They got a raw deal. Long Island’s oyster industry has been left shellshocked after the “worst winter of the century” cost purveyors tons of inventory — and steep profit losses — thanks to an unprecedented deep freeze. “We’re buying clams and oysters about 10% higher already,” Vincent’s Clam Bar manager Danny Pepi told The Post … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Serenity now! A century-old film and TV studio where “Seinfeld” and other hit shows were shot could shut down after the owner defaulted on a $1.1 billion loan. It’s the latest in a series LA entertainment industry defaults, which have left Hollywood begging for mercy. Republic Ave. on the lot of Radford … Read more
Quentin Tarantino has revealed his top 10 favorite films of the 21st century, and some of his choices came as a welcome surprise. The famed director named Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film “Black Hawk Down” as the best movie of the past 25 years during a new episode of “The Bret Easton Ellis” podcast released … Read more
These pups have had a ruff go of it. A favorite dog breed across the US and UK will disappear in the next 10 years, and animal rights groups couldn’t be happier to see them go. So-called “designer dogs” like pugs, French bulldogs and English bulldogs have been bred with features —flat faces, bulging eyes … Read more
Lionel Richie looking back on a “disastrous” moment in his love life. In his new memoir, “Truly,” the 76-year-old singer finally opened up about the June 1988 fight between his first wife, Brenda Harvey-Richie, and his second wife, Diane Alexander, an incident he called “the scandal of my century.” “What very few people knew was … Read more
In two years from tonight, all eyes will be on the sky. The “eclipse of the century” is set to take place on Aug. 2, 2027, according to NASA, with the moon moving between the sun and the Earth for up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds. It will be the longest eclipse totality until … Read more
A top travel destination has uncovered an ancient secret. A little-known network of subterranean passageways hidden beneath Rome’s Capitoline Hill — holding clues to a long-ago chapter of the Eternal City’s past — will reportedly soon open to visitors. “No one has seen these caves and tunnels for more than a century,” archaeologist Ersilia D’Ambrosio said. … Read more
More than 500 influential directors, actors and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world voted on the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. Here is how their ballots stacked up. Every generation gets its defining teen comedy. For the 21st century, that’s “Superbad.” The script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg — … Read more
One shop in a fading industry has feathered the storm. When Dersh Feather first opened in 1918, there were five prominent plume businesses in NYC’s Garment District — but these birds of a feather didn’t get to flock together forever. Now, more than a century later, the West 37th Street staple is the last of … Read more
“Never in our history,” declared a TV anchor, “has there been such an avalanche of information, so little believed or believable.” This was no anguished lament over AI or social media. This was 1967, the era of the Vietnam War, racial tension, and urban blight, when a group of liberal satirists launched a prank so … Read more
This once-popular Big Apple industry may be wilting, but one business is still blooming. Over a century ago, a bustling Midtown neighborhood was home to an abundance of textile manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers — including dozens of artificial flower makers. “The Garment District was thriving, it was alive — hundreds of thousands of people here manufacturing … Read more
Following a lengthy countdown spanning several months, Billboard has now announced its pick for “greatest pop star of the 21st century” … Beyonce. The former Destiny’s Child star, who went solo in 2003, pipped the best-selling pop star of the 21st century to the post: Taylor Swift had to settle for a number two placing. … Read more
Before pet cemeteries became a thing in the mid-19th century, few options existed for disposing of a beloved dog or cat (or parrot or monkey). In Paris, 5,000 dead animals a year were tossed in the Seine, while north of London 750 deceased dogs a week were taken for “rendering” and turned into manure. But when … Read more
This was an “Extreme Makeover: Early Christianity Edition.” A German man discovered a historically significant stone carving from the 12th century during recent home renovations in the town of Klotzow on the nation’s northern coast. Just centimeters below the foundation of a home owned by a shocked Peter Wittenberg sat a three-foot boulder with the … Read more
This discovery is anything but Tutan-khamun. Archeologists in Egypt have discovered “the first and largest astronomical observatory,” nearly half a mile long, dating to the 6th century BC. A sundial and other items were found inside a building that was designed with slanted architecture to measure shade and solar movement, according to the Egyptian Ministry … Read more
More than seven in 10 employees think the American work setup is stuck in the 20th century, according to new research. From the hours they work (54%) to even the way they’re paid (41%), a survey of 2,000 employed Americans revealed that it’s time to bring the workplace into the modern world. Nearly 100 years … Read more
Talk about making a grand entrance. Just weeks ago, Madelaine Brockway was an internet nobody — now, the 26-year-old American bride is soaring to nuptial notoriety as videos of her posh Parisian wedding leave TikTokers around the world enthralled. Brockway, who exchanged “I dos” with now-husband Jacob LaGrone earlier this month, chose to share the … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope might have made what one expert is hailing as the “discovery of the century” — about 744 trillion miles from Earth. A team of international astronomers have “found potential evidence of life in the atmosphere of another world,” Robert Zubrin, an American aerospace engineer and advocate for human exploration of … Read more
The hooligan who was heckling Mardy Fish at the American Century Championship had a sinister reason for wanting Stephen Curry to win the tournament. With Fish holding a lead on the final hole of the tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on Sunday, a crazed fan screamed during his backswing. Fish hooked his tee shot, … Read more
Being crowned Miss America was a lifelong dream for Caressa Cameron. But it became a living nightmare for her — and many others who won the coveted title. Cameron, who was Miss America 2010 and Miss Virginia 2009, told The Post she felt bullied by then Miss America CEO Sam Haskell a month into her … Read more