“The stadium,” writes Frank Andre Guridy in ‘The Stadium – An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play’ (Basic Books), “has never been a merely a sports facility.” From the first wooden ballparks, through the huge concrete edifices of the 1950s and 1960s and on to today’s vast, state-of-the-art arenas, Guridy reveals just what the stadia means to American life — … Read more
When Vladimir Putin’s Russian army invaded neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Chad Robichaux knew he had to help. The former Force Recon Marine gathered a team of elite special operations veterans, as well as his 25-year-old Marine son, Hunter, and headed to Europe to help those about to be subjected to “untold brutality,” as … Read more
She turned a crappy situation into something positive. “Bachelor in Paradise” star Samantha Jeffries is using the unwanted fame she received from her televised experience of being backed up for 12 days to release a children’s book, “Sam Can’t Poop.” The red-haired beauty gets stopped by fans of the ABC dating series — where alums … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Whether you’ve been following the drama or not, there’s no denying that “It Ends With Us” is a pretty big deal right now. The movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel opened at number one in the box office … Read more
Book nerds, beware. The American Chemical Society is getting the word out on poisonous books from the past. A new report released by the scientific agency warned that colorfully bound books from the Victorian era are likely packed with toxic dyes, calling on librarians, archivists and researchers to take special precautions when handling these texts. … Read more
Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift should never have been together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking), their “unlikely Victorian love story” somehow worked. The contrast in their backgrounds was marked. Stevenson was from a wealthy Scottish family and had recently passed the bar to … Read more
A brutal decades old murder-by-hit man of a prominent young married black socialite in the South — a killing shockingly contracted by her craven white millionaire husband — is given the full forensic treatment in journalist Deb Miller Landau’s “A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton.” Just … Read more
As Mick Jagger’s partner of 10 years — with the promise ring to prove it — former prima ballerina Melanie Hamrick choreographed the rock ballet “Porte Rouge” that was inspired by the music of the Rolling Stones. But despite their decade-long pas de deux, Hamrick — who retired from the American Ballet Theatre after 15 … Read more
There’s no Shane in her game. Charlotte Shane, a former sex worker who catered to the wealthy 1%, is speaking out about bedding businessmen in a naughty new memoir. The author’s saucy tome “An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work” hit shelves on Aug. 13, and details the raunchy lifestyle she lived … Read more
In Gill Paul’s latest book, “Scandalous Women,” a historical novel about phenomenally bestselling authors Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins — both famous for their sex-driven fiction, and their battles for recognition and critical acceptance in the male-dominated publishing world of the 1960s — there’s a shocking scene that could be right out of the #MeToo … Read more
Liza Minnelli is upset about how her appearance at the 2022 Academy Awards was handled. The Hollywood legend, 78, announced her new memoir on Tuesday in a statement to People magazine, and reiterated claims that she was “sabotaged” at the Oscars two years ago. Minnelli memorably joined Lady Gaga onstage to hand out the Best Picture … 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
Seems more like a recipe for catfish. A “best seller” cookbook author on Amazon appears to be no more than a figment of artificial intelligence, news reports and readers say. At a glance, the authenticity of “The Complete Crock Pot Cookbook for Beginners” looks to be a real crock. Its author is Luisa Florence, and … Read more
Francine Pascal, the creator of the “Sweet Valley High” book series, has died. She was 92. According to her sister, Laurie Wenk-Pascal, the author passed away of lymphoma at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan on Sunday, per the New York Times. The Post has reached out to Pascal’s agent. Francine Pascal in Times Square in Feb. … Read more
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s relationship wasn’t always a fairytale. Robert Jobson’s new biography, “Catherine, the Princess of Wales,” reveals the circumstances behind when the royal couple — who are now married with three children — briefly broke up in 2007, three years before they got engaged. According to the book, William, 42, and Kate, … Read more
In 1992, Vladimir Putin— who at the time was deputy mayor of the Russian port city of St. Petersburg— commissioned a film about himself called “Vlast,” a Russian word meaning power. In it, he argued passionately for the West to invest in Russian industry. After he became Russia’s president in 2012, he continued to project … Read more
It was the old man and the sea of clones. In celebration of renowned author Ernest Hemmingway’s 125 birthday on Sunday, a bar in Key West Florida hosted its annual lookalike competition of the penman. The contest at the local watering hole Sloppy Joe’s Bar, one of the celebrated writer’s favorite hangouts, celebrates what Hemmingway … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Before Amazon was the e-commerce monolith we know it as today, it was a bookstore — so, of course, the Prime Day book deals are pretty great. Books of all genres and types are discounted deeply (even more … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Earlier this week, ahead of the RNC’s official start in Milwaukee, Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce his pick for VP: Ohio Senator JD Vance. Vance, 39, is fairly new to the US political … Read more
Judy Blume was in the hot seat. It was 1984 and the author of bestselling children’s books including “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” and “Blubber” was invited to appear on CNN’s “Crossfire,” a news entertainment show co-hosted by liberal journalist Tom Braden and conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan. As the guest, Blume sat between them, smiling … Read more