Would you call them by his name? Throngs of lanky, mop-topped boys — and their admirers — will converge in NYC from near and far this weekend for a decidedly outré event: a Timothée Chalamet look-alike competition with a $50 prize for his most convincing, doe-eyed doppelgänger. London student Octave Cusinberche, 22, is considering flying … Read more
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) to clinch the victory at … Read more
Pat McAfee gave out more money than he likely planned during a thrilling Week 6 of “College GameDay.” Set in Berkeley, California on Saturday, the ESPN show set up their weekly field goal challenge where a random fan attempts to kick a winner — but it’s rare for one to be successful. This time, though, … Read more
One Burger King fan really can have it their way. The fast-food chain opened a contest in February where fans could submit their own Whopper recipe — and now customers can try the finalists for themselves. BK’s first-ever Million Dollar Whopper Contest saw burger lovers submitting ingredients for their dream Whopper with a chance to … Read more
Nikki Bella went back to work days after her husband, Artem Chigvintsev, was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. The retired WWE star, 40, co-hosted a live hot dog eating contest in Las Vegas on Monday. “Joey Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef,” which streamed on Netflix, marked Bella’s first public appearance since Chigvintsev’s arrest. Nikki … Read more
MrBeast’s team is pushing back on the allegations that make his competition reality series “Beast Games” out to be the literal Hunger Games, with a source telling The Post exclusively that they “acknowledge the need for improvement.” The world’s most popular YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has come under fire again after several … Read more
Kids these days aren’t just making wallets out of duct tape — they’re crafting three-piece suits and ball gowns from the stuff. New York’s own Josie Authers and Jessica Ong, both 17, are two artistically adept teens who have created entire ensembles out of the fix-everything tape and earned acclaim as finalists in the Duck Brand’s … Read more
Joey Chestnut won’t be scarfing down dozens of hot dogs on live television with millions watching, he learned from The Post. Instead, he’s been banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest because he partnered with Impossible Foods, a vegan hot dog brand. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, he detailed that he didn’t actually know … Read more
There are new dogs in this fight. This year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is up for grabs after sixteen-time champion Joey Chestnut was banned from the annual July 4 showdown after signing a deal with vegan protein purveyor Impossible Foods. “With Joey out, there is a pretty big door open,” said Nick Wehry. … Read more
Coney Island’s war of wieners escalated as organizers of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest debunked Joey Chestnut’s claim that they were “changing the rules” — leading to the perennial champ getting barred from next month’s barf bash. Chestnut groaned that he was “gutted” by Major League Eating’s decision to keep him from defending his title … Read more
This hot dog news from Coney Island is hard to swallow. Joey Chestnut, perennial winner of the annual July 4th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition, is out of this year’s beef barf over a deal he made to represent a different wiener brand, The Post has learned. And not just any brand, but Impossible Foods, … Read more
Kelsey Plum isn’t the only WNBA star who opened the 2024 season with a fiery ‘fit. Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink set social media ablaze Wednesday with her pregame Alexander Wang ensemble ahead of her regular-season debut. Dressed in a denim mini skirt and an asymmetrical black top that exposed part of her stomach, … Read more
Irish Eurovision contestant Bambie Thug reportedly cried after learning Israel had made the finals of the song contest. Thug, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, made the admission in a backstage interview in Malmo, Sweden on Friday night, per The Independent. A snippet of the interview was shared to X, showing Thug wearing a … Read more
Taste the rainbow. Live the rainbow. In honor of Skittles’ newest innovation, Skittles Littles, they’re encouraging fans to live large — in a small but impressive way. One lucky person will get the chance to live rent-free in a colorful “mini-yet-maximalist” Manhattan apartment. Skittles will cover one year’s rent in the studio apartment designed by … Read more
Birds of a feather flock together, especially at one seafaring competition. Dozens of people from across Europe dressed as seagulls and descended upon De Panne, Belgium on Sunday for the continental Championships of Gullscreeching. In the highly untraditional competition, competitors are judged on how well they can dress like a seagull and mimic the bird’s … Read more
Jackson Mahomes pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge in Kansas City on Thursday. Mahomes, 23, the younger brother of superstar Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was charged in connection with an incident at a restaurant in Overland Park, Kan., in which he was accused of shoving a waiter and grabbing the owner’s neck and … Read more
One of the great Super Bowl traditions in sports media is no more. For the first time in eons, Chris Russo is not doing his customary trivia for his radio listeners to win a trip to the Super Bowl. Russo has done the yearly trivia since joining SiriusXM in 2008, and did it for years … Read more
The New York Post is continuing its acclaimed writing contest again this year, in partnership with Command Education, the nation’s leader in college admissions consulting. High schoolers from around the New York area are invited to showcase their writing skills and journalistic instincts for the chance to have their article published in the New York … Read more
Oreo’s newest cookie is out of this world — and the brand wants you to be, too. America’s favorite cookie is starting off the new year with the launch of a galaxy-inspired limited-edition cookie. To celebrate, the Oreo brand partnered with Space Perspective, purported to be the world’s “first and only” carbon-neutral “spaceflight experience” company, … Read more
They went batty for this beauty. A bat from Oregon named William ShakespEAR won a nationwide beauty contest for the winged mammels. The female Townsend’s big-eared bat won the annual contest organized by the federal Bureau of Land Management, part of the Interior Department, which oversees one in every 10 acres of land in the … Read more