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<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman speaking to camera under caption reading: "The monasteries are full of the summer girls" Right: Woman speaking to camera under caption reading: "When someone takes a vow of silence at a monastery in the forest to drink wine and reflect with the nuns"

Culture

Gen Z women are fleeing society and checking into convents this summer

3 panel: Woman pointing at baby formula prices at the grocery store

“And they wonder why people aren’t having babies”: New mom stunned by baby formula prices

3 panel: Left: Woman biting into a raw red onion Middle: Woman eating the viral onion snack Right: Woman holding prepared plate of viral raw onion snack

People on TikTok are eating raw onions and arguing over who did it first

Strava Fridge Trend: 3 panel: Women taking beverages out of a fridge then posting their Strava run stats

From top run times to top drinks: Inside the viral Strava fridge trend

Left: Woman holding seashell under caption reading "Be careful with pretty shells" Right: Same woman picking up the deadly cone snail under caption reading: "She doesn't know it yet but she's about to pick up the world's deadliest shell that leads to full paralysis in minutes"

Woman picks up a pretty seashell. Then she learns it’s poisonous enough to kill 700 people

Left: Woman walking on a treadmill under caption reading "Attention my 12-3-30 girlies" Middle: Woman walking on treadmill wunder caption reading "Doing 12, 3, 30 every day of my pregnancy" Right: Woman on treadmill under caption reading "day 1 of 30 of doing 12 x 3 x 30 every day"

Yes, the 12-3-30 fitness routine is still hard—and still going viral

3 panel: Left: Woman threatening camera under caption reading "My husband wants to show you some of his Pokemon cards collection. You BETTER be nice" Middle: Woman threatening camera under caption reading "My boyfriend wants to show you more of his plants so you BETTER say nice things" Right: Woman threatening camera under caption reading "My husband wants to show you his Labubu collection and you better say something nice"

Women are defending their boyfriends’ niche hobbies like their lives depend on it in aggressively wholesome TikTok trend

Coconut water and espresso? The “Coconut Americano” is the internet’s new summer coffee order

3 panel: Each of people galloping under caption reading: "Apparently if you walk like this you get the perfect candid pictures (Wait til the end)"

The secret to a perfect candid? Galloping like a horse, according to this TikTok trend

Background: Smiling middle aged business man shaking hands with Reddit post overlay reading: "“I lied about my resume and it changed my life. I was jobless, depressed, and running out of time. One night out of pure desperation, I added a fake degree. Just a little stretch. A bachelor’s from a local university I never finished. They hired me."

“You can just do things”: Guy admits to faking a degree on his resume—and says it changed his life

The Sarti Spritz is Europe’s popular hot pink summer drink: “I literally am begging them to bring it to the US”

Left: Man at Jersey Mike's under caption reading "Asking for Mike's Way at Jersey Mike's gone wrong, Middle: Ordering a sandwich at Jersey Mike's under caption reading "Ordering Jersey Mike's 'Mike's Way'", Right: Jersey Mike's employee behind the counter

Jersey Mike’s employees are reacting to unhinged “Mike’s Way” sandwich requests

“Office chair butt” is the latest workplace wellness concern—but there’s a solution

Left: Woman eating a cookie and typing on a computer underneath caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and they asked you to clear the cookies" Middle: Man forcefully pointing under caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and now they tell you to use POWERPOINT" Right: Man balancing books on his head under caption reading "When you lied about your accounting qualifications and they ask you to balance the books"