You may know Jimmy Failla as the flamboyant, fast-talking conservative comic who’s gained a grand following with his hilarious anti-woke commentaries as kickers for shows on Fox News. Now the ex-New York cabbie has packed his brash bon mots into a new book, “Cancel Culture Dictionary: An A-to-Z Guide to Winning the War on Fun” … Read more
Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about being catnip. Indeed, the pop superstar worked all of her flirtatious feline wiles as Bombalurina in “Cats,” the much-maligned 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical. But Swift had a different kind of kitty persuasion on “Argylle,” the upcoming spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry … Read more
Two decades after it first debuted, the movie ‘Mean Girls’ has never been more popular. A cinematic remake has just been released — along with “So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It” (Dey Street, out Tuesday) by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. The book tracks the meteoric rise of … Read more
In 1889, the impresario Will “Buffalo Bill” Cody met with Thomas Edison on a visit to Paris. As two of the most famous Americans in the world, Cody arranged a breakfast together to show his admiration for the inventor. Along with pork and beans, fried beef, mince pie, and peanuts, there was sole, quail on … Read more
Just go 4 it — an Australian dietitian is sharing the four “food rules” to follow in 2024 to lose weight. Susie Burrell, author of “The 30-Day Reset Plan,” swears by these four guidelines: limit sweets to once a day, avoid fried food, abstain from alcohol until Thursday, and indulge in only one coffee with … Read more
Genealogy is a tricky business, not least because its claims can be compromised by dreams of distinction. Mysteries linger, even in prominent, public families. Michael Butler, who died in November 2022, was best known as the producer of the Broadway musical “Hair.” But something else made him a lead character in my new book, “Flight … Read more
Dorothy Parker’s ghost spooked guests at New York City’s landmark Algonquin Hotel for more than 50 years — then suddenly went silent in 2020. Local historians suggest the literary icon’s restless spirit desperately called in agony from the beyond, until her dishonored earthly remains were buried with respect beside her family in the Bronx. Among other … Read more
Throughout her childhood, Fancy Feast dreamed of being a pole dancer. “It just seemed like a more fun, interesting, and expansive way to live one’s life,” Fancy tells The Post. The Disney Princesses her friends idolized were too boring. She preferred the salty strippers in the trash classic film “Showgirls,” which she caught as a … Read more
Sandra Bullock may have been busy with magic and spells on “Practical Magic,” but she did take time out of her busy schedule to do a selfless act. According to Alice Hoffman — the author of the 1995 novel of the same name — the Oscar winner reached out to her son when he was too sick … Read more
“There’s a little witch in all of us,” indeed. “Practical Magic” was released in theaters 25 years ago on October 16, 1998 — and Alice Hoffman can’t believe it either. The author, who brought the story of the Owens sisters to life in the 1995 novel of the same name, says it “feels like it was … Read more
Cedric the Entertainer looked no further than his own grandfather to inspire his first novel. “Flipping Boxcars,” out Sept. 12 (Amistad/HarperCollins), tells the story of Floyd “Babe” Boyce, a bootlegger in Caruthersville, Mo. (Cedric’s hometown), and unfolds over July 4th weekend in 1948. “Babe is my [maternal] grandfather and these would be stories that I … Read more
Teresa Mull of Pennsylvania was not happy with what she was seeing in the world — and she suspected others might feel that way, too. In her new book, “Woke-Proof Your Life,” which is out August 15, Mull reveals how and why she decided to “woke-proof” her own life — and how others who are concerned … Read more
In ‘The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country’s First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad’ (Sourcebooks), retired US Army Major General Mari K. Eder tells the story of Mary Foley, a pioneering police officer in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in 1886, Mary, or “Mae,” Foley was … Read more
Jacqueline Toboroff is waving the banner of the “mom army” as it heads into battle to defend America’s children from an ever-growing, emboldened and seemingly irrational government. “You cannot f— with Mama Bear’s kids,” Toboroff, author of the new book “Supermoms Activated: 12 Profiles of Hero Moms Leading the American Revival,” told Fox News Digital in an … Read more
A Texas man became a bestselling author overnight after a TikTok video showing him selling his debut book at a grocery store was seen over 17.5 million times. Shawn Warner, an Army veteran turned pediatric mental health worker before becoming a software engineer followed his childhood dream and become a writer after he was laid … Read more
Fiona Davis writes gripping historical dramas set in New York City’s most glittering landmarks, from the Frick Collection to the Chelsea Hotel. But in 2021, 81-year-old Sandra Lachenauer contacted Davis through her website suggesting another location: Radio City Music Hall. “She said, ‘You know, I’m a former Rockette and if you want to know all … Read more
“The Half Moon” written by Mary Beth Keane. Mary Beth Keane (fiction, Scribner, out now) Malcolm Gephardt has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss at the Half Moon retires, he stretches his finances to buy the place. Now, he finds himself struggling to stay afloat. Meanwhile, his wife Jess is … Read more
Novelist and YouTuber Hank Green revealed Friday that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a cancer that attacks the immune system. The 43-year-old VidCon co-founder said in the 13-minute video announcement that he will be starting chemotherapy “very soon.” He’s not experiencing symptoms, but admitted to feeling “stressed.” “It seems likely that we caught mine early. … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. America’s dad might be coming to a city near you. Actor, writer, director, author, ten-time “Saturday Night Live” host and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is currently on … Read more
Good things come in threes. Acclaimed author Pamela Druckman has dished dirty details on the threesome she had with her husband for his 40th birthday. The Paris-based scribe, 53, made the ménage à trois confession in her best-selling tome, “There Are No Grown-Ups: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story,” adapted into a DailyMail column on Thursday. Druckman … Read more