Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
It’s the middle of the week and we’ve got some key reports to help you get through it. Our top stories are about: conspiracy theorists and conservatives being mad about Elon Musk’s “Satanic” Halloween costume, a viral video about getting charged $280 at a vending machine, a worker claiming a company laid off 100 people at once during a Zoom call, and people online accusing Netflix of not promoting a new film by the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline.
After that, our Senior Culture Reporter Audra has her “Now Streaming” column.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🔍 CONSPIRACY
Elon Musk’s ‘Satanic’ outfit befuddles conservatives—who now worry they championed the anti-Christ
Conspiracy theorists and Cristian conservatives are expressing outrage at Elon Musk over the billionaire’s “Satanic” Halloween costume.
💸 VIRAL
‘This is why I don’t leave the machine until the purchase is 100% complete’: Person gets charged $280 at vending machine
A user on TikTok has gone viral after alleging to show a vending machine charging someone $280.
💼 WORK DYSTOPIA
‘Wanna hear what it sounds like when 100 people get fired?’: Call center lays off worker, and her 100 co-workers, in one Zoom
A woman claiming to be a former employee of a call center company said the company effectively laid off 100 of its employees last week, according to a Facebook Reel.
📽️ CULTURE
‘Why would you not be promoting this?’: ‘Wendell & Wild’ fans are accusing Netflix of failing to advertise Henry Selick’s new movie
Co-written by Jordan Peele, it’s Henry Selick’s first film since Coraline in 2009.
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📺 Now Streaming
Netflix’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ is your post-Halloween binge
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍕 A TikTok user is calling out a Pizza Hut store in Ohio after she says an employee disrespected her and her fiancé in an altercation in a store.
☕ Unpleasant experiences at Dunkin’ have been circulating on TikTok.
📚 A former Barnes & Noble worker has a PSA for people who go to the store: don’t leave piles of books behind when you read in the store.
🍻 Should you get drinks with your co-workers?
🤔 A worker went viral on TikTok for asking an interesting question: How do people who work typical 9am-to-5pm jobs have hobbies?
🥤 This award-winning, minimalist seltzer maker is a dream come true for every seltzer addict.*
⚰️ Here are the real-life stakes of faking your death online.
🛒 Looking for a self-checkout hack while shopping at Walmart? Look no further than this viral video explaining one.
💰 This worker is going viral for sharing how companies boast about record earnings but still can’t give employees a raise.
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👋 Before you go
In a viral video, TikToker and career coach Sho Dewan (@workhap) shared hacks on how to appear active 24/7 on Slack and Microsoft Teams while working from hom. His hack utilizes Google Slides, Zoom, and YouTube.
The video has over 31,300 views.
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