On a swelteringly hot day in Chandler, Arizona, in July 1991, Jane’s Addiction was set to take the stage on the first date for Lollapalooza, a new traveling alternative music festival that the band’s frontman, Perry Farrell, has conceived. There was just one problem. The band’s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro, who had been trying to … Read more
Unlike the lucky New Yorkers who can take a bath in their kitchen, I, like many others, don’t have a tub. Lush has a unique solution — but it’ll cost you $75 for 30 minutes of blissful soaking. The cosmetics giant offers a private, self-led bathing treatment at its spa on the Upper East Side, … Read more
Let who? Since it was published at the very end of 2024, Mel Robbins’ “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About,” has been a cultural sensation that’s topped bestseller lists. Now, a Virginia Army wife is claiming that it was her — not Robbins — who came up … Read more
New York’s most lavish, tantalizingly secretive dinner-and-a-movie date is nearly impossible to book — and costs five times more than Regal, AMC or Loews. On a recent evening, 66 in-the-know cinephiles snuck down to a Parisian Art Deco theater hidden on the cellar level of Tribeca’s top five-star hotel for what was certainly the city’s … Read more
The Big Apple is home to an eye-popping 436 Guinness World Record holders, nearly 8% of all the risk-takers in the country and second only to California’s 615, according to the 70th edition of the “Guinness World Records.” Here are four of the New Yorkers whose grit and determination helped them reach immortality. Miki Sudo – Most wins … Read more
Cher is looking back at her second marriage – and what went wrong. The singer reflected on her relationship with Gregg Allman in her bestselling book, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” and why she said “I do” so quickly. According to the book, Cher’s divorce from her ex-husband Sonny Bono was finalized in June 1975 … Read more
Long before social media existed, Gabrielle Chanel was the first beauty influencer. The founder and namesake of the French fashion house recognized the transformative power of lipstick, loose powder and blush, both for herself and her clients. In 1924, she launched a makeup line. “It was an unexpected move, nevertheless the collection grabbed her audience’s … Read more
Rich people — they’re just like us! Well, not really — and certainly not when it comes to travel planning. Not only are they unlikely to be booking the next and cheapest flight to the places the rest of the voyaging public like to go — they’re also very unlikely to be doing any of the booking … Read more
Wedding planning is a massive task to shoulder. And it’s an even more challenging feat when the décor is swapped out for snaps of meat. “I get married in 12 days, and today I was supposed to get my guest book,” explained Tara Henderson, 29, a bride-to-be from Wichita Falls, Texas, in a trending TikTok posted … Read more
It’s shaping up to be a Taylor Swift-filled holiday season for the Hunt family. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, sisters Ava and Gracie Hunt — the daughters of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt — revealed they received “The Official Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Book” from the superstar singer, who has been dating star Kansas City … Read more
No one mourns the wicked — and no kid should read it either. Before there was the “Wicked” movie starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, there was the Broadway musical “Wicked,” which is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” based on L. Frank Baum’s … Read more
In 1984, Prince recorded a song called “Paisley Park” about a personal utopia – one that became a reality a few years later. And there’s a good reason why the pop superstar never left. The singer/songwriter, who died there in 2016 at age 57, is the subject of a new photo book, “Prince: Icon.” It … Read more
Phil Spector allegedly threatened Cher with a revolver decades before being convicted of second-degree murder in 2009. The “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer, 78, made the startling revelation in her newly released self-titled book, “Cher: The Memoir.” According to the Grammy winner, after she completed her 1974 album “Dark Lady,” Spector approached her about … Read more
A new report from Resy digs into the food and dining trends of the past year — as well as which restaurants in the Big Apple take the cake as the most beloved. The reservation platform, which analyzed booking data and diner surveys to compile the report, dished the New York City hotspots that are rebooked … Read more
“Did I do that?” Jaleel White is opening up about his time on “Family Matters,” revealing what it was like to grow up on the set. The actor played Steve Urkel on the beloved sitcom from 1989 to 1998. In his forthcoming memoir, “Growing Up Urkel,” White, now 47, claims executives told him to wear looser jeans … Read more
James Dean was blackmailed by a former male lover who threatened to out him on the eve of his big-screen break, according to a new book. In “Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean,” which drops Tuesday, author Jason Colavito claims the ill-fated Hollywood icon shelled out $800 to advertising executive Rogers Brackett only days … Read more
Cher is sharing some candid memories about growing up in Hollywood. In an excerpt adapted from her new memoir, “Cher: The Memoir, Part One,” the legendary singer, 78, writes that she met Hollywood icon Warren Beatty, 87, when she was 15 and spent a night swimming in the actor’s pool until 4 AM, all while … Read more
The Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate on the planet, capable of living hundreds of years in cold waters thousands of feet deep. It is also uniquely smelly. Its body is designed to have the same salt concentration as the ocean — such that it neither loses nor gains water through osmosis — so it has to … Read more
Johnny Carson had a troubling relationship with alcohol during all three of his marriages that ended in divorce. The new biography “Carson the Magnificent” written by Bill Zehme (who finished the book before he died in 2023) with Mike Thomas examines how the famous late-night host behaved around his spouses, including his first wife, Jody … Read more
They took a pizza our hearts. Pizza Hut’s beloved pro-reading program, Book It! turns 40 this month — with over 70 million kids eagerly participating since 1984, the New York Times reported. Well-known to Gen Xers and older Millennials — basically, anybody old enough to remember when books didn’t have to compete with social media — Book … Read more