6+ min ago (493+ words) As a rule, customers have no idea what happens behind restaurant kitchen doors. Typically, they place their trust in the staff to handle their food properly on clean dishware in a pristine environment. However, only those who currently or previously worked in the industry know the truth. And sometimes, the conditions aren't as sanitary as we would like to believe, even at upscale casual dining restaurants like the Cheesecake Factory. "Enjoy us meals at the Cheesecake Factory, y'all," North Carolina-based Cheesecake Factory employee Terrance (@terranceharris093) writes in the text overlay. Then, he takes over 105,000 viewers on a tour of his alleged kitchen workplace. "You think I eat at this [expletive?]," he says, scanning over the piles of soapy, soaked dishware, scattered under the dish station floor. But what the employee claims next is much worse. "They pick these up, put [them]…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (659+ words) Almost anyone who has flown knows how uncomfortably cramped airline seats are. Being squished next to a rude seatmate can make the rest of the flight even more unpleasant. A woman's flight was off to a turbulent start after she saw what her seatmate wrote about her in a text message, leaving her in tears." The video features Delta passenger Vanessa (@soberspouse) sitting in her seat, her face red and eyes bloodshot, presumably from sobbing. Then, she recaps in the text overlay what led to this. "We've taken off, and I can't stop crying," she shares. A glance at her seatmate's phone sent her into tears. "This man next to me sends one text, "ugh, HUGE woman sat next to me.' I saw bc I have eyes. Now I feel like a prisoner for the next 2 hours." Because the message…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago (609+ words) Yee-ow!! Stranger Things Season 5 revealed, to those who haven't seen Stranger Things: The First Shadow, that the parents of all of the Netflix series' main characters used to be in drama club together" and I have thoughts! Spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 ahead! The same goes for First Shadow, honestly. Do-si-do away if you haven't finished watching the first part of the final season. That said, the Rodgers and Hamilton musical has been referenced in pop culture a lot recently. It played a significant role in the second season of Euphoria, the 2020 film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and of course the 2025 movie Blue Moon to name a few. So we should look a little further than that. The flyer for the musical says that the producing is "introducing Henry Creel as Curly McClain." That's definitely one way to…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago (722+ words) A woman is going viral on TikTok after calling out a nosy Walmart shopper who questioned her size while she shopped for bathing suits. User @iwiniwin68, who describes herself as an entrepreneur, consultant, and community activist, says she was "minding her own business" when another woman approached her about some sale items. At first, the interaction seemed helpful. The woman pointed out that the bathing suits advertised for $1 were actually ringing up at 50 cents at checkout. But according to @iwiniwin68, things quickly took a turn. The conversation shifted from helpful to weird, and the interaction left her shaking her head. As of Wednesday, her video sharing the story had racked up more than 407,000 views. After pointing out the price, the woman reportedly told @iwiniwin68 that she had bought all the extra-large swimsuits for herself. That wasn't an issue, since depending on the brand,…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago (350+ words) After everything Donald Trump has done, Americans probably thought he couldn't get more bizarre. But then, he proved everyone wrong with a narcissistic suggestion of renaming a contingent of the Republican party after himself. On Nov. 26, Trump caught everyone off guard by suggesting that there should be a new word to refer to his supporters. He floated the options "Tpublican" or "Tepublican," creating a mix of his initial and "Republican." That might make you burst into laughter, but no, he wasn't being sarcastic. He really believes that he deserves a cult name for his brand of Republican politics. There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN??? (via Truth Social) Trump already created a subset within his party after popularizing the acronym of his campaign slogan,…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago (431+ words) Secretary Stephen Miller's wife, Katie Miller, appeared on a CNN debate and ended up plastered all over the internet. Partly, her painfully loud and drab arguments are to blame, which also included dragging in Marjorie Taylor Greene. On Nov. 28, Katie Miller humiliated herself on air yet again on Friday's episode of CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip. The MAGA pundit turned the debate into a shouting competition and even defended Nazi supporter Nick Fuentes. While doing all that, she also failed to make any coherent points and attacked her opponents every time she spoke. Speaking about Marjorie Taylor Greene, Miller insisted that her leaving the party doesn't indicate any MAGA revolt or internal rift. She claimed that Greene blew up Trump's phone multiple times a day, "like she was the center of the universe." Miller also mocked the former MAGA ally…...

17+ hour, 25+ min ago (303+ words) Sarah Fimm (they/them) is actually nine choirs of biblically accurate angels crammed into one pair of $10 overalls. They have been writing articles for nerds on the internet for less than a year now. They really like anime. Like... REALLY like it. Like you know those annoying little kids that will only eat hotdogs and chicken fingers? They're like that... but with anime. It's starting to get sad. [A girl stands in the dark illuminated by ed butterflies in ]When incorporeal beings are launching an assault on the digital realm, who ya gonna call? Any one of these video game protagonists should get the job done! Well, almost any of them (sorry, James Sunderland) This list features as a smattering of ghostly titles of various genres, some with deadlier hauntings and more competent heroes than others Whether it's a paranormal…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago (598+ words) In the latest batch of server stories, a woman decided to conduct an experiment at risk of her tips. The theory? Finding out whether skipping her makeup would actually affect how much gratuity customers give. Unfortunately, the night didn't end with extra bills, but with her staring out the car window like she was in a mid-2000s breakup music video. The conclusion was bleak but crystal clear: wear the makeup, because apparently, strangers can't enjoy their mozzarella sticks unless your eyeliner is sharp enough to slice them. In a nine-second clip that has already gained over 5 million views, Shayla (@shaypeezi) shares a harsh truth with the world. She begins the clip by posing in front of the camera in her work uniform and showing her bare face with a smile. The text overlay reads: "No makeup today, let's see how much…...

19+ hour, 33+ min ago (304+ words) As we just said, the Hunger Games and Battle Royale situation seems like one where the more popular version of a similar story gets this accusation lobbed at it. Suzanne Collins has done well for herself. But, honestly so have Fukasaku and Takami. (Go on Lettrboxd right now and check how many of your friends have ranked/rated Battle Royale. It's near-universal acclaim in film circles.) For her part, Collins has been asked about this issue as far back as 2011. The New York Times interviewed the Hunger Games author about all of this success. During their conversation, the question of Battle Royale and its inspiration for the source material came up. Collins laid out a timeline that seems absolutely conceivable. "I had never heard of that book or that author until my book was turned in," Collins explained. "At that…...

20+ hour, 6+ min ago (661+ words) A FedEx driver went viral on TikTok after seemingly calling out a woman who ordered a massive 19-piece sectional from LoveSac. Trevor, who goes by @fedextrev, posted the video on his account, highlighting the oversized delivery." He also encouraged his followers to tag the woman who placed the order. However, it's unclear if it ever reached her TikTok page. "Tag Brittany," he captioned the post. There might be a reason LoveSac sent the item in multiple pieces rather than just a few at a time. According to FedEx's website, drivers are expected to deliver packages up to 150 pounds. However, its code of conduct suggests that workers can refuse deliveries that are just too heavy or unsafe for one person to handle." Drivers can lift up to 75 pounds by themselves. Anything heavier is meant to come with a yellow-and-black "safety heavyweight…...