Social media is rotting kids’ brains — and especially hurting their memory and vocabulary: study

Social media is rotting kids’ brains — and especially hurting their memory and vocabulary: study

It might finally be time to set those parental controls. New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their brainpower. The study out of UC San Francisco found that children who spend more time on the apps scored lower on reading, vocabulary … Read more

A Wordle player was caught cheating on a flight — and the TSA thought it was hilarious

A Wordle player was caught cheating on a flight — and the TSA thought it was hilarious

C-H-E-A-T? An American Airlines passenger is dividing opinions online after she was filmed seeking vocabulary help for the New York Times’ cult-classic game Wordle. The video was uploaded to TikTok in 2023 and recently shared to the Transportation Security Administration’s Instagram page, where it took flight yet again. The original clip, which boasts 1.6 million … Read more

English teacher’s ‘Gen Z dictionary’ defines slang for ‘white suburbia’

English teacher’s ‘Gen Z dictionary’ defines slang for ‘white suburbia’

Kids say the most “delulu” things. A California teacher has gone viral after he published a “Gen Z term dictionary” featuring phrases such as “no cap,” “baddie” and “getting sturdy.” Ryan Price, an English teacher at Buckingham Charter Magnet High School, posted three videos defining the new vernacular on TikTok. Combined, the videos have accumulated … Read more

I’m a Gen Z who loves confusing colleagues with boomer-stumping slang

I’m a Gen Z who loves confusing colleagues with boomer-stumping slang

When Kiana Sinaki, 21, eager to share a juicy tidbit of workplace gossip, told her 26-year-old coworker at a fitness facility in Santa Barbara, Calif., “I have some tea for you,” the confused woman replied, “Oh, no thanks. I have enough tea bags of my own.”  This wasn’t the first time Sinaki said she’d been … Read more

Tim Allen on getting back into the Santa suit and why retirement is not in his vocabulary

Tim Allen on getting back into the Santa suit and why retirement is not in his vocabulary

It’s been 28 years since Tim Allen first put on the Santa suit in “The Santa Clause” franchise, and although Scott Calvin might be ready for retirement, the actor is far from it. Allen, 69, spoke to Fox News Digital about putting the suit back on in Disney+ television series’ “The Santa Clauses” while starring alongside his … Read more