As more restaurants experiment with eliminating tips, the idea of a no-tip dining model is gaining traction — but not without resistance from some industry professionals who fear it could drag down service. The shift is a response to growing frustration among diners. Hidden fees, service charges, and inflated gratuities have left many customers feeling blindsided when … Read more
A disturbing new trend has emerged on TikTok that has parents and experts alarmed, with teens accused of turning humiliation into content. What might look like a quick laugh online is leaving real-world damage. Dubbed the “flip the camera” challenge, the trend sees a group of teens dance while handing a phone to an unsuspecting … Read more
Giada De Laurentiis had a bad experience with Mario Batali. The Food Network star, 54, recently appeared on Samah Dada’s YouTube show, “On the Menu,” and recalled asking now-disgraced chef Mario Batali to write the foreword for her 2005 cookbook, “Everyday Italian.” However, Batali’s comments in the book were far from kind. Mario Batali and Giada … Read more
Nauti or nice? Cruise passengers are divided over a viral photo that shows how someone chose to tip their cabin steward. John Heald, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Brand Ambassador, took to Facebook to ask his followers how they felt about spelling out “thank you” in money on the bed for the steward to find as a … Read more
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities. At the sentencing hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, around 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of London, Judge Edward Murray told Gavin Plumb, 37, that he would have to serve a minimum term … Read more
It turns out that dressing up as a naughty nurse is … well, naughty. There are calls around the world to ban sexy nurse Halloween costumes, with one nursing council claiming the raunchy outfits are “offensive and degrading.” Spain’s nursing council, which represents 330,000 workers, said the costumes perpetuate “sexualized, trivial and frivolous” images of women. … Read more