Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayâs edition of web_crawlr.Â
Our top stories today are about: Trump posting fake AI images of women wearing âSwifties for Trumpâ shirts, how the internet reacted to All Nippon Airways launching a PokĂ©mon-themed flight safety videos, why dopamine menus are taking over TikTok, and a womanâs shocking Airbnb discovery after renting it without looking at photos first.Â
After that, our Assistant Editor Kira has a âDecoding Fandomâ column for you.Â
See you tomorrow!Â
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⥠Today in Internet Culture
đ€ VIRAL POLITICS
Swifties for Trump is an AI fever dreamâexcept for one real woman
Former President Donald Trump posted a mock endorsement acceptance from Taylor Swift along with AI-generated images of young women wearing âSwifties For Trumpâ shirts.Â
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âïž POP CULTURE
All Nippon Airways just launched a Pokémon-themed flight safety video inside of their airplanes
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will feature a pre-flight safety video featuring a whole jetload of PokĂ©mon characters.Â
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đ TRENDING
Dopamine Menusâor âDopamenusââare taking over TikTok
A dopamine menu or âdopamenuâ is a list of items, activities, and situations that promote joy or provide stimulation to an individual.
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đ± WTF
âOh there are DEFINITELY cameras in thereâ: Woman rents Airbnb without seeing its photos beforehand. She canât believe whatâs inside
A woman who stayed at an Airbnb her mother booked is probably regretting her decision to not request a link to photos of what the place looked like beforehand.
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By Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor
Video game fans tear apart the new Borderlands movieâwhat went wrong?
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Wednesdays our Assistant Newsletter Editor Kira Deshler dives deep into the world of fan culture in her âDecoding Fandomâ column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else, subscribe to web_crawlr to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
đžïž Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ânet.
đ Chick-fil-A fans are worried about a possible change in the chainâs menu. That fear is as follows: Is Chick-fil-A getting rid of its famous waffle-cut fries?
đ Walmart self-checkout lanes come with cameras that record your every move. But what happens if you simply donât let them?
đ If itâs been a while since youâve shopped for school supplies, then brace yourself for what this storeâs selling a notebook for.
đ” In a viral video, a McDonaldâs customer questioned the chainâs âdollar menuâ after seeing a $3.59 McChicken.Â
đ± Hereâs why âMonday Left Me Broken Catâ a.k.a Mr. Peebles, is a TikTok icon.
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đ€ł Todayâs Viral Video
Keke Palmer and her mom talk about their time working with Dan Schneider.Â