‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: Crowded House

‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Review: Crowded House

The key to a terrific scary home invasion horror movie is not just how domesticity gets breached but why. It’s great to have a determined aggressor, sympathetic victims and a brutal invasion that’s contained and sustained. But to what end? Yet some of the best home invasion films — “Funny Games,” “Them” — don’t supply … Read more

NYC’s Times Square tops shameful survey of world’s worst tourist traps: ‘Crowded, grimy and overrated’

NYC’s Times Square tops shameful survey of world’s worst tourist traps: ‘Crowded, grimy and overrated’

They wouldn’t give it the Times of day. A reported 64.5 million tourists are expected to pour into NYC by 2024’s end — just a couple million shy of 2019’s record 66.6m, with almost all of them guaranteed to at least stroll through Times Square. According to a new survey, they’re going to hate it. Often … Read more

I don’t let men sit next to me on a crowded train, I don’t care if they’re old I’ve been harassed before

I don’t let men sit next to me on a crowded train, I don’t care if they’re old I’ve been harassed before

A 23-year-old female took to the AITA (“Am I the A––hole”) subreddit on the Reddit platform to share a recent travel drama — receiving plenty of angry comment from others about her stance.  “I ride the train home from work regularly,” wrote Reddit user “Illustrious–Sink–768” in her June 25 post.  “It’s usually pretty empty,” she continued, “but … Read more

Couple caught getting frisky on crowded Valentine’s day train: video

Couple caught getting frisky on crowded Valentine’s day train: video

Passengers received an unwanted Valentine’s Day experience on Tuesday after a couple mistook a Sydney, Australia train for their love shack while on their evening commute. The frisky pair were caught red-handed by travelers on the T9 Northern line, which journeys between the suburbs of Normanhurst and Gordon, via Central Station in Australia. Footage shared … Read more