Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
I hope your weekend is off to a good start! Our top stories today are about: A former DoorDasher saying he stole a customer’s Shake Shack order and then deleted the app, why people are defending a Starbucks customer who ordered a “pup cup” for himself, everything you need to know about the “girl math” meme, and how fans of Britney Spears are accusing Justin Timberlake of running a botnet PR campaign. Down below we’ve got a story about someone discovering an actual bookworm.
After that our Assistant Newsletter Editor Kira has a “Decoding Fandom” column for you.
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Enough from me though, let’s get to the news.
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⚡ Today’s top stories
🍔 WTF
Former DoorDash driver says he stole customer’s Shake Shack order then deleted the app
A former DoorDash driver says he stole a customer’s Shake Shack order and then deleted the app. In the comments, some viewers debated the ethics of the decision. Others just found it funny.
☕ VIRAL
‘He’s got that dog in him’: Viewers defend Starbucks customer who ordered a ‘pup cup’ for himself
In a cheeky video, a man bought himself a “pup cup” at Starbucks all under the guise of treating his imaginary dog.
➗ INTERNET CULTURE
Everything you need to know about the ‘girl math’ meme
We’ve all heard of “girl dinner,” but what about girl math?
💻 TECH
Britney Spears fans accuse Justin Timberlake of running botnet PR campaign to push back on memoir revelations
Supporters of Britney Spears are accusing Justin Timberlake of using bots on social media to defend his reputation. But is it actually true?
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⭐ Decoding Fandom
By Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor
Swifties are reshaping the concert movie experience
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🛍️ Food inflation prices have many people feeling the squeeze on their wallets and finances—like this one shopper who went viral for sharing he spent $116 on just two bags of groceries.
⏲️ One worker was in the last round of interviews for a job that boasted a 4-day work week, but then discovered that their potential employers would expect them to work 12.5-hour shifts every day.
👀 What is Baja Blast Hot Sauce? And how do you get it?
🗣️ If you ever feel pressured to speak up during meetings, a woman on TikTok has just the trick.
🥕 This former Instacart shopper shared a PSA for people thinking about working for the food delivery service.
🤔 A random man at a gas station claims to have cracked the code of how winning lottery numbers are calculated, and there are throngs of people online desperately trying to understand his meandering logic.
💸 There’s no shortage of dangerous scams out there, and one woman is risking her job to inform people about a serious one that is wreaking havoc on many lives.
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👋 Before you go
You never know what you’ll find at the library, and that includes evidence of a real bookworm.
TikToker Toni (@tinycactustoni), a worker at a library, posted a video this week that now has more than 4 million views. The TikTok shows pages of a book as well as the work left by a bookworm.
No, bookworm isn’t just the name for someone who always has their nose in a book; bookworms do exist.
They aren’t typically worms but a variety of insects that feast on paper on their way to the real prize: bindings and the pastes/glues used on them. They often leave tiny tunnels behind.
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