Hello! Tiffany here, filling in for Andrew again. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today, we have stories on the Ohio train derailment, the Michigan State shooting, and how to see your Uber rating.
We also have a review of the new Ant-Man movie and the “Now Streaming” column from Audra.
— T.K.
Today’s top stories
👀 MISINFO
Fake Facebook ‘meme’ leads internet to accuse innocent man of Michigan State shooting
The man accused said it was a ‘f*cked up’ experience.
🚆 OHIO
TikTok becomes ground zero for toxic Ohio train derailment news as users push against ‘media blackout’
Millions of people are now learning about world events from TikTok.
🚙 RIDESHARES
Customer reveals how to see how Uber drivers have rated you
‘I wish I never found this setting.’
🐜 REVIEW
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is a waste of everyone’s time
Instead of giving Ant-Man a comedy film and Kang a serious origin story, Marvel combines the two and flubs both.
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📺 Now Streaming
‘Cunk on Earth’ asks the big (dumb) questions
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🌯 Customer says ‘Chipotle year in review’ is deterring her from ordering again.
🥡 DoorDash driver calls customer to ask why he didn’t tip—then gives his food away.
🧇 Waffle House server shares how much she made her first day on the job.
💸 Parent sends her son back to restaurant after he only tipped $10.
🍣 Customer calls out decreasing sushi portions.
🧈 Customer claims margarine sticks are smaller now.
📺 We scoured the internet for the best streaming platforms for every anime addict.*
✏️ From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s a look at the wild history of fanfic censorship.
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👋 Before you go
Getting laid off from a job is never a great experience, but this one TikToker shared how her layoff arrived at a really bad time: she recently bought a car and booked two months of Airbnb stays.
Now Playing: “Sulk” by TR/ST
