You know how there are some things that always look cuter the smaller they are? Kind of like baby shoes or overalls—something about them being tiny makes them squeal-worthy.
Well, it turns out the same can be said about turning small things bigger. One man has had a lifelong dream of making a “Little Tikes Cozy Coupe” adult-sized, and recently he made his dream come true.
Even if you’ve never known the proper name for the plastic kids’ vehicle, you’d likely easily recognize the nostalgic toy with its bright yellow and red doors that make a distinct suction-popping sound upon opening or closing them. But one of the best parts is that it’s completely foot-powered like the “Flintstones,” which is great for kids but not so much if you’re trying to beat rush hour traffic.
The TikTok account @Tikestrackercolo posted a short video showing off the adult-sized replica of the Cozy Coupe.
In the caption of the video that now has 3.3 million views, the owner explains, “My Little Tikes inspired Cozy Coupe! I was inspired by a Hallmark ornament to turn this $700 Geo Tracker into a Cozy Coupe. I have more work to do so follow me for updates.”
The detail on the car is meticulous, down to the stitching on the seats and the stickers on the tires. But one of the funniest details is the feet that dangle from the bottom of the car, giving the illusion of the driver using his feet to get around town. Commenters are absolutely tickled by the Cozy Coupe, and even Little Tikes commented, “Amazing!” complete with a car emoji followed by a cloud of smoke.
My Little Tikes inspired Cozy Coupe! I was inspired by a Hallmark Ornament to turn this $700 Geo Tracker into a Cozy Coupe. I have more work to do so follow me for updates. The paint is screaming yellow and road rage red from Monstaliner, seat embroidery by Tees in Time, tire stickers by TireStickers.com and orange carpart by Accumatsonline #littletikes #littletikescozycoupe #geotracker #geotrackermakeover #downsyndrome #carsoftiktok #hallmarkornaments #tiktok #monstaliner #accumatsonline #tirestickers
“This is ABSOLUTELY the GREATEST thing I have ever seen,” one person said.
“Love the foot power 😅 how fun,” another wrote.
“This is the build by which all builds should be measured against. This is where it all started for car guys. I love this so much,” a commenter said.
You guys, the car even has googly eyes, and now the legs kick while he drives! How could anyone ignore how adorable this car is? If you live in Colorado, the car can be spotted driving around town, so be on the lookout.
A recently posted story on Reddit shows a mother confidently standing up for her family after being bullied by a teacher for her culture. Reddit user Flowergardens0 posted the story to the AITA forum, where people ask whether they are wrong in a specific situation.
Over 5,600 people commented on the story, and an overwhelming majority thought the mother was right. Here’s what went down:
“I (34F) have a (5M) son who attends preschool. A few hours after I picked him up from school today, I got a phone call from his teacher,” Flowergardens0 wrote. “She made absolutely no effort to sound kind when she, in an extremely rude and annoyed tone, told me to stop packing my son such ‘disgusting and inappropriate’ lunches.”
“I felt absolutely appalled when she said this, as me and the teacher have, up until now, always maintained a very friendly relationship. She added that the lunches I’m packing my son are ‘very distracting for the other students and have an unpleasant odor.’ I told her that I understand her concerns, as the lunches I pack are definitely not the healthiest, but the lunches are according to my son’s preferences.”
The mother added that she usually sends her son to school with small celery sticks, blue cheese and goat cheese, kimchi, spam and spicy Sriracha-flavored Doritos.
“I ended the call by saying that I very much appreciated her worries, but that at the end of the day, I am not going to drastically change my son’s lunches all of a sudden, and that it’s not my fault if other students are ‘distracted’ by his meal,” the mother continued. “It is very important to me what my son enjoys, and I want him to like my lunches.”
The teacher replied with an email saying the mom’s response was “unacceptable” and that his lunches were “just too inappropriate to be sent to school any longer.”
“I haven’t responded yet and don’t want to. I want to maintain a healthy relationship with my son’s teachers. I am confused as to what to do,” the mom ended her story.
It’s clear that the teacher is way out of line in this situation because the child is eating food that is entirely normal in Korean culture. It may have a strong odor to those who aren’t used to it, but that’s just an opportunity for the teacher to explain to the children how people from different parts of the world eat different types of food. It’s not that hard.
The only reason the teacher should have any choice over what the child eats is if it is egregiously unhealthy and may cause them harm.
The most popular commenter on the forum suggested that the mother bring the issue to the principal’s attention.
“Report her to the principal,” Thatshygal717 wrote. “Her comments regarding your son’s food are ‘disgusting’ and ‘have an unpleasant tone’ aka cough cough racist tone. She’s too inappropriate to be teaching at the school any longer.”
Another commenter, muffiewriters, assured the mother that she was doing nothing wrong. “Your son’s food is perfectly normal,” they wrote. “For a 5-year-old. Your family’s food is normal. The teacher is TA for not recognizing that.”
The mother hasn’t shared what she did next, but she’s handled the situation perfectly so far. She told the teacher that it’s not her fault if other kids are distracted by her food and that she will not change her son’s diet to please other people.
The beauty of America is that we are a country of many different cultures mixed like a beautiful bowl of salad. It’s great that so many people supported the mother and reminded her that her family has every right in the world to eat the food they love, and if it bothers anyone, they can keep it to themselves.
P.S. That teacher has no idea what she’s talking about. Korean food is delicious.
You know the end of the interview where they ask, “Do you have any questions for us?” It’s a dreaded question for a lot of people. Even though you know it’s coming, the question still catches you off guard and you wind up asking something possibly irrelevant or nothing at all. Then the whole ride home, approximately fifteen questions pop into your head.
But don’t you fret, because TikTok creator Kyyah Abdul has a list of five questions to keep tucked in your brain’s pocket to close out an interview. And folks in the comments are applauding the creator’s ability to figure out if the company is a fit for you and clarify any concerns the interviewer may have. Her advice was so genius that even a person who is involved in candidate recruitment chimed in saying, “Being in both senior leadership and directly involved in candidate recruitment, these questions are fire. 10/10 recommend.”
The video has well over 800,000 views on TikTok and nearly 200,000 likes. In the nearly 3-minute video, Abdul is sitting in her car and explains how one of her questions always trips up interviewers, but says, “It would give me the opportunity to address any concerns they had as a result of my interview.”
One of the first questions on her list is, “How do you and senior leadership respond to errors made in the workplace?”
Most people who have held more than one job have experienced being in an environment where minor mistakes were ridiculed or caused you to be micromanaged. So asking this sort of question in the interview seems like it would give you a better understanding of that company’s work environment.
Some commenters have tried her methods and others are eager to continue to soak up her knowledge.
“I always incorporate your questions and am told that this was the best interview they ever had,” one commenter wrote.
“This is the first interview question video I’ve seen NOT from a recruiter or manager. And it was actually really helpful. Thank you so much,” someone else wrote.
“I used these questions during my last interview and they thought I was brilliant,” another person said.
Clearly viewers think Abdul’s interview hacks are invaluable. Watch the video below to hear the rest of the questions:
A lot of people have asked me about interview questions so I am reposting my most viral interview video #interview #interviewtips #interviewquestions #interviewtipsandtrick #interviewprep
Stormzy clearly knows how to celebrate in style. The London rapper recently turned 30 (on July 26), hosting a #MikeGala at the Biltmore Mayfair and inviting some of his most famous friends and admirers to attend. The result was captured in the video for his new song, “Angel In The Marble,” showing off the elegant black-tie styles of Stormzy and his friends, including Dina Asher-Smith, Zadie Smith, Tiana Major9, Little Simz, Skepta, Louis Theroux, Nia DaCosta, and more. The event was even covered in British Vogue.
The title, “Angel In The Marble,” continues the arty kick Stormzy’s been on lately. Similar art museum aesthetics permeated his videos for “Toxic Trait” and “The Weekend” with RAYE, while Stormzy showed off his high-fashion sensibilities with coordinated Burberry suits alongside Burna Boy and Skepta at the recent Met Gala (mandem got a taste for the posh life, innit?).
Stormzy hasn’t announced a new album yet — his last one, This Is What I Mean, came out last November — but he’s certainly been productive lately. In the past month alone, he’s released four new videos touting his longevity and ruminating on his current success, so perhaps an announcement isn’t too far off.
Watch Stormzy’s “Angel In The Marble” video above.
Elon Musk might (at this moment in time) be the world’s richest man, but Mark Zuckerberg might be having a last laugh with the launch of Threads. What also appears to be high on his priority list: kicking Elon’s ass. The owner of Twitter did agree to a cage fight (and a “literal d*ck measuring contest”), although surely, those things will actually never happen.
In fact, the more Zuck preps and gets surprisingly ripped for either of those occasions, the more likely it is that Elon will simply ghost the dude while he’s waiting on the mat. That’s sad because Zuck is pounding all those calories, and god only knows how downtrodden he will feel after jiu-jitsu and MMA training for nothing. Additionally, it seems that Zuck’s obsession with fighting Elon led him to actually erect a “backyard octagon.” And as noted by TMZ (which posted the texting receipts), Priscilla Chan wasn’t excited about losing the grass that she’s been nurturing for years:
“It looks awesome,” [Zuck] said over text to Chan … adding, “We have plenty of yard space!” when he noticed she wasn’t exactly thrilled over it.
That’s when, however, she dropped a bomb on him … saying, “I have been working on that grass for two years.”
At which point, Zuck actually posted a poll for people to vote on whether he should take down that octagon or risk some irritation at home.
Dude, a rivalry with Elon Musk is so not worth risking your marital harmony over.
Earlier this offseason, the Philadelphia 76ers re-signed reserve center Montrezl Harrell to a 1-year deal to return to the Sixers bench unit behind Joel Embiid for a second season. Harrell averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game a year ago, as he served as the third big behind Embiid and Paul Reed (likewise re-signed this summer).
Unfortunately, Harrell won’t be available for the Sixers for most, if not all of next season after the team announced he underwent an MRI that revealed he had a torn ACL and a meniscus tear after dealing with knee swelling following some offseason workouts.
Montrezl Harrell has a torn ACL and medial meniscus tear, the Sixers say.
Team says he had an MRI today to assess right knee swelling following his offseason workouts.
It’s been a tough summer for the Sixers, as they are still dealing with the James Harden trade request and trying to find a way to remain a contender if they trade their second star. Losing Harrell only adds to their depth concerns, but they did go out and sign Mo Bamba as another reserve big man, and this likely thrusts him into that third center role behind Embiid and Reed. For Harrell, he will now face a long recovery from the knee injury that will likely keep him out all of this next season, making for an uncertain future given he’s only on a 1-year deal.
On the season three finale of Peacock’s Hart to Hart, Will Smith told host Kevin Hart about how Spielberg convinced him to star in Men in Black. “I kinda understood Men in Black like a little bit, but I didn’t want to make Men in Black. That was the next year after Independence Day. So I didn’t want to make two alien movies back to back,” the then-King of July 4th explained.
But then, Spielberg, who produced the alien comedy, “sent a helicopter for me. To talk. It landed at his house. And he had me at hello.” While they were chatting, Spielberg served him a glass of lemonade, which was “the first time I ever had lemonade with carbonated water,” Smith said.
“[Spielberg] said the coldest shit,” Smith recalled. “He said, tell me why you don’t want to make my movie…” Smith then pointed out that Spielberg didn’t direct the movie, but rather served as an executive producer on the Barry Sonnenfield flick. He joked, “He put the ellipses at the end… If he had continued, he woulda said, ‘Joker, you know I made Jaws, right? You know I made E.T.’”
The next time Spielberg offers you a glass of lemonade after sending his private helicopter to pick you up, prepare yourself. He’s going to ask for a favor. “Uh, I’m sorry, Steve-O — can I call you Steve-O? — but I can’t help you move that weekend. I’m, uh, out of town.” Then zap him with a Neuralyzer.
Prior to the Department of Justice officially indicting Donald Trump for his actions before, during, and after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building, the former president had already started telegraphing to his rabid supporters that federal charges were most likely coming. According to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, this narration of his legal problems is all part of his tough guy act.
“He loves to project bravado,” Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after the third Trump indictment was revealed on Tuesday. “He also loves to be in control, and have every moment that happens in his life exist, on his terms. And so, that’s why he has tried to narrate his own indictments, over the three that have happened so far, his three and a half, if you count last week.”
However, Haberman claimed that “privately” the former president is not handling his latest indictment well. Via Mediaite:
Behind-the-scenes, he’s very angry. He is much more rattled than he is projecting being, again, as you say everything with him is about appearances. And he wants to give up the appearance that everything is fine. He is very upset. Folks around him are very upset.
According to Haberman, Team Trump is extremely concerned about the other conspirators listed in the indictment, and what they might be telling prosecutors to save their own skin.
“On the one hand, they were relieved reading this indictment that there were not more details that they didn’t know that were in it,” Haberman told Collins. “On the other, there was a reference to six co-conspirators. And that raises questions about will anyone else face charges? And will more details be revealed if that happens?”
August, like all of the months that make up the summer months, is a great time for beer drinkers. It’s a warm weather month where IPAs, pale ales, lagers, Kolsch-style beers, and other lighter beers shine. It’s also a great month for classic summer sippers, limited offerings, seasonal gems, and new releases. How else would you want to enjoy the “last” month of the summer (we understand that September is technically the last month)?
To help you get the most out of summer’s last gasp, we searched far and wide and imbibed a slew of beers to find the best, most exciting, delicious beers you should seek out this month. Keep scrolling to see session IPAs, New England-style pale ales, fruited Kolschy-style beers, and much more.
Indeed Modern Age Session IPA
Indeed
ABV: 3.8%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Sometimes you want a break from your heavier, higher-ABV IPAs during the summer months. This is where session IPAs come in. A great new one is Indeed Modern Age. It’s brewed with pale malts, oats, dextrin, and acidulated malts as well as Strata, Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. Even at 3.8% ABV, it’s surprisingly flavorful and complex.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a ton of fruit on the nose. Tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, and floral, herbal hops. The palate continues this trend with mango, ripe berries, candied orange peels, grapefruit, caramelized pineapple, and floral, lightly bitter hops. Overall, it’s light on the palate and very crushable.
Bottom Line:
As lower-ABV, crushable IPAs go, this is a decent one. It’s muted as expected, but still loaded with fruit and hop aromas and flavors.
To say that this is a unique beer that needs to be tried to be believed is an understatement. Brewed with 2-row malts, malted wheat, oats, and Citra hops, it was crafted to taste like a tropical, tart, fruity gummy candy. It definitely accomplishes this because of the additions of raspberry, cherry, and tangerine.
Tasting Notes:
Aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries, and orange peels are prevalent on the nose. Drinking it only adds to this with notes of tangerine, grapefruit, ripe berries, sweet cherry, and floral, lightly dank pine. It’s sweet, tart, and has very little bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This is an interesting beer that belongs on your August radar. It’s not for everyone, but it’s fruity and flavorful and at the very least will get you and your friends talking.
Often, we wait for the Fall months to dig into meltier lagers, but we just can’t wait that long to enjoy Buoy Vienna Lager. This Austrian-style lager was brewed with Pilsen and Vienna malts and hopped with Magnum and Saphir hops. To add to that, it’s lagers for a full five weeks.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of bready malts, caramel, honeyed nuts, and floral, lightly piney hops starts everything off well. Drinking it brings forth notes of freshly baked bread, dried fruits, toffee, and floral, lightly bitter, piney hops. It’s malty, sweet, refreshing, and very crisp at the finish.
Bottom Line:
While some summery lagers tend to lean a little light. Buoy Vienna Lager is a nice mix of malt sweetness and floral hops. It’s a great beer to start you on your journey into autumn.
Bissell Brothers Summer Rise Pale Ale
Bissell Brothers
ABV: 4.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
This aptly named, summery pale ale was brewed in collaboration with Maine Academy of Modern Music. It gets its fruity, hoppy, citrus flavor profile from being brewed with Maine 2-row malts, Crystal malts, Maine oats, Maine wheat, as well as Bru-1, Cryo Citra, Cryo Mosaic, and Strata hops.
Tasting Notes:
This hazy brew begins with notes of ripe tangerines, pine needles, tropical fruits, and floral, herbal, earthy hops. It’s juicy, fruity, and lightly bitter with a palate of caramel malts, orange peels, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, and a finish of floral, gently bitter piney hops.
Bottom Line:
This juicy, fruity New England-style pale ale is perfect for the hot August days ahead. It’s hazy, balanced, and memorable.
Vermont’s Lawson’s Finest Liquids is well-known for its New England-style IPAs. But this popular brewery also makes other styles. One of its best non-IPA beers is its Scrag Mountain Pilsner. Its flagship lager is a Czech-style pilsner named for the surrounding mountain.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is all lemon zest, orange peel, honey, grass, and floral, earthy hops. The palate continues this trend with cereal grains, bready malts, honey, lemon peels, and floral, grassy, earthy hops. The finish is crisp and lightly bitter.
Bottom Line:
August is a time for crisp lagers and Lawson’s Finest makes a great one. Floral, citrusy, sweet, and highly crushable on a hot day.
We tend to be wary of fruit-based beers. There’s a fear that they will be over-the-top sweet. This is definitely not the case with Genese Tropical Pineapple Kolsch. This Kolsch-style blonde ale was made with natural pineapple flavor. It’s available all summer long.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is caramel malts, honey, citrus peels, and a ton of ripe pineapple. Drinking it makes you feel like you’re taking a vacation in a tropical paradise. There’s a ton of ripe pineapple as well as citrus peels, sweet malts, and lightly floral hops. Sweet, refreshing, and perfect for a hot day.
Bottom Line:
As fruity beers go, this is your new go-to summer crusher. It’s subtly pineapple-driven, but very refreshing on a warm August day.
Half Acre Pony might be available all year long, but it fits best in the summer (especially August). This American lager from Chicago’s Half Acre is a great mix of old world and new with bold, flavorful malts and liberal use of noble hops. It’s crisp, thirst-quenching, and well-balanced.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find crackery malts, lemongrass, and floral hops. The palate is filled with sweet malts, freshly baked bread, honey, citrus peels, light spices, and floral piney hops. The finish is crisp, floral, and very refreshing. This is a great crusher of a summer beer.
Bottom Line:
Sure, you can crack open a light beer on a hot summer night, but you’d be in danger of crushing a borderline flavorless beer. Why not enjoy an equally crushable well-balanced, flavorful Pony?
Troegs Hopora IPA
Troegs
ABV: 6.2%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Troegs is a great brewery for hop fans. Its rotating IPA releases are fresh, aromatic, and loaded with hop flavor. One of the best available in August in Hopora IPA. Brewed with pale malt, oats, wheat, and Solera, Citra, and Chinook hops, it’s juicy, velvety, and hoppy.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, bready malts, sweet wheat, and floral, piney hops greet you before your first sip. Drinking it reveals flavors of dank pine, grass, orange peels, lemongrass, grapefruit, tropical fruits, and lightly bitter, earthy hops. It’s crisp, gently bitter, and very flavorful.
Bottom Line:
The use of oats and wheat gives this beer a smooth, creamy mouthfeel that adds to the profile of citrus, tropical fruits, and pine. This is definitely a beer worth seeking out this month.
Oktoberfest beers have arrived! It’s always an exciting time in the beer world. One of my absolute favorites in the American craft scene is from St. Louis’ amazing 2nd Shift Brewing. The beer is made with lightly toasted barley malts and the exact right German hops. The 2nd Shift team cares deeply about making slow beer and making it right, which makes them excellent at executing finicky German lagers.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a beautiful nutty creaminess on the nose that gives way to hints of floral hops, light green grass, and a dash of malted caramel cookies. The palate is luscious with a deep sense of floral hop oils countered by creamy caramel maltiness with a silky mouthfeel. The end holds onto the light malted creaminess with a nice sense of green roasting herbs, yellow straw, and light hop flowers with a few stems.
Bottom Line:
I was lucky enough to try this fresh out of the tank last month and it’s stellar. As someone who lived in Central Europe for the better part of 20 years, I can confidently say that this is an outstanding American Oktoberfest lager that’d stand up proudly next to anything in Munich this September at the Oktoberfest festivities. Get some while it’s super fresh! — Zach Johnston
Mike Pence is still running for president. Maybe? Yes, he is, and there’s no telling who will actually vote for him. The left, even if Biden wasn’t in the picture, would never cross party lines for a staunchly religiously conservative views that suggest he wants to dismantle abortion rights even more than the Trump-laden Supreme Court recently did.
Additionally, a huge chunk of the GOP isn’t crazy about Pence. Since he refused to help Donald Trump overturn democracy, he’s been booed during an NRA convention, which is not even one bit as bad as the January 6 rioters wanting to hang him. He doesn’t even have The Fly on his side anymore, and yes, this conversation is going off the rails fast.
Pence, who recently did his best Sons Of Anarchy impression, spoke at a campaign event after Trump’s third indictment to declare, “[A]nyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.”
Pence: Sadly, the president was surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. pic.twitter.com/XhapAuEsD7
Granted, he didn’t utter these words with any fire, but I’m not sure there’s any smoke to be found within Pence’s being. He is akin to a soggy blanket tasked with smothering a fire, although he did promise to say more once he fully reviewed the indictment documents.
In a followup, however, Pence seemed to place a lot of blame on Trump being “surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers,” so perhaps he thought better of actually growing a half-backbone. What will Mother say about this? What matters more is that people are asking why this tiny pushback took so long.
Things he should have said on January 6th, 2021 if he had a spine.
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