‘Check-in chicken’ is latest viral airport trend — here’s how it can get you better seats for free

‘Check-in chicken’ is latest viral airport trend — here’s how it can get you better seats for free

A travel hack has taken over the internet with social media users discussing this risky trick. “Check-in chicken” consists of flyers waiting until check-in is almost closed until booking a seat. The gamble is that left-over seats that are more desirable, such as extra legroom or an exit row, will be assigned. One travel influencer … Read more

Toll House jumps on viral ‘cookie nacho’ trend — and it’s definitely not your grandma’s recipe

Toll House jumps on viral ‘cookie nacho’ trend — and it’s definitely not your grandma’s recipe

It’s nacho average cookie. Foodies on TikTok are cutting cookies into bite-sized triangles, then topping them off with a wide range of fixings that visually replicate a plate of loaded nachos. The cookie “chips” are covered in whipped cream “sour cream,” chocolate chip “black beans,” maraschino cherry “tomatoes” and so on. Foodies on TikTok have … Read more

Baby name expert reveals her biggest ‘icks’ — from ‘overly-matchy’ monikers to ‘crazy’ spelling

Baby name expert reveals her biggest ‘icks’ — from ‘overly-matchy’ monikers to ‘crazy’ spelling

Picking the right baby name isn’t child’s play — and for one consultant there are many monikers that give her the “ick.” Colleen Slagen, a baby naming expert and mom-of-three, boldly dished on the naming conventions she finds cringy in a recent TikTok video that has drummed up debate online. To start, she decried sibling … Read more

I’m a pharmacist and would never take these 3 supplements — beware a viral social media trend

I’m a pharmacist and would never take these 3 supplements — beware a viral social media trend

She finds gummy vitamins un-bear-able. Longtime UK pharmacist Amina Khan — founder and director of the skincare and supplements brand The Pharmacist Beauty — is revealing the three types of supplements she avoids. “I think you’re gonna be surprised at most of these,” Khan told her 271,500 TikTok followers in September. Gummy vitamins There are … Read more

I fell for a charming ‘army colonel’ on Tinder — I found out the terrifying truth and it cost me $25K

I fell for a charming ‘army colonel’ on Tinder — I found out the terrifying truth and it cost me K

He was a soldier of misfortune. As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, so do the scams utilizing it. A UK woman who fell for a “US army colonel” she met on Tinder discovered later that he was a romance scammer after he swindled her out of over $20,000 by deploying hyperrealistic AI videos. “I’ve never … Read more

If you use these common text abbreviations, there’s a big downside you could regret: APA study

If you use these common text abbreviations, there’s a big downside you could regret: APA study

LOL — BRB! (Or will you?) Sending abbreviations in text messages is second nature to many people, with the abbreviations for “laugh out loud” or “be right back” among the many that are exchanged. But those instinctive responses can make you seem insincere, a new study found. New research found that using text abbreviations can … Read more

‘Gross’ viral food trend is baffling — but it makes Gen Z swoon: ‘I’m impressed’

‘Gross’ viral food trend is baffling — but it makes Gen Z swoon: ‘I’m impressed’

Another day, another food trend. TikTok has birthed a new, bizarre snack fad that might make your stomach churn. Dried yogurt — which entails removing the liquid out of regular yogurt, resulting in a firmer, more powdery product — has taken over the internet, as well as people’s refrigerators. Dried yogurt is taking over the … Read more

My husband gives me $100 per week to be his housewife — feminists hate my ‘traditional’ lifestyle

My husband gives me 0 per week to be his housewife — feminists hate my ‘traditional’ lifestyle

She wouldn’t trad places with anyone. A woman who quit her gig to become a traditional or “trad” wife says her husband pays her around $100 per week to cook and clean for him. She’s even hit back at feminists who’ve accused her of just wanting a sugar daddy, claiming that they’d be happier if … Read more

YouTuber brags about buying $39K home on Amazon — but didn’t read the fine print

YouTuber brags about buying K home on Amazon — but didn’t read the fine print

This new homeowner is charging ahead despite his lack of energy. Nathan Graham of the YouTube channel “Unspeakable,” purchased the ready-made home from Amazon for $38,999. The ready-made home was purchased from Amazon for $38,999. Unspeakable/YouTube Graham, 26, wanted to see if the online retailer could supply a home and all the furnishings a home … Read more

Gen Z’s latest dating trend, ‘freak matching,’ is empowering ‘sexually uninhibited women’

Gen Z’s latest dating trend, ‘freak matching,’ is empowering ‘sexually uninhibited women’

Don’t freak out if you hear this in passing. Gen Z has a new way of saying that they are searching for the peanut butter to their jelly. The generation, born from 1995 to 2012, has a penchant for renaming concepts that have existed long before they were born. In the latest instance, rather than … Read more

This couple can’t settle on a married name — so they’re asking their wedding guests to vote

This couple can’t settle on a married name — so they’re asking their wedding guests to vote

You may now choose the newlywed’s name. A woman has gone viral sharing that she and her fiance plan to allow their wedding guests to pick their married last name — and strangers online love it so much they’ve written songs about it. Danielle Bonadona and Jacob Bartlebaugh are both very attached to their last names … Read more

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Looks like we’ve got some bad apples. iPhone users are creating inappropriate emojis using Apple’s new Genmoji feature. The generative AI emoji tool allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Genmoji — a generative AI emoji — allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Apple However, since … Read more

College-bound Gen Z is choosing a school based on how it will look on TikTok

College-bound Gen Z is choosing a school based on how it will look on TikTok

There are so many reasons for choosing where to attend college, but for the TikTok generation, the deciding factor is how aesthetically pleasing campus life will be. Gen Z is basing its decision for higher education based on how well it can be documented on social media platforms like TikTok. College-bound teens are looking for … Read more

Gym junkie’s ‘vain’ quest for big booty backfires — Brazilian butt lift leaves woman ‘rotting from the inside out’

Gym junkie’s ‘vain’ quest for big booty backfires — Brazilian butt lift leaves woman ‘rotting from the inside out’

She hit rot-bottom. A UK gym bunny’s “vain” quest for a dream derriere nearly killed her after her bottom began “rotting from the inside out” following a botched liquid Brazilian butt lift. “The decision to have butt filler completely and utterly ruined my life,” Charlotte Booth, 36, told Kennedy News of the backfired operation, which … Read more

This was crowned 2024’s word of the year — and we have pop singer Charli XCX to thank for it

This was crowned 2024’s word of the year — and we have pop singer Charli XCX to thank for it

Forget “brat summer” or “brat autumn” — it’s the year of “brat,” period. That title has been made official as Collins Dictionary crowned “brat” — which is associated with chaotic behavior — the word of the year, with a nod to the acid-green Charli XCX record. “Inspired by the Charli XCX album, ‘brat’ has become … Read more

College students slammed for using blackface to dress as Diddy for Halloween: ‘Despicable’

College students slammed for using blackface to dress as Diddy for Halloween: ‘Despicable’

Diddy think this was a good idea? Wearing offensive getups seems like a Halloween tradition at this point. This year, college students have been excoriated online after donning blackface so they could masquerade as disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs for the 2024 scream season. “Aside from the blatant and despicable blackface, this is just an … Read more

JD Vance plays ‘Magic: ‘The Gathering’ — and his favorite card could reveal GOP candidate’s dark political ambitions

JD Vance plays ‘Magic: ‘The Gathering’ — and his favorite card could reveal GOP candidate’s dark political ambitions

JD Vance may have revealed his cards too early in the race. Fans of the fantasy card game “Magic: The Gathering” have discovered Vance’s favorite card, which they believe reveals everything voters need to know about the vice presidential candidate’s values. In a recent interview with Semafor, the Ohio revealed his adolescent obsession with the … Read more

Gen Z vows to ‘cancel out’ their parents’ votes in new presidential election TikTok trend

Gen Z vows to ‘cancel out’ their parents’ votes in new presidential election TikTok trend

With the presidential election just 10 days away, a new TikTok trend is helping get Gen Z to the polls. Zoomers are making viral videos vowing to fill out their ballot to “cancel” votes cast by their parents. While most of the TikTok creators don’t disclose which candidate they’re voting for, several have said they’ll … Read more

‘Digital condoms’ now exist — and creators say they’re ‘as easy as a real condom’

‘Digital condoms’ now exist — and creators say they’re ‘as easy as a real condom’

It can’t ward off STDs, but it can safeguard your S-E-X.   Unprotected hanky-panky is now, truly, a thing of the past thanks to a new, anti-revenge porn app.  “Camdom is your digital condom, blocking anyone from taking pictures, filming or recording audio without your consent,” raved masterminds behind Billy Boy, a German condom company, of … Read more

Exclusive | New Yorker spent thousands, 50 hours traveling just to see Moo Deng — twice: ‘I am absolutely in love’

Exclusive | New Yorker spent thousands, 50 hours traveling just to see Moo Deng — twice: ‘I am absolutely in love’

Everyone loves Moo Deng, but it’s rare that someone would cross oceans for her — twice. Molly Swindall fell in love with the baby pygmy hippo at the start of her internet fame — and made multiple trips around the world this month just to see her. “I am absolutely in love with that shiny, … Read more