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TikTok users unboxing Chanel’s $825 Advent calendar are complaining about the quality of items in the holiday package. The calendar, which starts on Dec. 5 instead of the first day of the month as a nod to the iconic perfume Chanel No. 5, features such items as a keychain, a…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR Lifestyle 7 Dec, 2021 06:52 PM6 minutes to read The Chanel No. 5 Advent calendar from its 2021 holiday collection. Photo / Chanel via The New York Times Some social media users are not feeling the Christmas spirit — or this box…

Trending Last week Roy Morgan proved that conspiracy theorists are actually right about something. The pollster shared mobile phone location data from where the so-called “freedom” (aka anti-vaccine mandate, pandemic law, any COVID-19 measure really) protesters had come from before their rally. It turns out these types might be paranoid…

Understanding the niche likes and interests of Gen Z’ers can feel like an impossible task. Always on TikTok, drinks oat milk iced lattes like it’s water, has a skincare routine long enough to be a short film, and are consistently self-deprecating—yet firm believers in manifesting their dream lives. So what…

Commentary “This system means that watch time is key. The algorithm tries to get people addicted rather than giving them what they really want.” Kiichiro Sato / AP, File By Ben Smith, New York Times Service December 6, 2021 There are four main goals for TikTok’s algorithm: “user value,” “long-term…

Fed-up female worker at Autobarn reveals the pathetic question men ask her when she answers the phone at car parts retailerAnnoying way some male shoppers treat female staff at car parts store revealedTikTok user jansututu reenacted some of the frustrating sales inquiries she gets Female retail workers on the clip said…

Let’s talk fashion. How would you describe your style? A mess. I’m joking. I think my personal style is always changing and evolving, as everyone’s should be, but I would say that right now I’m going for “cowboy in the city who wears too much color.” Finding ways to introduce…

Alessandro Cardoso, a 22-year-old makeup artist from Miami with over 840,000 followers on TikTok, has “a lot of feelings” about people who copy his work on the app without credit. One would imagine those feelings are not exactly positive. But that’s not actually the case. “It’s a copycat app,” Cardoso…

Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA? Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. What can I do to prevent this in the future? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus…

Sabrina Prater’s TikToks are like millions of others on the platform: They simply show her dancing in her home. But one recent video — featuring her dancing to the song “Any Man of Mine” by Shania Twain — caught the attention of many on TikTok, eventually putting Prater, who is…