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Culture
The Oddly Greek Origin of Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023
"Rizz" has been crowned the word of the year for 2023 by the Oxford English Dictionary. Outshining contenders like Swiftie, situationship, and de-influencing, "rizz" won the prestigious title.
The competition recognizes words or phrases that have popped up recently and...
Ancient Greece
Modern Stoics on TikTok Distort Ancient Greek, Roman Philosophers
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Modern stoics on TikTok diverge quite a bit from what the ancient philosophers of Stoicism espoused. Their ideas around happiness and productivity are not the same as modern influencers think they are.
By Matthew Duncombe
I don’t know about you, but...
Life
DINKWAD Lifestyle, the New American Dream
The DINKWAD (double income, no kids, with a dog) lifestyle trend could be the new "American Dream" for Millenials and Gen Z. So-called DINKWADs have become the latest sensation on TikTok and other social media apps.
Acronyms for other variations...
Animals
Bear Caught on Video Crashing Family Picnic in Mexico
A hungry black bear approached a group of visitors, scaled their table, and ate their food at Mexico's Chipinque Ecological Park in the state of Nuevo León.
The video captures the animal chowing down on tacos and enchiladas within inches...
entertainment
TikTok Launches New Parental Controls to Protect Children
TikTok has introduced a new feature that empowers parents and guardians to control the content their children can view on the platform.
This addition is part of TikTok's family pairing functionality, enabling adults to connect their accounts with their teenagers'...
Business
The 7 Most Hated Brands in America
According to the 2023 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings, Twitter, Meta and TikTok are among the most hated brands in America.
Millions of monthly active users across the country couldn’t keep the social media companies off the list, which...
Media
Montana Becomes First US State to Ban TikTok
Montana has become the first US state to ban TikTok after the governor signed legislation prohibiting mobile application stores from offering the app within the state by next year.
TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance has come...
Life
Has Social Media killed love? Let’s look at the data.
Did social media kill love? What is love? Your grandmother, your father, your mother can all give an answer. They all have a definition in mind. Do you?
If you are a Millennial or a Gen Z member you might...
entertainment
European Commission Staff Banned From Using TikTok
In a move that reveals escalating tensions between the West and China, the European Commission has banned the usage of the Chinese social media app TikTok by its employees due to security concerns.
Authorities have until March 15 to remove...
Media
Overlooked Book Becomes Bestseller Due to Viral TikTok Video
"Stone Maidens," a book written by Lloyd Devereux Richards in 2012, made its way to the top of the best-seller list after his daughter's TikTok video went viral, sparking a surge in sales that catapulted the book to the...