Chess champ Magnus Carlsen, 32, lost to 19-year-old Hans Niemann at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, sparking Carlsen’s cheating claims. Niemann, who admitted to prior online cheating, faced a wild “anal beads” theory for his win that went viral. Niemann’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against Carlsen and Chess.com was dismissed, leading to a confidential settlement. In … Read more
Has shrinkflation hit the friendly skies? A KLM passenger was left flabbergasted after being assigned a seat so tiny he says it should have never been available to flyers. The flyer, Mika H, who goes by @finnishmike on X, detailed his plight on the platform, claiming that it’s been months since the incident, but the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got married, we were both monogamous. We wanted kids and a classic nuclear family, and our interests and political beliefs were similar. We had three kids in 15 months and received no help from anyone. I wasn’t the perfect husband. I … Read more
This boss was dead serious when she asked an employee to “adjust” the date of his father’s funeral for the sake of the job. A bereaved breadwinner is blowing the whistle on his unsympathetic manager after she allegedly requested he reschedule his dearly departed dad’s memorial “because other teammates took leave at the same time.” “She is … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 59 years. As he has gotten older, he has less to do to keep himself busy, and he no longer drives due to Alzheimer’s. He is now doing things inside the house without asking my opinion, including moving things around. Abby, as the woman of … Read more
When one former Keyport, NJ, resident started keeping tabs of all the cancer diagnoses on and around his childhood street, the numbers were “freaking snowballing.” In recent interviews with NJ.com, Rusty Morris, 46, recounted how he’d collected the names of so many neighbors that he eventually created a map, marking the houses with red X’s … Read more
Frigid temps and an hour-long wait in a line trailing down Madison Avenue in the East 60’s on a recent Friday afternoon weren’t about to deter Sophie Cohen from her quest. The Downtown-dwelling fashionista was determined to secure a pair of Chanel pony-hair, calfskin and lambskin ballet flats in size 39.5 — which required not just … Read more
Brazilian influencer Liziane Gutierrez launched into attack mode, going after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s car during a chaotic scene outside The Bird Street’s Club in West Hollywood Thursday. While the scene looked chaotic, Gutierrez explained the reasoning behind her theatrics. “I’m not crazy like people are saying,” she told the California Post, even though … Read more
A year after the birth of her youngest daughter, Kylie Kelce is doing what she does best: Shattering illusions of womanhood and motherhood from behind her podcast mic. The former athlete and current podcast superstar unleashed the fury of hell — or, more accurately, the fury of a mother of four — as she addressed … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to the same man for nearly 50 years. We raised a sweet family, had successful careers, and never strayed from each other. For the last 20-plus years, I’ve had little or no desire for sex. I understand it medically as well as emotionally, but Hubby doesn’t get it at all. … Read more
Michael Pittman’s trade to the Steelers wasn’t a complete shock to everyone — particularly him and his wife. Following the deal, Pittman posted on X why he saw it coming. “Crazy! My wife @KiannaPittman_ had a dream a month ago I was wearing a Steelers jersey. God works in crazy ways! #SteelCity,” Pittman wrote. Michael … Read more
Aaron Rodgers had some choice words for his former flames. The now-married 42-year-old quarterback, who gushed over his “private” wife, Brittani, during an appearance Wednesday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” trashed his famous ex-girlfriends for leading him into a public lifestyle he claims he wasn’t interested in. Rodgers said he originally met his wife in … Read more
John Harbaugh gave a sweet nod to his wife Ingrid during his introductory press conference as the head coach of the Giants on Tuesday. The Super Bowl-winning coach, who sported a blue suit and red tie, introduced his wife and joked that she didn’t have to join him on the stage. “Ingrid is ready to … Read more
Sometimes the fountain of youth pours the putrid. In search of younger-looking skin, humans have turned to all manner of questionable treatments, from bodily fluids to animal guts. Here’s a rundown of a few of the more bizarre methods for turning back the clock. A powdered bird poop facial, or what the Japanese call uguisu no … Read more
Madeline Lawrence, a married mother of three, including newborn twins Nico and Ash, is determined to fix a flat. The Utah native is working to remedy the flatness of her babies’ skulls with $700 3D-printed head-shaping helmets — and she’s getting a whole lot of backlash. “The babies wear their helmets 23 hours a day … Read more
A British expat living in Australia has shared a bizarre truth about the way we work out here compared to back home. Influencer Emily Dew-Gosling took to TikTok recently to share something odd she’d noticed about etiquette in Aussie gyms and work out studios. “The trust Australians have for each other is crazy? London could NEVER,” she … Read more
Russell Crowe was not entertained. The actor, 61, is sharing his issue with the 2024 film “Gladiator II.” In Ridley Scott’s 2000 hit movie “Gladiator,” Crowe starred as Maximus alongside Joaquin Phoenix. The Oscar winner had a problem with the sequel revealing that his deceased character fathered an illegitimate son (Paul Mescal) with Lucilla, played … Read more
Have we gone off the deep end? A woman in Australia was filmed scrolling through her phone while swimming laps in the pool, sparking fears that humanity’s tech addiction might’ve reached the point of no return. The clip, shared to social media by popular meme page Brown Cardigan, starts off innocuously enougH, with swimmers enjoying … Read more
Sumner Redstone moved closer to the stage, transfixed. A nude couple on a Harley-Davidson had just descended from the ceiling of Super Girls, a Bangkok sex club endorsed by Rolling Stone as “the very best in town.” Redstone, then 72 and chairman of Viacom, stood “like a deer in the headlights, mouth slightly agape,” writes … Read more
For Brooklynite Lauren Rutkowski, 34, the day of the TCS New York City Marathon is perhaps the most important on the calendar — one she starts early in the morning, carb-loading on bagels near her home in Cobble Hill before hopping the subway to where the action is. But the marketing manager won’t be running the five-borough … Read more