Lofi Girl has gone missing. The iconic animated character who lives in a YouTube music stream hasn’t been seen since yesterday.
Fans, naturally, are concerned for Lofi Girl, and theories are emerging: is she in trouble? Is there a Lofi Boy they didn’t know about? And what’s with the mysterious second YouTube stream?
And that’s especially a problem for some users, including sex workers and other users who have stage names, or anyone who doesn’t go by the name on their ID.
Meta spokesperson Simone Levien says the company may ease the feature’s identity standards going forward.
Taylor Swift fans are not taking well the news of her and Joe Alwyn’s breakup. It’s easier for them to believe random fan accounts assuring viewers it’s “propaganda.”
Please don’t shoot the messenger! These TikTokkers don’t have a line to Swift’s publicist, but sites like Entertainment Tonight do.
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Around 150 people gathered in New York last week, bringing with them bags full of Sonny Angels. The dolls have unique characteristics but come in mystery packaging, making them addicting to buy and highly collectible.
Sonny Angels are also perfect fodder for TikTok, where unboxing videos have added to their exploding popularity. My Sonny Angel wears a duck hat and lives in my houseplant. Luckily I’ve kept my collection to one.
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Klaus Teuber made one of the most popular — and at times enraging — board games played around the world. Catan (introduced as The Settlers of Catan in 1995) has sold 40 million copies, according to the New York Times. At my college it was inescapable, sprawled out in dorms and libraries.
I haven’t played it in years, but I remember hours-long sessions with friends well — along with the creeping feeling that someone was about to start a fight.
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Düsseldorf has become a foodie hot spot, as members of the Chinese diaspora across Europe visit to find authentic cuisine.
Social media platform Xiaohongshu is at the center of this wave. Part search engine and part travel guide, restaurants in Düsseldorf get foot traffic and marketing — and users get content to post.
Make Steve Jobs roll over in his grave with a custom rabbit strawberry glitter frosting iPhone case.
