‘Strange World’ review: Disney brings fantastical visuals to a basic story

‘Strange World’ review: Disney brings fantastical visuals to a basic story

Disney is peerless when it comes to building extraordinarily detailed, original and bold animated environments. Now add to that list of descriptors a new word: strange. For the House of Mouse’s latest adventure film “Strange World” certainly lives up to its title. Our unfamiliar land is Avalonia and our heroes are the Clade family, famed … Read more

Religious group brings sex dolls to holy site for ‘enchantment rituals’

Religious group brings sex dolls to holy site for ‘enchantment rituals’

The authorities really blew up on them. A religious group is being slammed by Myanmar authorities after they allegedly brought two sex dolls to the country’s holiest Buddhist sites to perform an enchantment ritual on them. According to state media, the group of eight attempted to enter the Shwedagon Pagoda after leaving the dolls outside … Read more

Wildflower Farms resort brings nature to frenzied New Yorkers

Wildflower Farms resort brings nature to frenzied New Yorkers

The just-opened Wildflower Farms, an Auberge resort set on a former tree nursery in pastoral Gardiner, NY, is luring affluent urbanites with its luxurious rustic delights. “Last week, this was a loading dock. This week, it’s alive,” says general manager Manolo Sorensen, formerly of André Balazs’ Sunset Beach Hotel on Shelter Island and The Maker … Read more

Halloween 2022 brings dangers for pets: How to keep your animals safe

Halloween 2022 brings dangers for pets: How to keep your animals safe

Halloween is right around the corner, and many people will put their pets in costumes for some fun trick-or-treating or parading.  With so many pets out and about, knowing how to keep your pet safe during the holiday fun is important.  There are some key tips to keep in mind. Among them: Beyond the chances of a pet … Read more

‘Severe’ monkeypox spread brings warning from Alabama health department

‘Severe’ monkeypox spread brings warning from Alabama health department

Severe cases of monkeypox are being reported in America and Alabama health officials are asking people at risk to get screened. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports “at least” 139 cases of monkeypox in the state as of Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said some of the cases reported across the … Read more

‘House of the Dragon’ brings another brutal wedding to the ‘GoT’ world

‘House of the Dragon’ brings another brutal wedding to the ‘GoT’ world

Ah, weddings – a time for love, and if you live in the “Game of Thrones” or “House of the Dragon” world, a time for carnage and death. [Warning: Spoilers ahead for episode 5 of “House of the Dragon.”] In the fifth episode of the “GoT” spinoff “House of the Dragon” (Sundays at 9 p.m. … Read more

Rabies alert after woman brings raccoon inside North Dakota bar

Rabies alert after woman brings raccoon inside North Dakota bar

Public health officials in North Dakota issued a rabies alert Tuesday after learning someone brought a captive raccoon inside a bar in the small town of Maddock.  The North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services is advising anyone who may have been bitten or had contact with the raccoon’s saliva to speak with a … Read more