lee stole her idea for a TV show pilot by interacting with comments that implied that he was the "food critic and thief" that she referenced in a viral exposé on Jan. 21.