The only certainties in life are death and taxes — and if you’re alive in America today, folks, the latter is knocking on your door. While taxes predate currency and can be traced to the grain harvests of ancient Egypt, US taxation as we know it dates back to the early 20th century. In 1913, … Read more
This week sees the release of “Dune: Part Two,” the second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s eye-popping adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel. “Dune” was also adapted in 1984, by David Lynch, who hated his version (or the cut that made it to theaters, anyhow) so much that he disavowed it. Perhaps you’ve seen the … Read more
Johnny Manziel certainly took diet culture to an extreme. The polarizing former Texas A&M superstar and troublesome ex-NFL quarterback revealed that he lost 40 pounds — from 210 pounds down to 170— after his NFL career ended because of his cocaine use. Manziel, who last played in the NFL in 2015, said this week on … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dealt a fresh blow after the manager of their Archewell production company shockingly handed in his resignation. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex founded Archewell Productions in 2020 — just months after they quit royal life and hightailed it across the pond. Since then, the production company has … Read more
With Doc Rivers on the verge of potentially becoming the Bucks coach, his stay as one of the voices of the NBA Finals for ESPN may be over before it really started. It would be stinging for the network because one of the reasons ESPN, according to sources, let go of its longtime analysts, Jeff … Read more
As if an eviction notice wasn’t brutal enough. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were taken aback when King Charles III offered Prince Andrew Frogmore Cottage — shortly after they were evicted from the residence. According to royal expert Omid Scobie’s upcoming book, “Endgame,” the monarch’s gesture toward his younger brother was the “final blow” for … Read more
Blowing out birthday candles is fun, but your spit is the icing on the cake — quite literally. Scientists say that puckering up and making a wish sends varying amounts of bacteria flying onto your birthday cake. “Until recently, there weren’t a lot of studies on this or how your spit gets aerosolized when talking,” … Read more
Although they were arguably the biggest rock band in the world at the time — riding high off the smash success of “Every Breath You Take” — the Police were hardly in sync with each other when their “Synchronicity” Tour hit Shea Stadium on Aug. 18, 1983. But it was a playful wrestling match with … Read more
Rich Paul had the last laugh when he dropped a joke about Stephen A. Smith’s sister, Carmen. During an appearance on Tuesday’s installment of “First Take,” the Klutch Sports CEO jokingly accused Smith of being “jealous” because Carmen loves him. “You’re jealous,” Paul said repeatedly after Smith busted him about “never listening” when the two … Read more
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy saw the backlash coming. Portnoy took to Twitter and explained why the firing of Barstool personality Ben Mintz — of the “Wake Up Mintzy” show — could be a “death blow” to the brand’s reputation. Mintz was fired from the company, which is owned by Penn Entertainment, on Wednesday after … Read more
He was wheely not fortunate. A “Wheel of Fortune” contestant who hit a string of bad luck Tuesday jokingly pretended to faint and fell to the floor after losing his turn several times throughout the game. Justin Orscheln, an assistant principal at Eagle Heights Elementary School outside of Kansas City, Missouri, was dressed to the … Read more
A Domino’s delivery driver is stunning the internet with the number of tips — or lack thereof — she receives on the average shift. Milena Diaz has posted a series of TikTok videos in which she reveals the customer’s total and how much they tipped, leaving 10s of thousand of viewer’s “blown away.” While the … Read more
We smell a “Cocaine Bear” spinoff in the near future. Ohio authorities were flabbergasted to capture an escaped African wild cat that later tested positive for nose candy. The cocaine cat caper unfolded during a January traffic stop. The animal jumped out of the car and quickly climbed a tree, according to media reports. Hamilton … Read more
The tale of “Cocaine Bear” is nothing to sniff at. Those who viewed yesterday’s Redband trailer — about a black bear’s cocaine-fueled rampage through the Southern forest — were undoubtedly skeptical of the teaser caption claiming that the flick was “inspired by true events.” However, its far-fetched premise is indeed based on a true story. … Read more