In the summer of 2012, Will Schwalbe met with his old friend from Yale University, Chris Maxey, to celebrate their 50th birthdays at a restaurant in the West Village. “You know,” Maxey said. “I’ve wanted to say two things to you. First, happy birthday. And second, you’re a frickin’ s–thead.” Schwalbe was taken aback, but Maxey … Read more
Bret Easton Ellis writes bloody books. His notorious novel “American Psycho” features Patrick Bateman, one of literature’s most memorable serial killers, and was famously cancelled by Simon & Schuster just months before it was due to be sent to the printers, citing “aesthetic differences over what critics had termed its violent and women-hating content.” It was certainly … Read more
A piglet born last week with two snouts, two mouths and two tongues is turning into quite the ham. Farmer Ramón Aguilar said he has never seen anything like it in all his years of raising pigs. The “mutant piglet” comes from a farm in the rural area of Ucacha, in the Córdoba province of … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have known “Gigi” since second grade. We have stayed in touch through the years, although more sporadically in the last two decades. Until 10 years ago, she would spend a week with us in the summer. She came three different times, and we had fun. We also visited her twice in California. … Read more
Hand-eye coordination is key – but not for this woman. A 24-year-old Canadian horrifically impaled her face with her keys in a “freak accident.” Renée Lariviere was leaving her apartment to go to dinner when one of her friends tossed her the car keys so that the group could head to McDonald’s. As she went to … Read more
The queen of spring-cleaning has lost the spring in her step. “Up until now, I was a professional tidier, so I did my best to keep my home tidy at all times,” she said in a recent webinar via an interpreter, the Washington Post reported Thursday. “I have kind of given up on that in … Read more
A man has died after being crushed by a pop-up urinal in London’s busy West End. The tragedy occurred shortly after 1 p.m. local time Friday outside the Palace Theatre, currently home to the popular production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” The victim was thought to be performing below-ground maintenance on the hydraulic … Read more
A 19-foot great white shark decapitated a diver this month as he harvested shellfish off Mexico, reportedly marking the first fatal shark attack of the year. The horrific tragedy occurred Jan. 5 while Manuel Lopez, 53, was gathering ax tripe — a type of mollusk — in Tobari Bay in Benito Juárez, Sonora, Tracking Sharks … Read more
Anna Hogan, 27, was waiting in line at Prince Street Pizza on a Friday night when she realized the popular joint was cash-only. The 30-something-year-old man ahead of her overheard her debacle and offered to give her a $50 bill if she Venmo’d him the money. The pretty brunette gladly paid the man via the … Read more
This is not child’s play. Many kids in the US could be using potentially toxic beauty products, a new study found. Using makeup and body paint seems like harmless fun for kids – but marketing to children doesn’t ensure the cosmetics’ safety, researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the nonprofit Earthjustice have … Read more
Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed 3.5 years earlier, thanks to a simple blood test. A study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College in London found a blood test that can potentially predict the risk of developing the deliberating disease years before a clinical diagnosis is made. … Read more
A man from Essex, England, has decided to make a drastic lifestyle change after being told he was too large to ride a rollercoaster. Joe Thompson, 35, weighed over 260 pounds but has since lost 70 pounds after an embarrassing experience at Thorpe Park in Surrey in 2021. Thompson couldn’t fasten the safety harness on … Read more
She’s not a regular mom, she’s a cool mom. A blond bombshell often dubbed “the most hated woman in Britain” says she’s hiring male strippers to perform at her teen daughter’s birthday party. Carla Bellucci — who last sparked outrage in 2019 after she shamelessly faked depression in order to get a nose job with … Read more
All eyes were on Delphine Arnault at the Christian Dior runway show last week in Paris, as she took a front-row seat between David Beckham and Robert Pattinson. The 47-year-old was easy to spot among the celebrity guests in a scarlet equestrian-inspired jacket from the house’s latest resort collection, befitting her new brand allegiance. Only … Read more
What are the odds! Florida man Stephen Munoz Espinoza struck gold, winning $1 million on a lottery ticket after a rude stranger cut in front of him at a Florida grocery store. Munoz Espinoza, exhausted following a day of work, was looking to buy a lottery ticket when he was cut in line at the … Read more
Here comes Santa Claws. An arcade aficionado is gifting TikTokers the ultimate hack for mastering the notoriously impossible claw machine. It’s so simple, or so it seems: Double tap the claw button. In the viral clip, the arcade enthusiast demonstrates the trick of the trade, tapping the claw once to drop it down on the … Read more
This job sounds terrible — and yet it has Gen Z polishing its CVs. Preparing around-the-clock keto- and paleo-friendly meals, cleaning up a house shared by 8 guys, working 12-hour shifts for 6 days a week and agreeing to have absolutely “no personal life” are just a few of the many grueling requirements that candidates … Read more
More like 20,000 screams under the sea. Footage of a bizarre, ocean-dwelling wolffish that has two sets of scary-looking teeth is making waves online. The clip of the deep sea denizen’s nightmarish visage was posted earlier this month by Roman Fedortsov, a Russian trawlerman stationed off Murmansk, who photographs nightmarish critters he’s accidentally snared while trying … Read more
An elementary school teacher from Mexico said she had to put her students’ thirsty fathers in timeout after they followed her online. Diana Laura Castañeda teaches first-graders in Guadalajara and also entertains her 426,000 TikTok followers and 69,000 Instagram fans with sexy outfits and dances. The voluptuous 26-year-old brunette downloaded TikTok in 2018, but it … Read more
What were they inking? Several women on TikTok are seriously regretting their tattoos of an upside-down pineapple after choosing the design without knowing its meaning. A quick Google search would inform eager ink seekers that the turned-over fruit is commonly used as a symbol for swingers looking for a good time. Unlucky Brittany Lewin learned … Read more