As Americans tighten budgets and experience menu price fatigue, some are heading to a familiar, affordable option: buffets. Last year, Yelp released its 2026 Trends Forecast and found that searches for “all-you-can-eat buffet near me” surged 252%. The data was gathered between September 2024 and August 2025, compared to the previous year — and it’s not … Read more
Jennifer Garner is reflecting on her early career. The “13 Going on 30” star has revealed that she was always hesitant to discuss her breakthrough role in the ABC hit “Alias” because she was worried about spoiling something important. “You should have seen back in ‘Alias’ land, I was scared to say anything,” Garner, 53, shared during … Read more
Simone Biles had her cheese grater headgear at the ready. Moments after the Bears edged out the Packers in a thrilling wild-card clash at Soldier Field on Saturday night, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast sweetly embraced her husband, Chicago safety Jonathan Owens, as the NFC North champs kept their season alive with a 31-27 … Read more
As Lori Loughlin continues to navigate life post-Varsity Blues scandal and recent marriage woes, the “Full House” alum is taking back her wholesome image with a highly-anticipated return to Hallmark. Loughlin, who is gearing up to reprise her role as Abigail Stanton in Hallmark’s “When Calls The Heart” after a seven-year hiatus, has had a rough few … Read more
The return of Brendan Fraser to movies has been full of fun surprises over the past several years. movie review RENTAL FAMILY Running time: 103 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some strong language, thematic elements, suggestive material). In theaters. He’s gone from “Monkeybone” to Oscar winner; from being the aughts’ favorite action-comedy star in films such as … Read more
Steakhouse chain Sizzler is making a comeback with a new, refreshed look, even as the quick-service restaurant sector continues to face a challenging environment that has prompted countless closures. Creative agency Tavern, tasked with helping the brand reinvent itself, said the steakhouse had been a pop culture icon in the 1980s and 1990s on the West … Read more
Number of skyscrapers in Vermont? Zero point zero, those tall things are just mountains. Number of billboards? Also zero, those wooden things are trees. Tap water? Not here — that’s maple syrup oozing straight from the faucet, as nature intended. OK, maybe that last one’s a lie. Still, there’s no purer way to experience this … Read more
KFC’s iconic fried chicken buckets are no longer enough to allow the company to stay ahead of its rivals as consumer preferences shift. The global fast-food restaurant chain owned by Yum Brands is trying to rejuvenate itself by leaning into its own version of the chicken sandwich, an item that’s stoked intense rivalries among major chains, and … Read more
Frankie Muniz is coming home to Hollywood. Muniz was one of the most popular and beloved child actors on television thanks to his starring role in the Fox sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle” 20 years ago. But after the series ended in 2006, Muniz quit acting to become a professional race car driver. Now, the … Read more
Can Johnny really emerge from the Depps? That’s what everybody was asking this week when it was reported that tarnished actor Johnny Depp is in final negotiations to star in Paramount’s new “Christmas Carol” film as Ebeneezer Scrooge, a bitter old crank. Well, you’ve gotta admit the casting is bang-on. Johnny Depp is reportedly in … Read more
Everybody wants this. Lately, a slew of celebrities have had comebacks. Adam Brody is having a renaissance as a romantic lead. Josh Hartnett is in the midst of “The Hartnettaissance.” Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Coolidge, Noah Wyle, and Brendan Fraser have all seen second winds to their careers. “There’s not many things that Americans love more … Read more
It was all fun and games on the Fox set until Hitler was brought into it. On the postgame show following the Yankees’ 9-6 comeback Game 3 win against the Blue Jays, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter were asked how they pronounce rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler’s name, when the former Boston Red Sox … Read more
They’re tiny, trendy and taking over New York. From thrifted knick-knacks to $10 blind-box toys, city girls are turning their apartments, backpacks and purses into shrines of “trinketcore” — the aesthetic where the smaller the object, the bigger the obsession. “What makes a trinket? Anything nostalgic and wholesome,” QingYing “Mimi” Guan, 26, of Chinatown, told … Read more
They’re wedging their way back into our hearts. Millennials can kick, scream and stomp all they want. But sneaker wedges — those bulky, angular eyesores once beloved and worn by celebs like Beyoncé, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lopez in the 2010s — are “in” again, per new data. And many aren’t happy about it. “The wedge sneaker … Read more
Alexander Wang’s return to the NYC runway has the fashion world abuzz. The designer will premiere his spring 2026 collection on Friday — Wang’s first official New York Fashion Week appearance since 2018 and, notably, his biggest local splash since being accused of groping and drugging male and transgender models in late 2020. Those claims, … Read more
The Neighbourhood has reunited three years after firing its drummer, Brandon Fried. The rock band announced the news in a since-deleted Instagram Story on Friday, August 29, per Rolling Stone, revealing their comeback will include Fried after accusations that he groped The Marías frontwoman, María Zardoya, in 2022. Brandon Fried, drummer of the band The … Read more
Meghan Markle is back with Season 2 of her Netflix series – and the royal family won’t be watching. The claim was made by royal expert Kinsey Schofield of YouTube’s “Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered” on the eve of “With Love, Meghan” premiering Aug. 26. “According to my sources, Season 2 is not even on the palace’s … Read more
Jazzercise: It is your mother’s workout. At least that was the case for Madison Farfan, 25. Growing up in the San Diego area, where Jazzercise is headquartered, Farfan’s mom occasionally Jazzercised while Farfan pursued competitive dance. To Farfan’s mind, the two were out of sync. So when a coworker — who happened to be a … Read more
movie review FREAKIER FRIDAY Running time: 111 minutes. Rated PG (thematic elements, rude humor, language and some suggestive references). In theaters. Lindsay Lohan has, seemingly overnight, switched things up. Instead of trotting out another one of those execrable holiday turds that have so far amounted to her feeble comeback, she’s starring in something that’s actually … Read more
While the YES Network broadcast was in full misery mode watching the Yankees melt down Friday night, the Marlins’ broadcast crew one booth over was taking a victory lap. Tommy Hutton, the analyst on the FanDuel Sports Marlins telecast, perhaps took some exception to the amount of Yankees fans who showed up in South Beach and … Read more