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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Millennial Man Can't Cope With How Gen Z Answers the Phone: 'Can't Be Real'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. There are many things that Gen Zers do that leave millennials perplexed, but their latest habit to leave internet users stunned is their phone etiquette. Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) have a lot to say about their younger counterparts, from their fashion sense to their quirky behavior. We have had to accept many things about Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) ultimately, but one millennial man can't hide his shock any longer, and he has taken to social media to share his thoughts. Josh Levesque from Long Beach, California, shared a video on TikTok (@joshblevesque) to criticize Gen Z's questionable phone etiquette. He highlighted the idea that Gen Zers will supposedly answer the phone without uttering a word, just staying silent until the caller speaks to them. The idea of not greeting someone when they call is "insane" behavior for Levesque to comprehend. He even wondered if it is a weird prank that Gen Z are playing because it seems too absurd to be true. Josh Levesque talking about the Gen Z phone habit. Josh Levesque talking about the Gen Z phone habit. @joshblevesque / TikTok After taking to TikTok to share his thoughts on Gen Z not saying hello when answering the phone, the video has gone viral with more than 917,800 views and over 55,700 likes at the time of writing. Newsweek has contacted Levesque via Instagram for comment. We could not verify the details of the video. During the clip, Levesque said: "I'm not asking you to fully initiate conversation with like a prepared monologue. I don't need you to recite a f****** poem; I need, 'Hello, this is Josh.' Just something. That's phones, that's how phones work." Given how tech-savvy Gen Z are, you would think they'd understand simple phone etiquette—but apparently not. Levesque even weighs up several of the Gen Z arguments for why they don't speak first during a call. This includes the idea of it being a potential scam call, or the idea that the caller has come into their space so it is on them to introduce themselves. Neither of these points seems sufficient for Levesque, who says, "This can't be real." He adds in the video that he was introduced to this behavior by a recruiter who claims that Gen Zers often remain silent when answering his scheduled calls for a phone interview. While Levesque says that he doesn't have to call any young people so he hasn't experienced this himself, he saw a lot of commenters and social-media users unashamedly stating that this is something they do. The TikTok caption alongside the video reads: "I refuse to believe this is a thing that is actually happening. Please tell me you at least say hello … like everyone who's ever answered a phone in the history of telecommunications." Since the clip was shared online on July 12, it has certainly captured plenty of attention and generated discussion about this latest Gen Z habit. Many TikTok users have taken to the comments section to share their thoughts, leading to more than 8,300 comments on the viral video so far. One comment reads: "So they basically just Gen Z Stare when they answer the phone?" Another TikTok user wrote: "I call you and I don't hear confirmation that the call went through, I'm hanging up." A third person replied: "Instantly, throwing away the application and not hiring that person." But not everyone agrees, as one commenter added: "nah you called me. introduce yourself, explain yourself and maybe ill respond." Do you have any viral videos or pictures that you want to share? We want to see the best ones! Send them in to life@ and they could appear on our site.
Metro
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
WWE SummerSlam plans in chaos as things 'don't look good' for top star
SummerSlam is less than three weeks away, and WWE plans have been turned upside down. Just weeks after Liv Morgan was forced on the shelf in a heartbreaking moment, Saturday Night's Main Event saw another devastating injury with major implications for the company's biggest storylines. Over the weekend, Seth Rollins landed badly on his knee – which he's had issues with in the past – and hobbled to the corner. After talking to referee Jessika Carr and a member of WWE's medical staff,the bout was cut short and LA Knight picked up a quick win, with reports claiming they 'called an audible' by changing the planned result on the fly. On Sunday night, after the all-women's Evolution event, boss Paul 'Triple H' Levesque gave a concerning a update on Rollins' immediate future. 'Tomorrow night on Raw, we're gonna head down a new path, and I'm sure somebody here will ask about Seth. I'll just say right now, little bit inconclusive,' he said in a press conference. 'Doesn't look good.' There had been reports that Rollins was seen backstage at Evolution, walking on crutches with a protective boot. Levesque noted the current Money In The Bank contract holder was at Evolution to support his wife Becky Lynch as she defended the Women's Intercontinental Championship against Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. 'He came here tonight, he was not going to miss his wife's performance,' he added. 'He's here – or, was here. He'll be in Birmingham[, Alabama] tomorrow with Dr. Dugas. We'll get [an] MRI and hope for the best, see where we can go with that.' Although the SummerSlam card hasn't been revealed publicly yet, Rollins was expected to play a key role as his group – which includes Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and Paul Heyman – has been heavily involves in several big rivalries. Levesque hinted at changing plans, as he confirmed a Gauntlet Match for tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw. After his comments about Rollins, he said: 'In order to see where we go from there, tomorrow there will be a Gauntlet Match on Raw, maybe one of the biggest gauntlet matches we've ever done, I think.' He announced that Bron will be in the bout along with Knight, Penta, CM Punk and Jey Uso 'to determine who will go to SummerSlam to face GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Championship'. The legendary wrestler teased: 'So, big night!' Thus far, only a handful of matches have been announced for the historic first ever two-night SummerSlam on August 2 and 3. More Trending John Cena will defend the WWE Title against King of the Ring winner Cody Rhodes, and Queen of the Ring Jade Cargill challenges Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship. As announced on SmackDown, there will also be a tag team match pitting Randy Orton and Jelly Roll against Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul. View More » Netflix is the home of WWE in the UK. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: This 'controversial' Buffy episode was replaced on TV with two hours' notice MORE: Amazon Prime fans beat the heat and binge 'best sci-fi series in years' MORE: WWE fans raging over icon's 'disgraceful' retirement speech after 28-year career
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Contractors, business owners raise alarm over city's new wetlands ordinance
WESTFIELD — A group of area contractors, developers and business owners, alerted by Rob Levesque, owner of R. Levesque Associates, urged the Westfield City Council to revisit the changes made recently to the city's wetlands ordinance by the Conservation Commission that they claim will take thousands of acres of developable land off the map. The requests were made during public participation at the June 5 City Council meeting when Levesque and several other business owners came to the podium to ask for the review. 'As a land consultant and owner of property and as a business that represents properties, we are very concerned with the new wetlands protection ordinance,' said Levesque. He said more than 125 people signed a petition, and several others wrote letters to the mayor and City Council on the issue. John Raymaakers, a local business owner of J.L. Raymaakers & Sons, said as a taxpayer, the new ordinance would stop one of the larger projects that is in the final stages that would bring hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue into the city. 'The problem for our city, for all of you, has been tax income and deficit. Our schools are being hurt. This is just another step to hurt us as a town. I'm all for protecting the environment, all for that. I don't see how this change affects anything but hurting our town,' he said. 'As a contractor, this hurts my business tremendously, and stops projects that I've spent countless hours of time on with Rob, with the owner, with clients. I just fully disagree with this and I'd like you to take that into consideration,' Raymaakers added. Also speaking was Robert Goyette, owner of Heritage Homes and Charles Pignatare, owner of Liberty Manor. Goyette said he was there about the overreach of the wetlands protection ordinance. 'We as a company own a significant amount of land in town. As stakeholders, we had zero say in this — I was made aware of it by Rob — it impacts us significantly, to the millions. Thank you for hearing us, and I appreciate you revisiting it,' he said. 'I'm definitely begging you guys to review this. I'm in the construction business with the Scarfo family for 54 years. This is one of the worst,' said Pignatare. 'This is one of the worst situations I've seen us getting into, but hopefully we're able to do it correctly.' Councilor Dan Allie asked a question of Levesque through the chair of which specific portion of the ordinance they would like to see changed. Levesque said there are a number of items that have changed, some of major concern. 'I believe a list of the items that have changed would be very eye opening for the City Council. I know it's hard when you get a document and frankly, if you're not reading wetlands protections documents every day like we do, you don't realize what it necessarily impacts or doesn't impact. We all want to protect the wetlands in a proper way and there's science based performance standards that are in place to do that under the Wetlands Protection Act and under the previous ordinance, which we've never had a problem with,' he said. 'We understand this is a very significant overreach and it's not just what we spoke about in the petition, but there are other aspects related to enforcement and control that this gives to the Conservation Commission that are pretty aggressive,' Levesque added. Councilor Rick Sullivan raised a point of order saying since the item was not on the agenda, he would make a motion to add it to the agenda at the next meeting and refer it to the proper committees. After the meeting, Levesque explained what he considers the problems with the new ordinance. He said the biggest thing is jurisdictional overreach. He said the council drastically increased the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission by thousands of acres in the city by passing the ordinance, which gives the power to the commission to create regulations that the City Council won't have a vote on. 'The ordinance gives Conservation a blank check so essentially they can write whatever they want for regulations,' Levesque said. He referred to the last paragraph of the petition signed by more than 125 business owners which reads, 'Our community deserves thoughtful, science-based environmental protections that do not come at the cost of property rights, due process, and fairness. The current course of action by the Conservation Commission and specifically the Director of Conservation threatens to undermine all three.' Levesque also referred to a letter given to the City Council from Green Miles Lipton Attorney Michael Pill, which he said claims the ordinance was done erroneously. 'This new ordinance, which amends the City's Code of Ordinances related to the protection of wetlands, imposes extensive new jurisdictional and procedural requirements that raise serious questions about its legality, practicality, and equity. Ordinance No. 1773 exposes the Conservation Commission and the city to potential litigation that would be a waste of time and money for everyone,' according to the letter. Another letter from Ryan Ratledge, CEO of the Pioneer Valley Railroad Company, an 18-mile short-line railroad, headquartered in the city of Westfield, referred to their significant concerns about the expanded authority now being applied to intermittent streams. Ratledge said the PVRR provides a real service for several Westfield customers, such as Lowe's, James Hardie, ProAmpac and A. Duie Pyle, among others; and owns property slated for industrial development projects that he said will bring jobs and grow the local tax base. Ratledge requested a balanced review of the recent amendments to the Westfield wetlands protection ordinance, and said the current course of action by the Conservation Commission would impact their ability to recruit industry and have adverse effects for their business and the community as a whole. After the meeting, Levesque said he normally doesn't get involved in this way. 'You've never really seen me get involved, but this is so egregious — thousands of acres and millions of dollars in future revenue. The last ten projects that I've done, if those regulations were in place, they probably would have killed them,' he said. 'All of our projects in Westfield are on hold until this gets resolved,' Levesque added. Read the original article on MassLive.
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Was R-Truth's shocking WWE return a work or real? Exploring what happened
Was R-Truth's shocking WWE return a work or real? Exploring what happened Show Caption Hide Caption Damian Priest explains how Bad Bunny took WWE training seriously Damian Priest recalls how Bad Bunny took his WWE appearance seriously and how he raised the bar for other celebrity cameos. When it comes to R-Truth, WWE fans want the truth. The wrestling world is still buzzing from the main event of Money in the Bank 2025, when a masked man who attacked John Cena turned out to be R-Truth, drawing rousing reactions inside the arena and fans watching around the world. It capped off what was a turbulent week surrounding the veteran star after he said on June 1 his contract was ending after 17 years with WWE. Fans voiced their displeasure with the announcement at shows following the news, but a week later, he was back in the ring, signaling he's once again with the company. The quick timing of it all has raised questions as to whether R-Truth was actually released, or if it was a work − part of the storyline. The line has been blurred between reality and fiction, and there's been plenty of material to suggest both sides of the argument are correct. So, what really is the truth? WrestleMania 42 will be in Las Vegas: Triple H explains why WWE show returns to city Why R-Truth saga could have been a work The suspicion of it being a storyline came in the Money in the Bank postshow. WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque briefly mentioned it during his opening statement, and a USA TODAY Sports reporter asked him whether R-Truth was actually released, and if so, how much did the fan response play a role in it. Levesque smirked and gave a blunt answer. "I love the question. Enjoying the show?" Levesque said. "All part of the show man." While not much said, Levesque's comment heavily implied all of it led to stunning moment at Money in the Bank. Perhaps R-Truth's announcement was fake and was meant to draw heat. Fans were upset and wanting him back, so when he did come back, the crowd would go wild and feel pleased. Why R-Truth's contract expiration, return was likely real Levesque's comment drew plenty of criticism online, with fans claiming he was trying to cover himself and the company from the decision to let R-Truth's contract expire, leading to why there's strong belief all of it was real. Several WWE stars voiced their sadness with R-Truth's departure after the announcement, from Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, The Miz and Kevin Owens. Ripley even posted a picture of her wearing one of his shirts during Raw. The reaction from stars also indicated how stunned yet pleased with R-Truth's comeback. Commentator Cathy Kelly was emotional when discussing it on the post show, and Cody Rhodes said the fans let it be known he had to come back "You guys wanted R-Truth, and it's always our job, everybody here, Triple H, Nick Khan, to give you what you want, so thank you guys for letting us know," he said. Plus, the man himself let it be known how the fan response led to his return. On social media, R-Truth said "no work" in response to someone claiming fans got fooled, and in another comment, mentioned how much fans helped bring him back. Several reports also indicate none of it was fake. Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp reported people within the company didn't believe it was a work, and reported a deal between R-Truth and WWE came together within 72 hours prior to Money in the Bank. Ross also added R-Truth ignored WWE's attempts throughout the week to reconnect, and WWE president Nick Khan was instrumental in getting a new deal done. R-Truth's son, Christopher Killings, posted on Instagram "congrats on the new deal dad." The complete truth likely won't be revealed for some time, but it appears WWE realized the mistake it made in not coming up with a new contract for someone beloved by fans and fellow wrestlers. The company heard its fans. The outrage that ensued made the company realize how much of an asset he was, and now the 53-year-old is back for potentially one grand last run in WWE. It may be a new version of R-Truth appearing as well. The attack on Cena was far from the comedic, outgoing person he had been known to be, and WWE Shop addressed him on social media as his real name, Ron Killings. Regardless of what happens next, the wrestling world is ecstatic to see him back. The biggest stories, every morning. Stay up-to-date on all the key sports developments by subscribing to USA TODAY Sports' newsletter.
Hindustan Times
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Money in the Bank: Triple H may soon be released from WWE, says former employee
Paul 'Triple H' Levesque may soon be exiting WWE, according to former employee Jonathan Coachman. During a recent appearance on John Poz's podcast Two Man Power Trip, Coachman explained that Triple H may soon be leaving the company as a result of a behind-the-scenes power struggle at TKO (holding company that owns the WWE). A recent revenue report revealed the hierarchy at TKO, where The Rock was ranked higher in power compared to The Game. Coachman also indicated a power struggle between the Chief Content Officer and Director of the Board at TKO i.e., Dwayne Johnson and Triple H. 'On the report, Ari (Emanuel) was the number one guy; he is the guy. He also runs two or three other things that they run. It gets very complicated. For this discussion, The Rock got anywhere from 30 to 45 million in the last year to come back and be on the board of directors. So, on their financials, you've got Ari, you've got another name, and then you've got Vince McMahon…Vince still holds the third most stock options or pieces of stock in the company. Read More: LA Knight might lose Money in the Bank Ladder for this bizarre reason; fans blame Triple H Then you keep going down; there's only about eight names on the list, and there's Dwayne Johnson. And then, you got Nick Khan, the president of WWE. The one name that is not on there, Paul Levesque, Triple H. And from my time there and my time with the Rock, I know for a fact that he does not get along with Triple H. That does not go away. They've always been butting heads for years and years for a lot of different reasons. And I actually like Triple H a lot,' Coachman explained. Coachman revealed that he had 'good intel' on the power struggle going on behind the scenes and wouldn't give Triple H more than 18 months at the company. Read More: WWE Money in the Bank: Roman Reigns' TKO contract under risk? Insider drops big hint Fans recently vented their frustration against Triple H's decision to let go of several veterans such as R-Truth, Carlito, and Sarah Logan from the company. 'They're looking at the numbers. They're looking at how many do we have to cut or how much money do we have to cut. And those were the picks. Those were the Levesque picks. And that's what it is,' Coachman said. He also believes that The Rock would like to replace Triple H with former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz as the creative head.
