FASHION NOVA , JEOPARDY & WORDLE

As someone who consults the internet for reviews of pretty much everything, review and ratings ethics and accuracy are important to me. And the FTC clearly agrees. In a statement released on Tuesday, the FTC shared that it’s requiring fast-fashion brand Fashion Nova to pay $4.2 million because the company deleted hundreds of thousands of reviews with ratings lower than four stars. This is the first time the FTC is challenging a company for failing to post negative reviews—and I’m into it. 

After a 40-day streak, Amy Schneider’s Jeopardy reign is over. She’s now the most successful woman in the game show’s history, and the second most successful overall competitor. Schneider is taking over $1M to the bank, and recently signed with CAA. 

Word games are back in, guys. As the newest mobile game craze, Wordle, gains more and more popularity (played by almost 3 million daily users now!), various rip-offs of the word puzzle are already starting to pop up. Lewdle, made by screenwriter Gary Whitta and games developer Adam Nickerson, challenges users to solve a simple word puzzle, but with only 5-letter swear words. It’s starting to catch on, with over 800,000 daily users. And in Dordle, which creators describe as “wordle plus wordle”, users must take on two words at once. There’s also Absurdle and Sweardle, so safe to say if you’re into word games, you have enough options to keep yourself busy these days. 

If you want a glimpse into the future, look no further than this TikTok. This creator answers the question “what do single women do after work?” with a never-ending-set of household gadgets and home routines that seems to come straight out of earliest, 2033. And then, I loved this video as well. The creator simply makes videos of bench dedications from Central Park’s Adopt A Bench program. Filled with heartfelt messages, the memorial notes always get me. 

—Darlene Kenney, Digital Strategist