Echo Park was crawling with musicians, shoppers and characters Saturday as the neighborhood’s biggest free street party roared to life. Los Angeles’ indie-music hopefuls spilled on to the streets as Echo Park Rising turned the neighborhood into a two-day playground of live music, vintage shopping, art, food and local flavor. The festival arrived despite heat-wave-related … Read more
A Northern California town with railroad history and mountain scenery has made the national travel rankings of World Atlas, alongside thirteen other small towns in the region. The rankings highlighted the city of Dunsmuir, where it has an old downtown that sits at a Sacramento River canyon. A Northern California town with railroad history and … Read more
They’re a bunch of “sick” puppies. Gen Z workers are far more likely to fake an illness to get out of work than their elders — even when they’re fine, a new report revealed. Around 80 percent of those polled under the age of 29 admitted to calling out sick at least once during the past … Read more
“Quiet quitting,” a workplace term for doing only the minimum required, has also been used to describe a pattern in some marriages. In relationships, the informal term refers to spouses who remain together while reducing their emotional effort, communication or involvement in the relationship. Couples may continue managing day-to-day responsibilities, such as household tasks and parenting, … Read more
It’s a pity party in their pants. Women with no sexual desire still make whoopie on the reg to maintain their relationship, and other motivating factors beyond gratification, per a raunchy study in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. Researchers came to this conclusion after examining the baseline results from a decade of drug … Read more
She was the purr-fect one for the job. An adorable two-week-old kitten went viral for getting rescued and then adopted by Ohio construction workers who fitted her with a tiny safety vest and hard hat with holes for her ears. In a series of Instagram videos, that racked up over 11 million combined views, RiverReach … Read more
In a town where it feels like everyone is required to manifest their best life over an overpriced matcha, one writer has built a viral empire on pure, unadulterated, hate. LA resident Adam Rotstein has become the internet’s favorite “professional hater,” racking up millions of combined views across Instagram and TikTok by systematically tearing down … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am at my wits’ end with “Barney,” my husband of 35 years. He retired two years ago, but I am still working and likely will for several more years. I’ve worked from home successfully since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, which was fine while Barney was working. When he retired, I talked … Read more
The egos have landed. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have touched down in the UK, 5,000 miles from the Montecito sun, to face a cooler British reception. And the rumor mill is at fever pitch. Will they set up their own court in the celebrity rural enclave of the Cotswolds? Is (long-resting) actress Meghan eyeing … Read more
Surf’s up. A new collaboration between two high-tech wave pool companies is using AI to create a more personalized, family friendly wave park experience. Developed by Endless Surf and Flowstate, “The Mixtape” is a system designed to allow all surfers to ride together, regardless of their surfing skill level. A new high-tech system uses AI … Read more
Surrogacy was once viewed as an expensive, last-resort option for families desperate to have children but unable to, often glamourized by celebrities — Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and Jimmy Fallon all used surrogates. It’s an emotionally and financially draining — and often complex — journey, as demonstrated with the recent headline-making … Read more
A popular Florida beach community is weighing tighter rules for its short-term vacation rentals after full-time residents have raised concerns about visitors’ noise, overflowing trash, and parking complications. The proposal under consideration for Pensacola Beach could create a registry for vacation rentals. It could require owners to designate someone who can be reached 24/7 when problems arise, … Read more
We need some claw and order. In a viral discussion on Threads, hundreds of ER doctors and nurses weighed in on the dangerous everyday things they’d never do themselves. Some were obvious: They’d never ride a motorcycle, especially without a helmet. They’d never let their kids jump on a trampoline without protective netting. They’d never … Read more
A proposed law may change how Amazon, FedEx and others deliver packages — and it’s not good news for New Yorkers. For some time now, Walmart, Amazon, Target, FedEx and more have implemented last mile delivery — the final step of the shipping process where packages go from a local hub to one’s doorstep, which … Read more
The sensational Lindsay Clancy murder trial has been the talk of the town of postcard-perfect Plymouth, Mass., where locals say everyone knows someone connected to the case. Even locals with firsthand familiarity with the people and places mentioned at the closely watched triple-murder trial, which has attracted throngs of out-of-town supporters, said they were turning … Read more
Grocery shoppers have a long list of foods to avoid after recalls and cyclospora continue to horrify consumers. The Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter — exclusively sold at Walmart — has officially received Class I status after an August 3 voluntary recall found a link to possible Salmonella contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), … Read more
You won’t have mush fun if you make one wrong move in this trendy outdoor pastime. An ancient food practice is enjoying a major comeback, fueled by social media, the wellness boom, culinary curiosity and a growing desire to reconnect with nature — even in cities like NYC. But the age-old hobby comes with major … Read more
Take a walk on the wildest side. Every New Yorker knows Central Park. From The Pond all the way up to the North Woods, there are so many reasons our beloved, 843-acre green lung grabs all the attention — and the crowds, selfie sticks and picnic blankets, too. But that globally-renowned respite from the greatest … Read more
When Upper East Sider Rosa McGee first found out about this week’s lookalike contest for dogs who resemble their owners, held on Wednesday at Industry City in Brooklyn, she didn’t hesitate to enter. But first, she went shopping. Her first stop was a pet boutique in Chelsea, where the engineering manager bought her French bulldog … Read more
America’s best public schools don’t charge tuition — but parents are still paying a fortune to get in. Families hoping to plant roots in some of the nation’s most coveted school districts need increasingly eye-watering salaries to afford the right ZIP code, according to a new analysis by MoneyLion — with households in some areas … Read more