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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Email screenshot from a Gen Z worker requesting time off. Email reads, ""Hello Sir, I recently had a breakup and haven't been able to focus on work," the email reads. "I need a short break. I'm working from home today, so I'd like to take a leave from the 28th to the 8th."

Culture

“Gen Z doesn’t do filters”: Worker’s honest breakup leave request has bosses and boomers divided

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Will Smith I robot meme featuring Neo robot. Neo Robot face in upper half has text overlay reading, "I can write a beautiful symphony." Will Smith's lower half reaction face has text overlay reading, "Do the dishes." Right: Ben Affleck smoking meme with Neo robot head instead, tweet text caption overlay reads, "Day 2 of cleaning up after humans."

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NEO the $20K home robot sparks memes before it can even clean a room—22 of the best

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“We are being stripped of our identity”: Flight attendants say goodbye to Hawaiian Airlines after Alaska merger

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Left: Woman looking into the camera telling a story. Right: View of couple getting married from behind a glass door.

“We were the only Black people there”: Wedding guest says she was asked to leave mid-ceremony after being told she was only invited to the reception

Left: Notes screenshot from Kanye West of his "Betrayal List." Right: Woman doing her makeup, parody of West's "Betrayal List" text overlay, including "Chick fil a iced coffee, high rise skinny jeans, my weak angles, pilates ring, and mezcal."

The “Betrayal List” trend turns a Kanye West meltdown into group therapy

“How is that possible?”: Home Depot worker clues customer in on the store’s policy for returning dead plants

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Elijah Wood crashes a hobbit-inspired wedding in The Shire: “Only in Middle-earth”

Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

“Going down gave me so much anxiety”: Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

“Greenwashing”: Keurig has agreed to pay K-Cup users in class action lawsuit settlement

“Leading a double life can be exhausting”: Is TikTok art teacher “Matt Taylor” actually just Kevin James?

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“Need a bib just to drink coffee”: Woman issues PSA after lip flip gives her awkward side effects

Left: Student in glasses sobbing, wiping tears from her face. Text overlay reads, "AI is ruining my college experience, I guess I'll be meeting with the dean." Right: Word document time stamps.

“Bro I spent hours…hours”: Student breaks down after professor flags her hard-written paper as AI

Elon Musk just launched “Grokipedia.” Users say it’s a biased Wikipedia clone

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