A California social media influencer is facing backlash for having a “decolonized Christmas” as she bucks traditional foods and presents for native and indigenous recipes and gifts. Elise Bonilla-Myers, who goes by “glutenfree_girlfriend” on social media shared tips to her TikTok and Substack subscribers on the ways she is “decolonizing” this holiday season. She shared … Read more
Tea, an app designed to let women safely discuss men they date, has been breached, with thousands of selfies and photo IDs of users exposed, the company confirmed on Friday. Tea said that about 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 images of selfies or selfies featuring a photo identification that users submitted during account … Read more
An eight-year-old boy has regained his ability to walk with the aid of a compound found in a common over-the-counter supplement. The boy’s case was detailed in the journal Nature. The unnamed child was an active athlete until the summer of 2023, when he began to struggle with mobility. Within months, his symptoms progressed to the … Read more
A woman claims to have “cracked the code” to scoring free food when ordering Uber Eats, saying that all it takes is a little kindness. Taking to TikTok, content creator Emma Kate Boyd explained, “All you have to do is write something really nice in the caption” when using the food delivery app. When ordering … Read more
One Ozempic user loves how her face looks after losing weight. Although it’s become so normalized for people to lose weight using GLP-1 — many are suffering from its bizarre side effects, like “Ozempic face,” except for a woman named Alejandra Salomon. Salomon noticed a big difference in how her face looked after she took … Read more
A former tanning bed user has warned of their dangers after she spent 15 years battling two bouts of deadly skin cancer. Caroline Madden, 59, cautioned those tempted by tanning booths about the risks posed by exposure to UV rays following her “horrific” health woes. The mom-of-two spent her late teens and twenties getting monthly … Read more
The Dan Bernstein saga has come to an end, with Audacy’s 670 The Score canning the longtime Chicago radio host. The radio station announced Bernstein’s termination during Friday’s midday show, with Mitch Rosen, vice president and brand manager of The Score, giving the update. “We want to share some important news with our Score listeners, … Read more
She has a new name to pick. The billionaire’s wife accused of bullying an Instagram user with the same name in an attempt to buy her account handle has revealed that she is pregnant. Katherine Asplundh, 27, shared dozens of touching photos alongside her husband, Cabot Asplundh, showing off her baby bump as they posed next … Read more
It’s causing users to short-circuit. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, rolled artificial intelligence that is training on people’s posts, causing backlash toward the social media sites. While the announcement that Meta would be utilizing public posts to train its AI model, a ChatGPT-like program called Llama 2 — there has since been … Read more
Reach out and touch someone — literally. A breakthrough medical device able to simulate the “natural,” “real-life” sensation of human touch is being offered up as a cure for isolation — and could allow loved ones to enjoy the sensation of physical contact, even if they’re continents apart. Researchers at University College London (UCL) have created the … Read more
The average social media user is part of 83 different group chats, according to a study. A poll of 2,000 adults who use social media and are part of online groups, found 36 percent communicate more with people through these chats than they do in person. More than half (52 percent) speak to others more … Read more
A Reddit user who refused to accommodate a man’s request to switch seats with his pregnant wife many rows behind on the airplane was perfectly fine in rejecting the request and should not feel bad about it, other Reddit users decided. Posting on the “AITAH” subreddit on Jan. 13, user “hahahajump” asked the community to weigh in … Read more
“Built for life,” is the marketing slogan for thermal flask manufacturer Stanley, and it appears one TikTok user has proved that point. A TikTok video appearing to show a Stanley tumbler withstanding a car fire relatively unscathed has gone viral, and the company has gotten so much publicity it has promised to buy the not-so-unlucky car owner … Read more
A TikTok user is claiming SeatGeek “scammed” her by selling fake tickets to the Taylor Swift concert at MetLife Stadium and confirming they were validated. “SeatGeek you are a f–kin a—hole because I emailed you to make sure my tickets were validated and you said they were validated and legitimate tickets and now we can’t … Read more
Just one month before “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was released in theaters, someone leaked a script of the movie, giving some fans a sneak peek into how the movie would go. And now, Marvel wants to get to the bottom of the mystery leak. A 63-page transcript of dialogue from the “Ant-Man” film was … Read more
When Paul Francis Duffy II got a call that another person was brought to the emergency room after an overdose, he would put on his suit and head to the hospital. Duffy, as a peer support specialist, would offer support to survivors — and encourage them to seek treatment, just like he had. But for … Read more