TENNANT CREEK, Australia – Dramatic video recorded in the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek in Australia shows the moment a “firenado,” or fire whirl whipped up and started spinning across farmland as wildfires burned across the region at the end of October. Officials said in a Facebook post that the region was under a … Read more
Prince Harry has become totally “dependent” on wife Meghan Markle “for his social life,” according to a royal expert. Since stepping back as senior members of the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hightailed it across the pond in a bid to start afresh. Since uprooting his life and starting from … Read more
Electric hair-styling products like curling irons caused nearly 31,000 burns in kids and young people over a 10-year period, sending about 1,000 of them to the emergency room, a new study shows. The abstract, due to be presented Sunday at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC, features an analysis of ER visits … Read more
WARNING: This story contains spoilers from this week’s episode of “Survivor.” This idol’s on fire! “Survivor 45” host Jeff Probst revealed that he was taken aback Wednesday when one contestant set the wax-encased immunity idol on fire in order to save herself from elimination during Tribal Council. Appearing on the show’s podcast “On Fire,” Probst, … Read more
Elon Musk is once again defending Russell Brand following allegations of sexual assault. A Sunday Times exposé reported allegations earlier this month that the British comedian, 48, raped and abused four women between 2006 and 2013. Tesla founder Musk, 52, had a conversation on X Spaces with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, 39, on Thursday … Read more
This Connecticut town never forgets a traitor. Hundreds are expected to gather in New London Saturday for the Burning of Benedict Arnold Festival, during which a paper mâché figure of the disgraced American Revolutionary is torched to mark the anniversary of when Arnold led a group of more than 1,600 British soldiers to burn most … Read more
Who really goes to Burning Man? The results of a 2022 census of Burning Man attendees revealed that most “burners” are rich, white, straight, liberal, millennial men. Burning Man, which sold tickets from $575 to $2,750 for this year’s event, is a weeklong, large-scale campout held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert near Reno, with a … Read more
One ethos of Burning Man is to “leave no trace” on the grounds of Black Rock Desert. But too many of the 73,000 attendees this year did the opposite, locals say. “I’ve been hearing stories about the trash being left behind,” Athena LameBull, who lives on Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, about 70 miles from the … Read more
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. – Cutter Ray Palacios, a first-time Burning Man attendee, describes how fellow “burners” fostered a sense of community while being stranded at the Nevada festival by floodwaters. Monsoon rains Friday and over the weekend caused flash flooding at the annual Burning Man Festival, turning the usually dry, desert setting into a muddy mess that prevented … Read more
A-prawn-calypse now. As if the 2023 Burning Man Festival wasn’t apocalyptic enough, the event was recently crashed by a biblical plague of three-eyed “dinosaur shrimp,” which wriggled to the surface of the Nevada desert to join the party. Also known as tadpole shrimp, or triops, the prehistoric critters had been lying dormant in subterranean egg … Read more
Chris Rock and Diplo escaped the treacherous mud-filled Burning Man in the flooded Nevada desert festival Saturday with the help of a fan. The comedian, 57, and the 44-year-old DJ trekked through 6 miles of mud looking for someone to give them a ride as roughly 73,000 people were stuck at the festival due to … Read more
She’s not kidding. Bianca Snyder says she has “no regrets” taking her 7-year-old son, Tage, every year to Burning Man, the infamous sex- and drug-fueled festival in the Nevada desert. “Our son goes everywhere that we go, and that’s just the way that we live,” Snyder — who runs a cannabis company with her partner, … Read more
On Thursday, yet another person posted to the Burning Man NYC Community Facebook Group looking to offload a ticket to the annual desert festival, which kicks off Sunday. “I have a hard ticket for sale if anyone is interested,” the post read Alex Chaldyshev couldn’t help but respond with the laughing emoji and a “don’t … Read more
It looks a lot more like Flooding Man this year. Attendees headed to Burning Man, a community of tens of thousands of people who gather to build a temporary city called Black Rock City (BRC) in the Nevada desert, were warned by organizers that the gates may remain closed for several days due to flooding … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The year’s wildest camping event is finally here. From Aug. 27 through Sept. 4, the annual Burning Man returns to Gerlach, NV’s Black Rock City. At this year’s … Read more
Carmen Xtravaganza, an NYC ballroom icon who was featured in the 1990 documentary “Paris is Burning,” has died. She was 62. The House of Xtravaganza — which emerged from New York’s underground ballroom scene and for which Carmen held the position of house mother at various times — announced the news of her death Friday in an … Read more
“Space Disco Cowboy.” “Yacht Shabbat.” “Burning Man Formal”? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees. Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. The suggested dress? “Dive Bar Semiformal.” “I love a theme,” said Long, who lives … Read more
A young mom’s rare reaction to a prescription medication left her body burning from the inside out. Nicole Donald, 26, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2020 and was prescribed a range of pills to help level out her moods. Two weeks later, however, the New Zealand native started to feel feverish and her lips … Read more
No pain, no “Plane.” Gerard Butler accidentally rubbed phosphoric acid into his eyes while filming his upcoming action flick “Plane,” saying the experience felt like he was “burning alive” The 53-year-old made the revelation during an appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Wednesday, saying the accident occurred as he attempted to repair a faulty … Read more
Diet Coke is a vice Theresa Amrhein can’t seem to quit. The 33-year-old Upper East Sider tries to follow a healthy lifestyle. She walks up to 10 miles a day, goes meat-free at lunch and does intermittent fasting — resulting in her losing 20 pounds. But, try as she might, she’s still hooked on Diet … Read more