They’re the real paw patrol. A new photo book, “Paws of Firefighters: The Dogs & Other Animals New York Firehouses” (Schiffer Publishing, out Jan. 28), focuses on the adorable, loyal four-legged creatures that give companionship and support to firefighters in the city and beyond. “No matter the mischievous behavior the firehouse animals may get into, … Read more
To ring in her 21st birthday on February 18, 2007, Amy Folwell gripped a can of Bud Light in one hand and her military-issued rifle in the other. “My [gunnery sergeant] gave me the beer and said, ‘If you die in service, at least you’ve had your first legal drink,’” Folwell, now 37, a medically-retired … Read more
When the FBI’s first director, J. Edgar Hoover, saw that a new film from Paramount Pictures was going to be called “Federal Dick,” he was apoplectic. He called the title of the 1935 movie, about four G-men, “particularly obnoxious… most humiliating and repugnant,” and demanded it was changed before it ever appeared on a marquee. … Read more
Amid the disappearance of a tourist submersible on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, a story of one of filmmaker James Cameron’s most harrowing dives to study the Titanic — and what he would find out after — has come to the surface. The Academy Award-winning movie director behind “Titanic” was inside a submersible vessel nearly 13,000 feet underwater … Read more
He was not the master of disguise. Dana Carvey confirmed he was dressed in a turtle costume while the cast and crew of the 2002 spy movie “The Master of Disguise” held a moment of silence for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Carvey, 67, recalled the uncomfortable experience on Wednesday’s episode of “Fly … Read more
The captain of a United Airlines flight scheduled to take off the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, is convinced his plane was intended to be part of the coordinated terrorist attack. “There is a good chance that somebody was plotting to try to use our airplane as a weapon of mass destruction,” pilot Tom Mannello says … Read more
The younger sister of Pete Davidson penned a touching tribute to their late father, a firefighter killed in the September 11 attacks, on the 21st anniversary of the horrific day. “This year more than ever I wish you could be here,” Casey Davidson, 25, wrote in an Instagram post. “We miss you, we celebrate you … Read more