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Mychal Threets has always been proud to be a library kid. The Fairfield, California native was homeschooled by his mother and spent so much time in the Solano County Library that he genuinely can’t remember the first time he walked through its doors. But he does say that most of his core memories happen between those walls, like the time he brought his cat in for a pet parade.  “I was an unusually arrogant little library child,” Threets, 33, tells Rolling Stone, laughing. “I was so happy to bring my cat and show…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA TikToker whose videos about Drayton House – the location featured in the movie Saltburn – garnered millions of views has expressed regret over fans trespassing on the estate.Rhian Williams said it was “such a shame that people are trespassing” and emphasised that “there is a public footpath through the estate that everyone should stick to if they want to visit”.She told the BBC:…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA TikToker has been criticised for asking celebrities an “immature and distasteful” question at the People’s Choice Awards. Harry Daniels, who has nearly half a million followers on TikTok, was seen interviewing America Ferrera, Billie Eilish, Coi Leray, Darren Barnet, James Charles and Halle Bailey - and his approach has sparked debate online.It comes as a BBC presenter was criticised…

Red flag people in the workplace number 7: the person doing this is in a leadership position. It can really make people miserable. A red flag is policing people's word choice. I'm talking constantly finding fault with the words that people use to describe things, constantly correcting, constantly demanding that we dive into that word choice that you just use because I'm not sure I like the sound of that. I'm talking like a leader who will derail an entire 30 minute meeting because someone used the word 'escalate'…

Few people enjoy not feeling well, especially when the sickness is brought on by food—one of life’s main sources of happiness. But some people fear that more than others, especially those dealing with emetophobia, a strong fear of vomiting and situations related to it.The author of Every Colour of You and The Missing Pieces of Me, Amelia Mandeville-Marinaro, recently went viral after sharing her family’s reactions to her concerns caused by emetophobia. The TikToker posted screenshots from the family chat, consequently…

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to parenting, so it can be hard to judge what an adult chooses to do as their childcare solution. But certain parents, for better or worse, decide to outsource their tasks to, inevitably, a tablet, smartphone, or TV screen.TikToker and mom Alexandra Sabol described and demonstrated her parenting style, with ample snacks and screen time for her kids. Netizens had pretty strong opinions, which they actively voiced in the comments section.More info: TikTok Some adults trust that a…

Lately, the internet has been talking a lot about so-called “shut up” rings. The term refers to someone proposing just to appease their partner when in reality, they don’t want the commitment.On TikTok, one user, who is known on the platform as @ceciliaregina275, even made an entire series to explain the phenomenon in great detail using real-life examples.But Cecilia not only dissects individual cases, but also encourages viewers to reflect on the broader issues surrounding relationships and communication, creating an…

“I believe wholeheartedly that I captured, that night, an angel on film,” Colette Reynolds said in a recent TikTok shared with her 2.2 million followers. Behind her was a photograph of a tree, at night, with a gauzy white shape visible on a branch. Reynolds, a professional-looking woman with glasses and curled blonde hair in a black turtleneck sweater, identified it as a seraphim, the highest order of angel in Christendom. She had taken the picture years ago, she said, at a low point in her life, explaining that…

Last May, Bobbi Althoff paid $300 to change her life forever.  As a parody account on TikTok, Bobbi Althoff knew her dream of making the transition to a celebrity interviewer was missing one key component: celebrities. So she put out a request to her followers: she would give $300 to whoever could connect her to a famous person willing to be on her comedy podcast. One lucky follower got her comedian Rick Glassman, who came on the show to chat about the exact amount of money in his bank account. Another viewer led…

We get so used to our homes that we can scarcely imagine living any other way. It’s only when we visit someone else or stay abroad for a spell that we realize how even small architectural changes can make us feel like Alice who’s just tumbled down into Wonderland. It’s a bit of a culture shock!Popular DIY, home decor, and renovation TikTok content creator Brittany (@thebrickhousechronicles), who is an American living in the United Kingdom, had two of her videos go viral looking at just that. In one of her clips, she…