Even the most socially agile person can find themselves dumfounded by some of life’s more awkward situations. There is no obvious way to deal with a friend negging you or an in-law asking you rude questions. It’s in these moments, though, that Harvard-trained etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho sees herself as a resource. Ho is … Read more
Screenshot: Marvel/Disney+ Of all the weird moments and choices in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the Illuminati scene might be the one that most made us wonder “wait… what just happened?” Patrick Stewart, Professor X himself, brought the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Sam Raimi’s 2022 sequel, but filming his cameo … Read more
After a weekend of chaos at OpenAI, the company’s board of directors appointed former Twitch boss Emmett Shear interim CEO late Sunday. It was just the latest in a string of tumultuous changes at the AI company following Friday’s ouster of CEO Sam Altman, and it left many wondering what kind of CEO Shear would … Read more
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) faltered when pressed to explain her proposed amendment to a spending bill by veteran Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Her proposed amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations bill would prohibit “the use of funds made available by this act to be used to provide financial assistance to sanctuary cities.” … Read more
Play video content Sky Sports F1 Machine Gun Kelly is the latest celeb to be interviewed by Martin Brundle — and just like most of MOTS stop-and-chats go … this one was equally awkward, if not more hilarious. The rocker/rapper was out in Sao Paolo Sunday to take in all the race cars zipping by … Read more
It was a scary scene towards the end of the Steelers-Titans “Thursday Night Football” game. Titans WR Treylon Burks had to be carted off the field after an awkward fall with just over two minutes remaining in regulation. The wide receiver had to be mobilized before exiting the stadium. Pittsburgh held on for a 20-16 … Read more
Slack The pandemic revolutionized how people communicate, with video calls being the cornerstone of the workday. A universal part of the video call experience is awkwardly waiting for everyone to join the call. Slack has a new feature that should make the wait time more bearable. Slack has its own meeting feature called Huddles, which … Read more
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SimplePractice, a company that offers a telehealth platform, is warning patients about Apple’s new video reactions feature that might let people unintentionally add heart emoji or virtual fireworks during a telehealth video call. Awkward. As shown in a Mastodon post by Matt Haughey — who says he had a friend who saw the fireworks on … Read more
Kody Brown might be waiting a while for a kiss from his estranged wife, Janelle Brown. Though the Brown family patriarch takes Janelle out on a birthday date on Sunday’s episode of Sister Wives, it seems he has underestimated just how far gone their relationship is in Janelle’s eyes. Kody picks up Janelle for her … Read more
Some far-right Republican members of the House say they want Donald Trump to become the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s stunning ouster on Tuesday threw the body into chaos. GOP Reps. Troy Nehls (Tex.), Greg Steube (Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor-Greene (Ga.) all tweeted in support of Trump becoming speaker, while Jim Jordan (Ohio) told Fox … Read more