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From breeding dogs to yacht racing, people are calling out the “really dumb hobbies” rich people have

“A true historical landmark”: People are making tribute videos at the Target where a woman shoplifted for 7 hours

“You’re not verbally responding to basic interactions”: Zoomers are crashing out after other generations explain what the “Gen Z stare” actually is

People are sharing their most complicated life issues in the “I Grieve Different” trend, inspired by Kendrick Lamar

“You want to make a scene, I’ll make a scene!”: Man berates “loud and obnoxious” audience at “Mamma Mia!” on Broadway

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January 16, 2026

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Concerned parents can now block their children from watching YouTube Shorts

“It’s AI slop, too”: The “Stardew Valley” fandom pushes back after White House “whole milk” meme

TikTokers are “becoming Chinese” in the newest wellness trend. Here’s what that means

“Not the flex you think”: Mom who made her kids use their own Christmas money for McDonald’s fires back at critics

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People are sharing tattoo ideas so bad, the tattoo artist tried to talk them out of it

Collectors just paid $16M for the last pennies—here’s what to look for in yours

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“That’ll learn’em”: Conservative host tries to own Mark Ruffalo by deleting Avengers movies he already paid for

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“This is not me”: Reese Witherspoon says scammers are sliding into fans’ DMs pretending to be her

"I would never reach out to you for money, for private information to create a meet-up time."

Rumors that the Starbucks unicorn frappe will return are rampant on TikTok, but is it just more 2016 nostalgia?

TikTok creators are buzzing about a fantasy Unicorn Frappe reboot.

“Whole department didn’t know what to do”: Cop admits he doesn’t know how to handle a Waymo crash

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“Grand Theft Auto” players won’t stop making Charlie Kirk assassination missions

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“I am genuinely upset”: Gen Z has officially named the millennial Karen. Sorry, Jessicas

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How to transfer your “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” island from Switch 1 to Switch 2

“Scared street dog learned to be loved”: 14 heartwarming pet adoption stories and photos from the r/BeforeNAfterAdoption subreddit

Women are posting their divorce glow-ups on TikTok as part of the “the divorce effect” trend

Viral Politics

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams snaps at woman after flight—then doubles down online

Trump flipped off a Ford worker who shouted his frustrations over the Epstein files. Now, the suspended employee says he has no regrets

“Department of War AI will not be woke”: Pentagon moves forward with Grok military integration despite global backlash

“When did I do that?”: Trump denies promising $2K tariff revenue checks to Americans

Entertainment

The director of “One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5” addresses those ChatGPT accusations

“Got the whole world singing along”: Joe Keery’s song “End of Beginning” spikes on charts after end of “Stranger Things”

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Teyana Taylor’s “My Super Sweet 16” episode resurges after her Golden Globe win

“One Reddit tab open”: Fans scrutinize browser screenshots from the “Stranger Things” Netflix documentary