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A. Rivera<p>Dang it, those damn <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> kids are at it again. </p><p>&gt; Gen Z has brought us the 6pm dinner – and I am not ready for it<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/05/gen-z-has-brought-us-the-6pm-dinner-and-i-am-not-ready-for-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/05/gen-z-has-brought-us-the-6pm-dinner-and-i-am-not-ready-for-it</span></a></p><p>Anyhow what does she mean not ready for it? 6p dinner has always been a thing (in many places). Get with the program. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, courtesy of Tik Tok <a href="https://mas.to/tags/influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influencers</span></a> with no social manners whatsoever. </p><p>&gt; People are bringing their own food to Bay Area restaurants. Is ‘purse tuna’ ever OK?<br><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/outside-eat-bay-area-20785175.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/food/restauran</span><span class="invisible">ts/article/outside-eat-bay-area-20785175.php</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VivirDelCuento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VivirDelCuento</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Meanwhile, in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> edition. Just be secure, and while at it, learn some skills to keep your lover happy. Your lady (or other, let's not assume) will love you just as you are; if they do not, let them go. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p><p>&gt; The Rise of the $200,000 Penis<br><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/rise-of-200000-dollar-penis-1236332825/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyl</span><span class="invisible">e/lifestyle-news/rise-of-200000-dollar-penis-1236332825/</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: Modern robber barons and rich <a href="https://mas.to/tags/assholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assholes</span></a> are into other things besides hoity toity expensive paintings. They're doing fine. </p><p>&gt; Why billionaires aren’t bidding: Art sales fall to decade low <a href="https://qz.com/why-billionaires-arent-bidding-art-sales-fall-to-decade-low" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">qz.com/why-billionaires-arent-</span><span class="invisible">bidding-art-sales-fall-to-decade-low</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> </p><p>&gt; Resorts across Europe are now employing security to tackle sunbed fights - and they're even removing towels <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-14946485/Resorts-Europe-security-fight-sunbeds-removing-towels.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymail.co.uk/travel/article</span><span class="invisible">-14946485/Resorts-Europe-security-fight-sunbeds-removing-towels.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Top chef fired for making influencer cry by telling her she wasn't famous enough for free food <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14940351/Kis-Cafe-TikTok-micro-influencer-San-Francisco-restaurant-Luke-Sung.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1</span><span class="invisible">4940351/Kis-Cafe-TikTok-micro-influencer-San-Francisco-restaurant-Luke-Sung.html</span></a></p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, alleged "influencer" feels entitled to free food for exposure, throws hissy fit, gets chef fired. I get feel restaurant may have an issue or two w/o a chef. Oh well. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VivirDelCuento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VivirDelCuento</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> for the olds. To <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: it's one less appliance to worry about for the young folks. Acc. to article seems the reference is mainly to electric kettles. </p><p>&gt; Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jul/21/tea-in-the-microwave-why-gen-z-are-giving-up-on-kettles-to-make-a-brew" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/food/2025/jul/</span><span class="invisible">21/tea-in-the-microwave-why-gen-z-are-giving-up-on-kettles-to-make-a-brew</span></a></p><p>In our home, ladies still use a stovetop kettle to boil water for tea and for daughter's Ramen cups.</p><p> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HoldTheLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoldTheLine</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> 🍵</p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>, likely not applicable to those of us who drink Chateau El Cheapo. BTW to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: they're telling you to NOT use flute glasses. </p><p>&gt; The common mistake you're making while drinking champagne - and how to enjoy a glass of bubbly the right way <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14925419/common-mistake-drinking-champagne.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymail.co.uk/femail/article</span><span class="invisible">-14925419/common-mistake-drinking-champagne.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> 🥂</p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: She's got generic stuff in the bathroom cabinet, the horror. Hun, it's the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a>. Even unrealistically well off columnists need to save a buck or two buying off brand and/or store brands. </p><p>&gt; The very worst thing about And Just Like That? The contents of Carrie Bradshaw’s bathroom cabinet<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/21/the-very-worst-thing-about-and-just-like-that-the-contents-of-carrie-bradshaws-bathroom-cabinet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/21/the-very-worst-thing-about-and-just-like-that-the-contents-of-carrie-bradshaws-bathroom-cabinet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SlowNewsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlowNewsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Why male corporate leaders and billionaires may need financial therapy more than anyone <br><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-male-corporate-leaders-and-billionaires-may-need-financial-therapy-more-than-anyone-252094" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-male-c</span><span class="invisible">orporate-leaders-and-billionaires-may-need-financial-therapy-more-than-anyone-252094</span></a></p><p>Aww, the poor megalomaniac <a href="https://mas.to/tags/assholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assholes</span></a> need "financial therapy"? Nothing that some serious taxation for their fair share can't fix. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Trump, 79, has ‘benign’ vein condition; bruised hand blamed on handshaking, aspirin <a href="https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/17/repub/trump-79-has-benign-vein-condition-bruised-hand-blamed-on-handshaking-aspirin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/17</span><span class="invisible">/repub/trump-79-has-benign-vein-condition-bruised-hand-blamed-on-handshaking-aspirin/</span></a></p><p>For a moment I thought they'd say he was getting gout or some other stuff, but no. Anyhow, what catches my eye is fact that if I needed all that testing he got, I'd be better off dying in a ditch from lack of ability to pay, unlike his "free" health care. As for the handshaking, sounds like <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TacoTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TacoTrump</span></a> 🌮</p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Can the Cinderella Rule Save Your Sex Life? <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/can-the-cinderella-rule-save-your-sex-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/can-the-ci</span><span class="invisible">nderella-rule-save-your-sex-life/</span></a></p><p>On a side note, overcomplicated, overthinking like this likely means if I am ever single again, it's the hermit's life for me. Honestly, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WTF</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Kelly Ripa reveals husband Mark Consuelos’ ‘disgusting’ morning sex demands <a href="https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/kelly-ripa-reveals-husband-mark-consuelos-disgusting-morning-sex-demands" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torontosun.com/entertainment/c</span><span class="invisible">elebrity/kelly-ripa-reveals-husband-mark-consuelos-disgusting-morning-sex-demands</span></a></p><p>Dude, dump her while you can. Any woman praying for you to get impotent at 50 does not have your best interests in mind. (Besides, you START living at 50, you can do better.) </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; The economy is turbulent for influencers, too — here's how you might see it online<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5463723/influencers-recession-tiktok-instagram" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-54637</span><span class="invisible">23/influencers-recession-tiktok-instagram</span></a></p><p>FTA: "It really does beg the question of what do creators do if the economy isn't there to support them?" </p><p>How about getting a real job like everyone else? </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VivirDelCuento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VivirDelCuento</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In gringos causing international scandals. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: she cut the pasta with a knife. The horror. . . </p><p>&gt; American Millennial Films Herself Eating Pasta in Italy—Then Comes Outrage <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/american-woman-eating-pasta-italy-outrage-2098627" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/american-woman-ea</span><span class="invisible">ting-pasta-italy-outrage-2098627</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pasta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pasta</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scandals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scandals</span></a></p>
Sharon McMeekin<p>Bit of a random one, but would anyone like an XXL DPC/iPRES 2022 hoodie? I brought it home from the conference but never wore it (so it's basically brand new), and I've lost so much weight since it's ludicrously big on me now <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/champagneproblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>champagneproblems</span></a> . I found it while clearing out clothes to go to the local charity shop and it would be nice if it went to someone who'd appreciate it! Seems a waste to keep it as just a souvenir. Happy to post it to a good home anywhere in the world... 🌍🌎🌏</p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; My boyfriend is almost perfect – but he’s too vanilla in bed<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/08/my-boyfriend-is-almost-perfect-but-hes-too-vanilla-in-bed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/jul/08/my-boyfriend-is-almost-perfect-but-hes-too-vanilla-in-bed</span></a> </p><p>Dude, dump her while you can. She can go find the "difficult and unreliable men with whom I could nonetheless indulge in kinky sex, role-playing and other experimentation" she likes and you can find someone nice who appreciates the good, including lunch. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; ‘You can’t pause the internet’: social media creators hit by burnout <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/05/cant-pause-internet-social-media-creators-burnout" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2025/jul</span><span class="invisible">/05/cant-pause-internet-social-media-creators-burnout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VivirDelCuento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VivirDelCuento</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a>. However, the lack of porn is not as big a problem as his obsession with death (just read for details). </p><p>&gt; Trump complains about lack of porn access in White House, says former aide <a href="https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/trump-complains-about-lack-of-porn-access-in-white-house-says-former-aide-395103/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thelondoneconomic.com/news/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-complains-about-lack-of-porn-access-in-white-house-says-former-aide-395103/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TacoTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TacoTrump</span></a> 🌮 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/porn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>porn</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Beards may be dirtier than toilets – but all men should grow one<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/03/beards-may-be-dirtier-than-toilets-but-all-men-should-grow-one" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/03/beards-may-be-dirtier-than-toilets-but-all-men-should-grow-one</span></a></p><p>I have no idea where she gets off saying having a beard requires no effort. For the record, I grew one once, and maintenance was such a pain I shaved and never looked back. Did keep the mustache though. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/beard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beard</span></a></p>