What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: TikTok Challenges
This week (and every week) people are wrong about dangerous TikTok challenges. This tragic story of a teenager in North Carolina burning himself with an aerosol can flamethrower is all…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What Is ‘Gas Station Heroin’?
When I was younger, I vowed I’d never be end up a clueless old jerk with no idea what was going on in the world, but I realized today that…
You Need to Warn Your Teens About the Benadryl Challenge Again
More than two years after we first heard about the “Benadryl Challenge” on TikTok, it is unfortunately back in the news—this time because of the death a 13-year-old Ohio boy…
You Can Experience ‘Pluto Time’ Twice a Day on Earth
Photo: 24K-Production (Shutterstock) As the quote goes, “Born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore space.” It’s true: Barring some monumental development, our kind is destined to…
Don’t Use a Wire Brush to Clean Your Grill (Do This Instead)
Photo: Jan von nebenan (Shutterstock) Not cleaning your grill can be dangerous, but how you clean it is important, too. Even if it’s the easiest option, you shouldn’t use a…
TikTok Diet Culture Is Ruining Cottage Cheese
TikTok is Pinterest for the younger generation. It’s where they go for recipes, product recommendations, and tips that will “change your life.” TikTok is their Pinterest, and cottage cheese ice…
Unboxing Is So 2012. The Internet Wants Packing Videos
It can take Lisa Harrington two hours to pack a single order from one of her customers. Not because it’s particularly challenging or the items she’s packing require anything special.…
US Lawmakers to Move Forward With TikTok Bill, House Speaker Says
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the…
Imploring TikTok to ‘Think of the Children’ Misses the Point
nearly every Congressional hearing on Big Tech—whether about data privacy, monopolies, or in the case of last week’s TikTok hearing, national security—eventually features one or more lawmakers bemoaning something along…
Happy “My Kids Can’t Use” It Anymore: Justin Trudeau On TikTok Ban In Canada
Justin Trudeau, 51, has three children, two of whom are teenagers.Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that he was happy his recent ban on the use of…