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A New York-based barista went viral on TikTok after documenting how she accidentally charged a customer $1,453 instead of $14.53 for their coffee order. 

In a TikTok video that has whipped up a storm of opinions, Haley Jo Klein (@haleyjoklein) asks viewers how fancy the Cheesecake Factory really is.

A licensed esthetician named Jessica (@jessdsa_best) recently took to TikTok to dispel notions about a particular product from popular skincare line Naturium, in a viral video posted last week. 

An Amazon shopper recently blasted the website for allowing repeated fraudulent charges to hit her account.

After finding a fraudulent Social Security card with her name on it, a woman who had been adopted as a child was able to get in contact with her biological mother for the first time.

A physician associate recently shared tips for birth control users to prevent life-threatening blood clots on long-haul flights. 

A worker recently went viral on TikTok after showing users the disgusting state of coffee vending machines. 

We’ve all heard of “girl dinner,” but what about girl math?

The trends of "girl math," "girl money," and "girl time" have gained significant traction online. These memes illustrate a broader cultural shift toward scrutinizing and satirizing the ways in which people, particularly women, manage their finances and allocate their time. 

“Girl math” is an extension of the earlier phenomenon known as "girl dinner," which playfully exaggerated the complexities of women deciding what to eat... Читать дальше...

New York Comic Con has been taking over the Javitts Center since 2006, and I’ve attended each and every one. Over the past 17 years, the con transformed from a splattering of comic fandoms celebrating the medium into the largest gathering of nerds in the tri-state area. Television and movie stars have always had their role, but somewhere along the way, they’ve crept into the main spotlight with panels and major announcements, pushing away the cartoon word balloons and stapled spines immortalized in the convention’s moniker. Читать дальше...