Is there a right way to feel the burn? While the virtues of exercise are well established, the debate over the superiority of full-body workouts versus workouts targeting and exhausting specific muscle groups rages on. Is it better to target the body bit by bit or to do an overarching overhaul? alfa27 – stock.adobe.com The … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. It’s no secret that Amazon started as a bookstore, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that many of the originals produced by Amazon Studios for Prime Video are based on books. In fact, some … Read more
Britney Spears is finally getting the biopic treatment. Universal Pictures announced in a press release Monday that they secured the rights to a film based on the pop star’s best-selling 2023 memoir, “The Woman in Me,” according to People. The movie will be directed by Jon M. Chu, who helmed “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Wicked,” … Read more
This summer’s 2024 Olympics kick off Friday, July 26, in Paris, with the City of Light hosting opening ceremonies and hoping against hope that the River Seine will be safe enough for swimming. Dating back some 3,000-odd years, the most prominent sporting event in history began in ancient Greece, where athletes — buck-naked as a tribute to the … Read more
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about literature that has gone on to find new life in the form of movies, television shows, theatrical productions and other formats. This week’s quiz highlights films that were adapted from the biographies or autobiographies of their notable subjects. Just tap or click your answers … Read more
It’s the highest of holidays, folks. On April 20, the stone prone among us celebrate cannabis Christmas. As of this year, 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of marijuana for medical and recreational use, recognizing getting high as an acceptable pursuit of happiness. According to PBS, the origins of 4/20 … Read more
Pulitzer prize-winning Aquarius novelist Wallace Stegner maintained, “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Our civic best is comprised of 58 national parks, and 333 national monuments and historic sites. The National Park Service is represented in 49 out … Read more
Nearly half of all Australians believe star sign compatibility is important when finding a romantic partner, new research has found. A Tinder study has revealed a staggering 42 percent of Australians turn to astrology to guide their love lives, while 30 percent of Gen Zs globally admit to checking a date’s star sign before meeting … Read more
It’s just not adding up, huh? You’re witty, charming and mom says you’re cute — but, alas, another dateless Valentine’s Day. Well, thanks to the smarts of several savvy scientists, ill-starred singletons can now successfully apply the secret special something that’s been missing in their listless love lives: math. “Are we truly alone in the universe? … Read more
Pack your bags, my babies. Now that Punxsutawney Phil has decreed that the end of winter is near, attention turns to how to spend spring break this year. Fun fact: the rites of revelry that are spring break can be traced back to ancient Greece and the early spring festival of Anthesteria. Dedicated to Dionysus, … Read more
Call it a case of art imitating life. Jason Priestley, who plays imprisoned con man George Graham in the new CW Wednesday-night dramedy “Wild Cards,” said he didn’t have to look far to draw inspiration for his on-screen alter ego. [Series creator and executive producer] Michael Konyves and I had a number of discussions about … Read more
Valentine’s Day is upon us — whether you’re hitched, on Hinge, poly, or conscientiously abstaining, love is in the air and clouding the commercial ether, folks. In honor of the season, and no matter your status, we’ve got a romantic comedy to suit your star sign. According to “Glamour Magazine,” the genre owes a debt … Read more
Like “The Notebook” lovers say, “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” Our closest living link to the dinosaurs of yore, birds are an enduring source of fear and fascination, myth and mystery. The winged are held aloft by humanity on Jan. 5 when we celebrate National Bird Day. Created by the Avian Welfare Coalition, … Read more
Cozy fires are lit, the smell of pine is omnipresent, and the pressures to merge family and make merry is at its zenith. Indeed, ’tis the holiday season when many a mother-in-law is given free range to socialize, criticize, wear bedazzled white to a winter wedding, offer cash incentives for break-ups, do toxic math and … Read more
It’s a concept of cosmic proportions. Nosh-talgic golden arches supporters have a new reason to be excited for the holidays. A crack team of McDonald’s buffs and industry insiders has offered intel on the burger chain’s top-secret spinoff restaurant CosMc’s that every fry fan’s been buzzing about. “The emphasis is going to be on taking … Read more
In the immortal, inspired words of that pickled Leo luminary and former postal employee Charles Bukowski, “Sex is kicking death in the a— while singing.” In that spirit of that particular song and under the stay indoors imperative of the winter season, we’re talking about the sex to have, porn to watch and approach to … Read more
Put on your cape, ready your leotard and get amped to vanquish the forces of evil my babies, we’re talking superheroes, superpowers and a film franchise that refuses to die. “The Marvels,” the 33rd installment in the lexicon of MCU films (term used lightly) hits theaters this Friday. “The Marvels,” continues the saga that began … Read more
With the sun in Scorpio and the fields fallow, ’tis the hallowed season of the witch and, thus, no finer time to explore the rich history of the outsider. From history, myth, folklore and fiction, we are casting an eye (of newt) toward witches that embody the archetype of each zodiac sign. Helping to guide … Read more
All Hallow’s Eve is upon us and with it a litany of ways to wile away the dark hours of the most haunted day of the year. While pagan practitioners may choose to kick it classic with a solemn celebration of Samhain and the boo averse will be battening down the hatches, we have a … Read more
Greek physician and service-oriented sage Hippocrates has been quoted as saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” On Oct. 24, we celebrate Hippo daddy’s decree with National Food Day. Revived by The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in 2011, National Food Day recognizes healthy, affordable and sustainable sustenance, as well … Read more