A celebrity chef is getting canceled for making a video about egg fried rice close to the 63rd death anniversary of Mao Zedong's son

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A serving of egg fried rice, and Mao Zedong waves at a crowd in Beijing.
Egg fried rice in late autumn has become a contentious subject among Communist Party supporters in China.

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I'm a 24-year-old man who tried 'softmaxxing,' a less intense version of 'looksmaxxing,' for a week. I can say with confidence it's a toxic scam.

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Screenshot of TikTok of looksmaxxing
A TikTok describing the most important features to the looksmaxxing trend, and how to alter them.

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My corporate job and big-city life made me feel anxious and drained, so I left it all behind to move to a remote cottage in the woods

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Taylor Yates, rural cottage in the woods covered in snow.
The more time I spend here, the less I want to return to the city.

Taylor Yates

From 'chunky' dad shoes to laminated eyebrows, a millennial mom broke down the Gen Z trends she said she won't be 'gaslit' into adopting

Tech Insider : Style
A woman getting a brow-laminating procedure.
"You cannot pry my skinny jeans from me," Melissa told Business Insider.

Roman Choknadiy

Inside the 60-year friendship of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, who both started out working in the same grocery store

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Warren Buffett Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger, left, and Warren Buffett, right, have been partners at Berkshire Hathaway for just over 40 years.

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Anna Indiana is the world's first all-AI singer-songwriter. She's deeply mediocre.

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Anna Indiana
Anna Indiana's first video.

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TikTok couple say they don't exploit their kids for content, deny making them produce 40 videos on Disney World trip

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Family vlogging channel

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Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

Tech Insider : Travel
Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

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Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

Tech Insider : Travel
Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

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If you're still using the laughing emoji to LOL, Gen Alpha thinks you're out of touch

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Nicole Pellegrino and sister
Nicole Pellegrino was baffled by the slang.

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