It’s the bar tale that’s got Angeleno bookworms buzzing. “The Regulars,” a novel written by well-known voice-over artist Johnny Cosmo, is Los Angeles’ hottest read, telling the story of Jimmy Ruggiero, an East Coaster who finds himself in Hollywood after breaking up with his girlfriend in Boston. Every night, he escapes to a mysterious dive … Read more
A whale’s dive shapes its song patterns, suggests new research. The study using data from suction caps attached to the aquatic mammals is the first to connect an entire humpback whale song structure to a complete dive cycle. The findings could help infer whale behavior from acoustic recordings alone, say scientists. The haunting, complex songs … Read more
Everything’s bigger in Texas — including the nightmares. On Thursday, Six Flags Over Texas opened Tormenta: Rampaging Run. It’s the world’s first-ever “giga dive coaster,” a new breed of thrill ride that towers between 300 and 399 feet and dangles riders face-first over the edge. Located in the northeast part of the Lone Start State … Read more
Another round, bartender! A quarter century ago, Siberia, the infamous bar run by Tracy Westmoreland, stood as a quintessential Big Apple dive. Known for its hard drinks, cold beer and environs he once lovingly described as an absolute “s–thole,” it was a favorite for a who’s-who of high and low New York characters, including Anthony … Read more
It was the surprise of a lifetime. A young diver surprised his girlfriend with a breathtaking underwater proposal in the Black Sea. Daniil, 21, from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, pulled off a perfectly timed underwater proposal to his longtime girlfriend, Nastya, 21, while diving off Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, a peninsula in Eastern Europe. A young diver … Read more
Sometimes the best moments of a game do not happen on the field. That is precisely what occurred in the Athletics’ game Wednesday night. In the bottom of the sixth inning, a foul ball was hit just above the safety netting at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, on the path to land right on top … Read more
It’s more than an hour southwest of Killarney, and roughly 2 hours west of Cork. If that doesn’t help, and you are only very vaguely familiar with Irish geography (go on, admit, it), call it 4.5 hours outside Dublin. However you locate it, there lies the Beara Peninsula, one of Ireland’s most rugged, remote and beautiful … Read more
When it’s frigid outside, it’s the best time of year to plop down on the couch and pick up a book that will scare the bejesus out of you. (For reasons we’ve never been able to quite work out, winter is the time of year that many thrillers are published.) Put your iPhone on Do … Read more
Should you quit your job and become a dumpster diver? One Baltimore woman says she’s uncovered a whopping $2 million in unwanted treasure — everything from Le Creuset cookware to a $500 Dyson hairdryer. Jennifer Lleras, 40, is a busy mom who owns her own marketing firm, earning her a comfortable living. But when the mother of … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Way back in 2004, Lake Street Dive was founded at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. 20 short years later, the pop-soul-jazz-country-rock group announced their biggest … Read more
“Space Disco Cowboy.” “Yacht Shabbat.” “Burning Man Formal”? More couples are tossing tradition when it comes to what wedding guests should wear, to some befuddlement among invitees. Maggie Long, 34, recently attended the nuptials of a close friend in a low-key Denver lounge. The suggested dress? “Dive Bar Semiformal.” “I love a theme,” said Long, who lives … Read more
“Unholy” diver. Sam Smith is trending on Twitter following a wild video that appeared to show them attempting a stage dive with disastrous results. A video of the catastrophic crowd-surfing attempt has amassed nearly 8 million views on TikTok as critics ripped the British singing sensation online. In the cringe-worthy clip, captioned “Sam Smith stage … Read more
Amid the disappearance of a tourist submersible on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, a story of one of filmmaker James Cameron’s most harrowing dives to study the Titanic — and what he would find out after — has come to the surface. The Academy Award-winning movie director behind “Titanic” was inside a submersible vessel nearly 13,000 feet underwater … Read more
Is floating in a pool, sun showering down on your face, cares and inboxes a million miles away, not one of life’s greatest pleasures? When vacationing in sunny Mexico, there’s no lack of enticing places to dip your toes and ditch your worries.Still, not all pools are equal. From custom design to standout features like … Read more
One person’s trash is another person’s holiday treasure. A poverty-stricken mom says she’s resorted to “dumpster diving” to procure Christmas presents for her young son — and has already found $240 worth of great gifts. Rachael Collins, 42, trawls through trash twice a week, honing in on garbage cans located outside of department stores, in … Read more
One beauty lover’s trash is truly another’s treasure. TikTok creator Ella Rose, whose account is dedicated to dumpster diving at all kinds of stores, dug through her local Ulta Beauty dumpster and apparently found a treasure trove of discarded products, many still in their boxes and good as new. “So much of it was factory … Read more