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Maddy Lane, a Gen Z TikToker, shared what it's like in a recent video, showing the detritus of her latest haul all over her bed. A survey of 1,000 people from January by the digital analytics platform Quantum Metric found that 64% of Gen Z respondents were buying more than they did last year. Contradictory to Gen Z beliefsCheap clothing hauls do not sit well with the much-discussed Gen Z passion for environmentalism. AdvertisementGaby Mendes, a Zoomer and founder of Talk Twenties, a media and events company for Gen Z, told BI she tries to avoid fast fashion but has her lapses. Gen Z was dubbed the "Depop generation" by Vogue Business, and makes up 90% of the app's user base.
Persons: , Maddy Lane, Lane, Zers, ThredUp, Gen, TikTok, pang, Melanie Parncutt, Parncutt, Gaby Mendes, Gen Z, JADE GAO, Siena Barry, Taylor, There's Organizations: Service, Business, Bryant University, Otter Public Relations, Vogue Business, Barry Locations: cardigan
Experts say tattoos can impact hiring decisions, especially in customer-facing roles. Putnam, from California, said she went into the store to ask why she hadn't gotten the job, and the hiring manager told her she didn't have enough experience. The hiring manager also denied that her tattoos played any role in the rejection. AdvertisementAnother commenter, who said they used to be a hiring manager for the store, said: "I will tell you it's the facial piercings and tattoos." Ivy Johnson, for example, who also has many tattoos, said she had worked in corporate America as a hiring manager before starting up her apothecary business.
Persons: , Ash Putnam, Maxx, Putnam, hadn't, Putnam wasn't, TikTok, Putnam's, Ivy Johnson, Johnson, Adam Collins, isn't, Michelle Enjoli, Enjoli, Justina Raskauskiene, Rachel Pelta, Pelta Organizations: T.J, Maxx, Service, Business, Pew Research, University of Miami, Daily Locations: California, America
Read previewA former Chick-fil-A worker said that the fried-chicken chain asked her to stop posting videos of her staff meals on TikTok because she was breaking company policy. Food reviews are hot stuffRestaurant reviews and food rankings are popular topics for TikTok videos. Webb's last Chick-fil-A video before the company's PR team contacted her, which has 3.4 million views, shows her reviewing the four drinks in its limited-edition Cherry Berry range. AdvertisementWebb's TikTok account also features videos of her reviewing her staff meals at Aldi, where she also has a job. In her video announcing the end of her Chick-fil-A staff meal videos, Webb said that other brands wanting to collaborate with her should reach out.
Persons: , Miriam Webb, Webb, Chick, I'm, Miriam Webb's, Cherry Berry, commenter Organizations: Service, Business, PR, Aldi Locations: Los Angeles County, TikTok
CNN —There’s a new kind of “get ready with me” video trending in mainland China ­— one of “gross” work outfits. The hashtag “grossoutfitforwork” has attracted more than 140 million views and tens of thousands of discussions on Chinese social media platform Weibo alone. In late February, a post by Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) user Kendou S, claiming she was chastised by her boss about her “gross” outfits which said she wore to battle the cold weather, went viral. DouyinWhile the examples that have gone viral on social media are more extreme, Qiu said he believes casual dressing for work has always been popular in China and will continue. And as temperatures rise, some have started to share their gross outfits for the spring.
Persons: CNN —, they’re, , Kendou, , ” “ Gross, Gen Z, Bohan Qiu, ’ ”, Qiu, it’s Organizations: CNN, Workers Locations: China, Weibo, balaclava, Shanghai, Seoul, Hong Kong
It’s hardly my place to conclude how much of Beyoncé’s riff on “Jolene” is autobiographical, but I think we can safely assume she wants us to guess. That approach applies perfectly to country music (though she insists “Cowboy Carter” is “a ‘Beyoncé’ album,” not a country album). In “Daughter,” the track that follows “Jolene” on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé continues on the theme of adultery. Whether or not Beyoncé’s “Jolene” has anything to do with her real life — or anyone’s — I think it’s a mistake to see it as a departure from Parton’s version. For someone cycling through the stages of post-cheating grief, Beyoncé’s “Jolene” reads like the “anger” prequel to Dolly’s “bargaining” “Jolene.” As listeners, the point isn’t to imitate either of them, or to know the roots of every phrase.
Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, CNN —, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas, Beyoncé’s, Dolly Parton’s, Jolene, , Cowboy Carter, Jolene — she’s, Parton, , Beyoncé, don’t, ” Beyoncé, Azealia Banks, Jay, I’m, Tina, Jolene ”, Cowboy Carter ”, Dolly, Becky, Z, She’s, Becky ”, coos Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN Locations: London, Houston, Louisiana
CNN —After apologizing last month for a new relationship that angered some particularly animated fans, K-pop star Karina is once again single – highlighting the long-standing challenges of dating in the fervid fanspace of Korean entertainment. Karina, of the girl group Aespa, and actor Lee Jae-wook have broken up after going public five weeks ago, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing statements from the pair’s respective representatives. Lee’s agency, C-JeS Studios, said he had ended the relationship to focus on work, “leaving them as colleagues who support each other,” Yonhap reported. In the past, K-pop stars who went public with their relationships have faced heavy public backlash, sometimes impacting their professional careers and contracts. There have been some signs of change in recent years, with attitudes slowly shifting among both fans and agencies.
Persons: Karina, Lee Jae, Yonhap, , ” Yonhap, , Lee, wasn’t, Jisoo, Ahn Bo, hyun, “ I’m, commenter Organizations: CNN, South, JeS, Chosun Ilbo Locations: South Korean
Read previewChinese authorities say they've yet to identify the cause of a Boeing 737 crash that killed 132 people two years ago, reporting that investigators found nothing abnormal occurring before the fatal incident. The report, published Wednesday by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, covers the government probe into the crash of flight MU5735, which was operated by China Eastern Airlines. AdvertisementBloomberg reported shortly after the crash, citing flight tracker data, that the plane hit the ground while traveling near the speed of sound. A rescuer ties a safety rope to a tree at the plane crash site in Tengxian County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 26, 2022. When asked to comment on the report, a Boeing spokesperson referred BI to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Persons: , MU5735, Lu Boan Organizations: Service, Boeing, Civil Aviation Administration, China Eastern Airlines, Business, Staff, Street, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Civil Aviation Administration of China Locations: China, Guangxi Zhuang, Teng County, Tengxian County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinhua, Kunming, Guangzhou, Weibo
Read previewA Chinese state media report about rural men struggling to afford exorbitant dowries has triggered backlash online from people who say the bachelors are missing the point. State-run outlet Legal Daily published an article on Monday covering the dating lives of three rural men in their early 30s, who said they can no longer keep up with rising "betrothal prices." Many accounts, who listed themselves as female on their profiles, say men are using the unattainable dowries as an excuse for their undesirability as partners. It's not about the dowries, people sayRising dowries have unsettled Chinese officials already fretting about plummeting national birth and marriage rates. AdvertisementMeanwhile, it's become increasingly clear that officials are concerned by the growing prevalence of singlehood among rural men, with state media often discussing such bachelors leading loveless lives.
Persons: , Cheng Wei, Mu Zheng, Mu, It's, shouldn't, it's, loveless Organizations: Service, Business, National University of Singapore, Monday, BI, dowries Locations: Jiangxi, Weibo, China, Beijing
But a viral TikTok shows that some people aren't happy about what the giant structures are replacing in Northern Virginia. Related storiesOthers pointed out the irony of posting about the issue on a social media platform powered by data centers. Data centers are popping up thanks to billions of dollars of investment and the AI boom. In Loudon County, roughly a 45-minute drive from DC, some residents say they can hear a constant hum from all the data centers in the area. AdvertisementDo you live or work in Northern Virginia or another part of the US where data centers have altered life?
Persons: , @claireecowles, suara, commenter, they're Organizations: Service, Business, Northern, Northern Virginia Technology Locations: Northern Virginia, Shenandoah, Washington, Virginia, NoVa, Loudon County
Reddit power users who participated in the company's IPO made millions of dollars as a group in profits after the stock's big jump in its first day on the market. It's a model that was used by companies like Airbnb , Rivian and Doximity to reward their loyal users and customers. In a reply to LearnedButt, Reddit user friskevision wrote, "Although I didn't invest as much as you, I did make a quick $1,500. Reddit user Reepicheepee made a small investment in the shares. The Reddit user Galactic responded, "High-5, fellow DSP dumper," adding, "Never thought this site would make me money, but here we are!"
Persons: Redditors, Drew Vollero, Axios, , LearnedButt, friskevision, Reddit, blackberrydoughnuts, Reepicheepee, follysurfer, subreddit, Steve Huffman, Huffman, Redditor erjo5055 Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Inc, CNBC, GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Galactic Locations: It's
Prince Louis' finger appears to be missing in the 2023 Christmas cardIn December 2023, Kensington Palace released the Waleses' annual Christmas card. AdvertisementKate's confession that she edited the Mother's Day photo has sparked fresh speculation that the Christmas card portrait was also manipulated. There was something off about their Christmas card too," one user wrote. "So why was the Christmas card image taken by Josh Shinner not pulled? "After the Christmas card fiasco you would have thought somebody would have said hold on," one commenter wrote.
Persons: , Kate Middleton, Princess, Wales, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Max Mumby, Kate, It's, Josh Shinner, Louis, Prince, commenter Organizations: Service, Kensington, Business, Reuters, Associated Press, Getty, AP Locations: Kensington Palace, Kensington
Cardi B tried Balut eggs, a popular Filipino dish, on TikTok. Balut eggs are fertilized duck eggs popular in Asia — especially in the Philippines — that have become a popular food item for TikTokers to try. While wearing a burnt-orange updo and stunning blue eyeshadow, Cardi B presented a bowl of Balut eggs she made in a TikTok post on Wednesday. Cardi B explained that the duck tasted like raw chicken but said she liked the liquid inside the egg. The stereotypes live on in the form of TikTok taste tests, where many creators share videos gagging over Asian cuisine with millions of likes.
Persons: Cardi, Benny Blanco's, , Keith Lee, TikTok, I'm, gagging, benny blanco, Blanco, James Corden's, Corden, James Corden, Kim Saira, Robert Ji, influencers Organizations: Service, BI, Activists, New York Times, Food Studies, Daily Locations: TikTok, Asia, Philippines
People are aghast at a video of an NYC studio apartment with an open shower in the kitchen. The small apartment in downtown Manhattan had been on the market for two months at $3,495 a month. AdvertisementNew York City rents are no joke, but people are finding the monthly fees of a small Manhattan apartment with an open shower in the kitchen laughable. The camera pans over the shower, located steps from the door and the refrigerator of the open kitchen. In 2023, BI's Hana R. Alberts reported on a bidding war by prospective renters over a studio apartment without a bathroom listed for $2,350 a month because of its location in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
Persons: isn't, , Elizabeth, it's, Alexander Spatari, wasn't, BI's Hana, Alberts, David Brand Organizations: Service Locations: NYC, Manhattan, York City, Soho, NYC's, Nolita, Midwest, Little Italy, NYC New York, York, Greenwich, it's
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA Zoom recording of a council meeting in a rural region of New Zealand uploaded to YouTube nearly four years ago has racked up almost two million views, with people commenting that they play it to pretend to be busy in the office. The video, uploaded by the Waipa District Council in April 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, shows a Zoom meeting of the region's finance-and-corporate committee. One is a product-marketing meeting uploaded by the software company GitLab and another is a finance meeting uploaded by the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Being in the office can be more distracting as colleagues do things such as "desk bombing" or pulling you into spontaneous chats.
Persons: , Fortune, I'm, commenter, Jessica Methot Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Companies, Rutgers University Locations: New Zealand, Waipa, Santa Fe , New Mexico
A Window Into Chinese Government Has Now Slammed Shut
  + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Li Yuan | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
For more than 30 years, the Chinese premier’s annual news conference was the only time that a top leader took questions from journalists about the state of the country. It was the only occasion for members of the public to size up for themselves China’s No. It was the only moment when some Chinese might feel a faint sense of political participation in a country without elections. On Monday, China announced that the premier’s news conference, marking the end of the country’s annual rubber-stamp legislature, will no longer be held. The search term “news conference” was censored on Weibo, and very few comments remained by Monday evening Beijing time.
Organizations: Democratic People’s, Weibo, Monday, National People’s Locations: China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Weibo, Beijing
Gen Z is growing disinterested in the extravagant brand trips influencers are sent on. The generation that has grown up with social media says the lavish lifestyles of the internet's rich and famous no longer thrill them. Tarte brand trips are famed in the influencer worldFor years, brand trips have been a way to solidify a company's name among the young people who watch YouTube and scroll TikTok and Instagram. Varbanova said there are some young people — mostly millennials and DINKs — who still see over-the-top, out-of-touch brand trips as aspirational. If Gen Z's spending money is the goal, brand trips are missing the mark.
Persons: influencers, Katya Varbanova, Maureen Kelly, Tarte, Bora, Shein, Tahrea Sherman, Sherman, Phil Treagus, Evans, Influencers, Varbanova, It's, DINKs —, Rather, she'd Organizations: Service, YouTube, Walmart, Giraffe Social Media, BI Locations: Bora Bora, China
They slid into my DMs in Instagram," Rikkii told Business Insider over Zoom. Rumor: Trevor had a girlfriend during 'Love Is Blind' filmingThe accusations against Trevor Sova are the most jarring and extreme. But his ex-fiancée told me he moved out on November 20 — which was 10 days before casting reached out," Rikkii told BI. This isn't the first time TikTok exposed 'Love Is Blind' contestantsPerhaps most famously, the drama between Jackie Bonds, Josh Demas, and Marshall Glaze played out largely online while "Love Is Blind" season four aired last year. AdvertisementThe next two episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 28.
Persons: Trevor, Jimmy, Jeramey, , Rikkii, Raven Ross, Netflix didn't, Trevor Sova, they're, hasn't, Rikkii's, Trevor's, Natalia Marrero, Reality Ashley, Ashley, Natalia, Chelsea, Chelsea Blackwell, Jimmy Presnell, lied to Organizations: Service, SK, Business, Netflix, Chelsea, E!, DU Locations: Instagram, North Carolina, @storytimewithrikkii
Read previewA woman left people divided after she said she did not tip her hairdresser for 7 ½ hours of work, despite saying she was "the best braider" she'd ever had. She said the cost worked out to $46 an hour and that the hairdresser did not have to commute because she worked from home. Many people think tipping is a way of saying thank you, Justice said, but she didn't see it that way. Advertisement"To me, saying thank you is how you say thank you," she said. Some were vehemently on her side, saying that the tip was definitely included in the cost of the service.
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A woman claims she was fired for being "too efficient" at her job. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA woman believes she was fired from her job because she was "too efficient." Mariela Henriquez posted a TikTok this week where she said she had been fired the previous day. "So I got fired from my job yesterday," she said.
Persons: , Mariela Henriquez, Henriquez, commenter Organizations: Service, Business
Read previewA woman says she was asked to pay and tip her massage therapist before the service, an ordeal that left her feeling uncomfortable. "I'm more than happy to tip, but I feel like tipping nowadays is just getting out of control." I'm fine with paying full price. I'm fine with leaving the tip. "I'm happy with paying the full price and the tip, but I just don't appreciate being made to feel bad for what I am able to tip right now."
Persons: , Taylor Stewart, Taylor Stewart Stewart, Stewart, I'm, I'd, that's, doesn't, That's, they're Organizations: Service, Business, of Service Research Locations: America
Beyoncé released two new songs from her upcoming album during Super Bowl Sunday. One song, "16 Carriages," has a line that could reference how old Bey was when she recorded it. The thought-to-be country album, "Act II," is set to be released on March 29. In "16 Carriages," one of two songs released on Sunday, Beyoncé references different ages of her life. Most notably, Bey released the song "Daddy Lessons" — an ode to her Texas upbringing — as a part of the "Lemonade" album in 2016.
Persons: Beyoncé, Bey, , Trump, Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's, Mama Tina, Knowles, commenter, It's, I'm Organizations: Super, Service, Sunday, Beyoncé's, Chicks Locations: Texas, Houston
AdvertisementA woman left people divided after she said she did not tip her hairdresser for 7.5 hours of work, despite saying she was "the best braider" she'd ever had. Justice previously called out "tipping culture" in a video posted in December last year, saying it was "out of control." Justice said many people think tipping is a way of saying thank you, but she didn't see it that way. Advertisement"To me, saying thank you is how you say thank you," she said. Some were vehemently on her side, saying that the tip was definitely included in the cost of the service.
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The ultra-discount retailer Temu bought an eye-popping three $7 million Super Bowl ad spots. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Though not quite a rebranding, this pronunciation is new for the two-year-old e-commerce site, which aired its first (single) Super Bowl commercial last year. In that ad, Temu is clearly (and predictably) pronounced "tee-moo." Those results make the estimated $21 million look like money well spent for Temu's parent company, PDD Holdings.
Persons: , PDD Organizations: Temu, Service, Super, PDD Holdings, JPMorgan Locations: Temu, China
Chinese social media users are into the "white girl aesthetic" and crafting guides on the look. AdvertisementChinese social media has found a new, fascinating trend to follow — the "white girl aesthetic." One Xiaohongshu user posted what she called a "starter pack" for the "white girl aesthetic." Her checklist — apart from Lululemon gear and the Stanley cup — included items such as Apple Airpods Max headphones and Tiffany jewelry. XiaohongshuThe reason athleisure like Lululemon is important for the "white girl" aesthetic, the social media said, is because clothing that's too fancy throws the aesthetic off and doesn't fit the vibe.
Persons: , Max, Tiffany, gaga, Stanley, Stanleys, isn't, it's, commenter, influencers Organizations: Service, Apple Locations: West
In a memorable montage from the 1999 workplace satire "Office Space," Peter Gibbons, a fed-up office drone, decides to take a stand. For years, the office cubicle was the four-walled avatar of corporate disaffection. Late '90s films like "Office Space," "Fight Club," and "The Matrix" enshrined its detested status. The tech boom arrived, bringing with it open office plans and a Silicon Valley-led gloss of egalitarianism, epitomized by Google's high-profile headquarters redesign in 2005. The top comment on the "Office Space" cubicle clip on YouTube captures the irony of this shift: "I would have killed for a cubicle," the commenter wrote.
Persons: Peter Gibbons, Google's, weren't, Nikil Saval, Slack, hasn't, Joseph Country, Heather Chapman, Chapman, Sydney Baker, there's, Baker, Thomas Roulet, Roulet, somethings, it's, Kevin Kelley, Shook Kelley, Kelley, cubicles, hewing Organizations: Toyota Corolla, Porsche, Workers, YouTube, Research, Harvard Business School, Environmental Psychology, University of Cambridge Locations: Silicon, Michigan, Louisville , Kentucky, , Charlotte , North Carolina
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