Getting a bombshell makeover in the Middle East left this siren shellshocked. Alma Verseau, a content creator from Dubai, ran to Iran for the rhinoplasty of her dreams. But when the Twelve-Day War with Israel erupted in the country during her post-op stay last June, there was virtually nowhere for the brunette to run. Verseau shared trending … Read more
Oliva “Livvy” Dunne couldn’t help herself. The LSU gymnastics alum didn’t miss the opportunity to photobomb an SEC Network interview with new head football coach Lane Kiffin during the team’s home match against Alabama on Friday night. Dunne and former LSU gymnastics teammate Aleah Finnegan popped into the right of the screen as Kiffin was … Read more
A teenage boy’s vacation ended with a one-way ticket to juvenile detention — after he allegedly made a bomb threat aboard a Spirit Airlines flight leaving Fort Lauderdale. But his mom says it was all just a dumb joke. The 16-year-old, who was headed back to Kansas City with friends Monday, was arrested at around … Read more
Olivia “Livvy” Dunne was left in awe as Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz hit bombs during the Home Run Derby on Monday night in Atlanta, posting a video to her Instagram story as she watched the impressive display. The social media sensation and former LSU gymnast was on hand, along with her boyfriend, Pirates star pitcher … Read more
In Apple’s excellent new show “The Studio,” Seth Rogen plays a fresh-faced Hollywood exec who comes to a startling and demoralizing conclusion. “I love movies,” his character Matt says. “But now I have this fear that my job is to ruin them.” Naive Matt dreams of creating artful and innovative films, which don’t make much … Read more
He’s spinning his wheels. Legendary, long-running “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak, 77 — known for his snark — had one of his most shocking reactions yet, when a contestant bombed an easy answer. On Tuesday’s episode, contestant Brittany was trying to solve a “phrase” puzzle in an attempt to win $11,200. The puzzle read: … Read more
Call it the bloom-bonic plague. Spring is here — so why does your body still think it’s winter? You’re not alone, say the experts — nicer weather and late sunsets are of no comfort to the more than a million American adults estimated to be suffering from the springtime version of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. SAD … Read more
Host Jo Koy began the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on a modest note before shifting into high gear … and then hit a wall. “I’m just taking this all in. I’m so excited to be here. This is a dream come true, not just for me but for everyone here,” Koy said in opening the … Read more
More like a bomb-egranate. We’ve all made embarrassing language flubs while traveling abroad. However, a tourist in Portugal took the cake when he accidentally caused a bomb scare by mistranslating the local word for “pomegranate.” The mother of all translation errors occurred Friday evening while the 36-year-old unnamed Russian speaker from Azerbaijan was trying to … Read more
Magnet fishermen nearly had their pastime literally blow up in their faces after accidentally dredging a live grenade from a canal in Scotland. “Nerves started kicking in,” one of the adhesive anglers, Bob, told South West News Service of the heart-pounding incident, which occurred Oct. 10 in Linlithgow. He specializes in the ever-growing sport, in … Read more
Were they blowing up his phone? A man in Mexico who ordered a smartphone was flabbergasted after he received a bomb in the mail instead. The unidentified customer claimed that he’d ordered the communications tool from an online store to his house in León, Guanajuato, local media reported. When the package arrived last Monday, the … Read more
Success at the summer box office this year has so far been mostly Mission: Impossible. So much for the $2.3 billion “Avatar: The Way of Water” raked in last Christmas — movie theaters are back to being an armory of high-profile bombs. This weekend, wobbly Warner Bros.’ “The Flash” dropped a staggering 73% in its … Read more
It’s one giant explosion for mankind. At the end of the 1950s — a decade shy of Apollo 11’s successful lunar landing — the US military had the radical idea of detonating a nuclear bomb on the surface of the moon, Air Force documents from 1959 show. “Nuclear detonations in the vicinity of the moon … Read more
The new animated Disney movie “Strange World” is underperforming at the box office and is estimated to ultimately lose $147 million. The film also features the first openly LGBTQ+ teenaged Disney character, who discusses his crush in the movie. Film critic and author Christian Toto said of the film bombing: “Hollywood doesn’t fully grasp the … Read more
Paramount is grinning widely this weekend as its creepy pic, Smile, continued to stay atop the chart in its sophomore outing with a projected gross of $17.6 million from 3,659 theaters. That’s a decline of just 22 percent, one of the best holds of all time for the horror genre. The news was just as … Read more