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If youre planning to see the new Minecraft movie and havent heard of the viral chicken jockey trend wreaking havoc in theaters across the country, read on. The trend gets its name from the block-shaped zombies in the video game Minecraft that occasionally ride chickensthereby becoming chicken jockeys. In a scene from the new film A Minecraft Movie, based on the popular game, Jack Blacks character Steve at one point screams out, Chicken jockey! The phrase has since become a battle cry for teen-filled audiences to yell at the top of their lungs, flash phone lights, and launch popcorn and drinks at the screen. In one video, a moviegoer perched on anothers shoulders holds up a live chicken as chaos erupts around him. they brought a live chicken pic.twitter.com/t2FELBbEZt— HOURLY shitpost (@hourly_shitpost) April 9, 2025 According to Entertainment Weekly, some screenings have been so rowdy that police officers were called in to escort audience members out. Other theaters have issued disclaimers at the start of the film, warning against antisocial behavior. The trend is largely harmless funteenage boys being teenage boysunless you’re the minimum-wage cinema staff tasked with cleaning up the mess.Please dont ruin our theater and the movie experience for other guests just for imaginary internet points. Real employees have to clean up this nonsense, a Sandy Springs-based movie theater posted on Instagram last week. Enjoy Minecraft, but not like this. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Springs Cinema & Taphouse (@thespringscinema) In some locations, unaccompanied minors and large groups of teen boys are now banned in an attempt to curb those chasing their five seconds of viral fame. The movies director, Jared Hess, has embraced the trend. “It’s been way too fun. People are sending me these really hilarious speeches that a lot of teenagers are giving right before the movie. It’s so hysterical, man. I’m staying up way too late, Hess told Entertainment Weekly, adding that he finds it funny that cops are getting called for popcorn. Others, including Jack Black himself, arent so amused. During a surprise appearance at a weekend screening, Black warned: For todays presentation of A Minecraft Movie, please no throwing popped corn, and also no Lapis Lazuli, and also absolutely no Chicken Jockeys! Whether you find it funny or not, the trend has undoubtedly contributed to the films impressive box office numbers. After just two weeks in theaters, A Minecraft Movie is already the highest-grossing Hollywood release of 2025, earning $80.6 million during its second weekend. It Ends With Us told fans to wear their florals, while Barbie turned movie theatres pink. Now, A Minecraft Movie fans can expect to leave the theater dressed head to toe in someone elses soda and popcorn.
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Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Companys workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.Q: How can I get my boss to stop emailing me in the middle of the night?A: This dilemma is closely related to the question of how to say “no” at work without feeling guilty and how to push back if your workload is too much. All are part of setting boundaries, but in an uncertain job market, drawing firm lines between work and personal time can feel more fraught.That doesnt mean that you shouldnt set boundaries. In fact, the most valuable, creative, productive, and innovative employees are never the workaholics who respond to messages at all hours. Numerous studies have shown that an always on culture not only destroys employee morale but causes stress that negatively impacts job performance.While you cant control your bosss behavior or work style, you can set clear expectations for how you work. Here are a few ways to do it: Create office hours for yourself Most of us work in some kind of remote or hybrid capacity, which means we often work with people in different time zones. Even those in the same time zone may have different chronotypes, or times of the day you are most productive. For this reason, many people have found it useful to put a message on their email, Slack, and other communication platforms that says something like My working hours from 9 a.m. EST to 5 p.m. EST. I will respond to your message within those hours. You can include that as part of your status or signature or as an auto reply to messages received outside of those hours.If you tend to on a less traditional schedule, you can also signal to those you work with that while you might be emailing them at 9 p.m. or 6 a.m., you dont expect them to respond. Including a signature line like: “My working hours may not be your working hours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of your normal work schedule,” can go a long way in showing that you have reasonable expectations.Both of these approaches can be a good start to let your boss know that you wont be responding to off-hour messages without being confrontational. You can also just set your status to snooze notifications or better yet, put your devices away in a separate room. Have a direct conversation At least 60% of my workplace advice boils down to have a direct conversation. It may feel obvious, but most people avoid uncomfortable workplace discussions. However, once you get over the initial fear and awkwardness of bringing something up, a direct conversation is often the best way to address an issue. In this case, you can bring it up in during another regular check-in when you are already talking about projects you are working on.Try something like By the way, I think our hours are a little misaligned. Ive noticed some off-hours messages from you. I snooze my notifications on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays, so thats why I dont respond right away. You can also often advice if you think theyd be open to it: Did you know you can schedule your messages to send during work hours?If both of those approaches dont work, you can just not respond to the messages and if your boss brings it up you can point to overtime laws in many areas that make it illegal for bosses to contact employees outside of work hours. Work often doesnt fit neatly in a 95 box, and you should always first assume good intentions (and have empathy for your boss who might themselves be under a lot of pressure). But you should always protect your work-life balance, because thats what makes you the best employeenot the your 11 p.m. email response time.Want more advice on setting boundaries at work? Here you go: 5 reasons why answering work emails and texts after hours is backfiring What sending after-hours emails does to your productivity How to get better at setting boundaries How can I push back if my workload is too much?
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If you follow much tech news, youve probably read about the Reddit theory of search. The Reddit theory is the idea that the best info you can get from Googling anything these days comes from Redditand the power of crowdsourced wisdom. You want to find the best portable battery pack? Or uncover the secret to getting Sharpie off your skin? See what scores of Redditors have settled on and save yourself the trouble of trying to dig up a definitive answer from any single source without all that extra perspective. Its become such a popular tactic, in fact, that Google inked a major deal to feature Reddit info more prominently in its results. But you still never know exactly what youre gonna get for any given search, and finding anything close to a consensus of opinions is often easier said than done. My friend, Ive found a better way. Allow me to introduce you to the search-supplementing supertool you never knew you needed. Psst: If you love these types of tools as much as I do, check out my free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. You’ll be the first to find all sorts of simple tech treasures! Answers, answers, everywhere All rightso here it is: Few mere mortals who arent Reddit regulars realize it, but Reddit recently launched its own interactive search system for finding worthwhile info across the site. Its called Reddit Answers. And Ive legitimately been blown away by how useful and effective of a resource it can be. Youll only need about 20 seconds to see what it can do. Just open up the Reddit Answers website, then type any question or general search query into the box in the center of the screen. Reddit Answers offers up a single search box where you can ask anything. [Screenshot: Reddit Answers] The key here is to think about this as a specific sort of supplement for your standard searching. Reddit probably isnt the place to turn for objective facts, definitions, or any other such info. But it is an unmatched repository of genuine human opinion on a huge range of topics, and Reddit Answers helps you navigate that sea of sentiment better than any other tool Ive tried. So, for instance, if youre seeking out a new smart lock for your home, you might find it helpful to see a big-picture view of opinions from relevant Reddit discussions on the subject: You can get instant summaries of opinions from all across Reddit without any time-consuming searching. [Screenshot: Reddit Answers] Or if youre planning a trip, you might benefit from browsing through stacks of firsthand opinions on different neighborhoods within a certain city: Reddit Answers pulls info from numerous threads and sums ’em up for easy skimmingand further probing, too, if you want. [Screenshot: Reddit Answers] What makes Reddit Answers especially interesting for me is not only the info it gives you but also the way in which it structures it. Instead of just serving up scattered answers, it shows you smart summaries along with links to specific threads for more detailed reading. Its like a gateway into a wild and often unapproachable jungle of popular perspectivesa starting point that makes it infinitely easier to explore that info without having to scroll through a zillion different pages and put it all together on your own. Reddit Answers works entirely on the web, in whatever browser you like. Its free. And you dont have to sign in or share any sort of personal info to use it. That being said, you will be limited to 10 queries a week if you dont sign in (and a regular Reddit account is free and easy to create). Ready to rev up your productivity even further? Check out my free Cool Tools newsletter for an instant introduction to an incredible audio app thatll tune up your days in some truly delightful waysand another off-the-beaten-path gem in your inbox every Wednesday!
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