The Sunday Edition - Jun 8, 2025
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Big on the Internet, News, Amazon, tiktok

‘And I’m over here struggling to get some routes’: Amazon Flex driver returns to warehouse with a bundle of packages. Then his co-worker says he’s marking them ‘undeliverable’

Man inside vehicle smiling(l) Amazon Returns and Pickups Store Front(c) Amazon Worker scanning packages(r)

Amazon Flex delivery driver Eric Elrod (@deycallmeel) outed a colleague for marking packages as missing and undeliverable. In a viral TikTok that’s accrued more than 226,000 views on the popular social media platform, he records a worker hovering over a cart of parcels. A device is in the worker’s hands and the clip appears to have been captured in a storage facility.

“Look at this,” Wavy says at the onset of his clip. According to a caption in his post, the Amazon Flex Delivery driver is marking a multitude of packages as being undelivered. Furthermore he claims that at least two other delivery drivers for the online retailer returned a slew of boxes back to the warehouse too.

Big on the Internet, News, shopping, tiktok

‘I’ll recognize you next time’: Coach outlet store customer tries to return purse. Then the worker tells her something shocking

Woman in her bedroom(l) Coach Purse Store Front(r)

A woman who felt slighted by a Coach employee shared her shopping experience on TikTok, only for the response not to go the way she expected. 

Brittnee (@__lavishbeautylounge) is a reseller, often selling fashion items, including Hello Kitty products and Labubus, on her TikTok page. Her latest clip reveals her attempting to return items at a Coach outlet, but being told about a “policy” that prevents her from doing so. 

Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, Target, tiktok

‘But how did the security not see him doing this??’: Woman goes shopping at Target. Then she realizes she’s being secretly recorded 

Woman explains how she was being recorded while at Target(l) Target Store Front(c)

A woman’s horrific experience at a Phoenix Target may have led her to forgo shopping in person for life. TikToker Jaz (@realbadjaz) issued a PSA for women in a 9-minute video relaying how she was secretly recorded without her consent–and women rallied everywhere for Jaz to get justice.

As of Saturday, her story has earned more than 700,000 views on the platform. 

Big on the Internet, News, food, Hide From Homepage, tiktok

‘I think you discovered a new species’: Woman pours Elmhurst oat milk for latte. Then she notices something inside 

Woman shares what she finds inside of her oatmilk(l) Elmhurst Oat Milk container sliced open(r)

Disgusted doesn’t even begin to describe how Shelby Barton (@shelbybrookeee) felt when she cut open her oat milk and found a surprise inside. 

In a viral TikTok, Barton makes her coffee like she does every morning: with some Elmhurst Unsweetened Oat Milk. However, something tasted “a little off,” Barton says.

Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, pills, restaurants, tiktok

‘Just an excedrin’: Woman confronts worker after finding pill in her burger. She can’t believe the worker’s response

Jack's Family Restaurant Front(l) Woman explains what she found inside her burger(c) Jack's Family Restaurant Worker looking concerned(r)

A woman says she found something in her cheeseburger that should never be there: a pill. When she showed staff, she says they essentially shrugged it off.

Now her TikTok of the unsettling experience is going viral.

Big on the Internet, Miley Cyrus

What if you paid attention to what you bought before yelling at Miley Cyrus?

Maybe read before you buy something?
Movies, Adria Arjona, Glen Powell, Hit Man, Richard Linklater

Happy anniversary to Richard Linklater’s most perfect film

A perfect little twisted love story
Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, retail, shopping, tiktok, toys

‘Are these real, sir?’: Woman goes to store, finds Labubu blind boxes. Then she opens up the package in front of the worker

Woman with blonde curly hair inside of store opening blind boxes(l) Labubu Character(r)

Labubus are currently taking the world by storm. The soft plush toys have become the must-have fashion accessory of summer 2025.

Their scarcity and the fact that they’re sold in “blind” boxes, meaning you don’t know which one is inside until you open it, have helped fuel demand.

Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, Love Island, Reality Television, tiktok

‘We need him to show his true colors’: Woman turns on new season of ‘Love Island.’ Then she recognizes her high school bully

Woman shocked while watching tv(l) Love Island season logo(r)

One woman was surprised to tune into Love Island Season 7 and see a man she claims was her high school bully. 

“[No expletive] way!” Sky (@skysdaynknights) exclaims in a viral TikTok posted by Angela Juarez (@angeladjuarezz). “He literally used to bully me.”

Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, Netflix, tiktok

‘Women in STEM’: Netflix customer gets blocked from password-sharing.Then they share how to get past it on a Mac

Woman shows how to bypass netflix blocking feature(l) Netflix Logo on Building(r)

Netflix has drawn the ire of its customers ever since the streaming platform cracked down on password sharing in May 2023. The streaming giant has been unabashedly criticized online for canceling cult favorite shows and funneling money into projects not deemed worthy. The password sharing ban was just the icing on the cake of what folks had already been dubbing “Netflix’s flop era.” 

Netflix and password sharing

Several users found fault with the shared household password policy—and it wasn’t because they couldn’t freeload from friends anymore. College students who left their parents’ house to study now find themselves without access to their family’s Netflix. Other family members constantly traveling found it inconvenient to have to update their profiles just to catch up on a new season of their favorite show. 

Movies, Movies & TV, LEGO, movies, Pharrell Williams, tiktok

The most inventive movie of 2024 is finally streaming on Netflix

Pharrell Lego movie art

Here is an extremely incomplete list of songs that were written, produced and/or performed by Pharrell Williams: “Alright” (Kendrick Lamar), “Hot in Herre” (Nelly), “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke), “Hollaback Girl” (Gwen Stefani), “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk), “Milkshake” (Kelis), “Shake Ya A–” (Mystikal), “Rock Your Body” (Justin Timberlake), “I’m a Slave 4 U” (Britney Spears), and “Happy” (Pharrell Williams).

Until I watched Piece by Piece (aka, the Pharrell documentary that’s animated entirely as LEGO), I was unaware of just how influential the Virginia-born artist really was. We all know “Happy,” of course, and most of us are probably aware that Pharrell was in the hip-hop group N.E.R.D. and produced a few hit songs. However, Piece by Piece makes a convincing case that he might just be the most influential musician of modern times. It’s also, even more surprisingly, a great documentary that uses its unique LEGO-focused format to push the entire genre in a smart new direction. This makes it a worthwhile watch for any documentary fans (even if they’re not into hip-hop).

Movies, Benicio Del Toro, interview, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, The Phoenician Scheme

‘There’s an element of figuring out a riddle’: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera know the art of a Wes Anderson costume

See the Phoenician Scheme in theaters!
Books, berserk, Dark Souls, fantasy, final boss, gideon the ninth, His Dark Materials, the fifth season, The Locked Tomb, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Wheel of Time

10 Fantasy Books With Final Boss Level Villains

Each of these fantasy foes deserves a Dark Souls health bar
Movies, Glen Powell, Jordan Peele, Osgood Perkins, the texas chainsaw massacre

Let Texas boy Glen Powell bring us the new ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

A lot of people want to take on 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'
Big on the Internet, News, Austin, gentrification, Hide From Homepage, influencer, tiktok

‘This was a hard watch’: Influencer reviews Austin coffee shop, calls area ‘super sketchy.’ It backfires

Inside view of coffee shop(l) Woman holding up coffee drink order(r)

An influencer is taking major heat for a two-word comment in a coffee shop review.

A few days ago, Tiana Lauren (@tianalauren) reviewed Palomino Coffee in East Austin.

Books, Brave New World, cyberpunk, Frankenstein, neuromancer, sci-fi, slaughterhouse five, The left hand of darkness, the war of the worlds

The 10 Best Classic Sci-Fi Books (That Still Hold Up)

Three Classic SciFi Covers

When it comes to classic literature, the classics can be hit or miss. Sometimes a “classic” is groundbreaking novel that truly stands the test of time, other times it’s a book that reads like something you Sparknotes’d your way through in high school English. While not every novel hailed as “great” is actually so, these time tested sci-fi novels are certified bangers even in the modern era – and will stay that way for decades to come. These are the 10 best classic sci-fi books that still hold up.

Brave New World

Cover art for "Brave New World"
(Chatto & Windus)

Aldous Huxley modified the meaning of “dystopia” when he wrote Brave New World. When you think of the term, I’m sure your mind jumps to an Orwellian police state or a Handmaid’s Tale style theocracy. Brave New World‘s London is none of these things – it’s an on paper paradise… for some. Society has advanced to a point where genetic engineering has been perfected, and human beings are created to fulfill social roles. The select few that rule society are free to enjoy a life of pleasure, made all the more euphoric by the mood stabilizing drugs that they take on the daily. Menial labor meanwhile is performed by people who are mentally engineered to do so – simpleminded humans who can’t conceptualize of a live beyond picking up garbage or operating an elevator. While society is free from violence and want, Brave New World is an example of how toxic ideologies pertaining to eugenics and social stratification can create dystopia without a single bullet being fired – a dystopia upheld by the opiate of simple pleasures.

Big on the Internet, News, Hide From Homepage, Kroger, shopping, tiktok

‘No way I’m eating free shrimp’: Kroger shopper finds ‘free’ sticker on shrimp, takes it to self-checkout. Is it safe to eat?

Man inside of Kroger Store(l) Kroger Store Front(r)

Free food is always good, right? Not according to some viewers. One Kroger shopper went viral for chronicling his journey trying to get free shrimp from the grocer, but some think a store offering free seafood means there’s something fishy going on. 

“They wrote ‘Free. Reduced. Free’ on this package, so take a little journey with me and find out whether it’s really free,” Michael McDaniel (@michaelmcdaniel16) says in a viral TikTok while holding a small styrofoam tray of shrimp at Kroger. 

Movies, Ana de Armas, Ballerina, John Wick

‘Ballerina’ review: Girls can kick ass, especially Ana de Armas

A fun, action-packed film
Big on the Internet, News, Best Buy, gaming, Hide From Homepage, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch 2, tiktok

‘Good luck getting me to shop there anymore’: Utah Best Buy customer waits 4 hours in line for $449 Nintendo Switch 2. Then they give her a voucher 

Best Buy store front(l) Woman shares how she got scammed(c) Nintendo Switch 2 Box

Standing in line waiting for the newest tech drop can be exciting, but one woman says Best Buy’s poor management turned it into a nightmare. 

“So after waiting in line for four hours, Best Buy turned us away with no Switch,” begins Maeve Hutchins (@maeve_hutch) in a viral TikTok. “They gave out these ticket vouchers, saying that if you got one, you’d be guaranteed to get a Switch, but then all of a sudden at midnight they said, ‘Oh, we’re closed. Goodbye.’”

Big on the Internet, News, airlines, breastfeeding, Hide From Homepage, tiktok, travel

‘You must’ve done something else’: Woman says she was put on ‘no-fly list’ after she breastfed her infant on a Hawaiian Airlines flight 

Hawaiian airlines plane in pink and green art design(l) Woman at airport sharing reason why she was banned(r)

A woman claims that she got put on the no-fly list for breastfeeding her infant on a flight.

On May 15, influencer Sierra Dallas posted a short TikTok calling out Hawaiian Airlines.

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