DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-plus-year-old single male. I recently started hanging out with one of my friend “Tom’s” ex-girlfriends. It is now turning into more than friends. “Pam” and I both have feelings for each other. She and Tom dated for five months and broke up eight months ago. Do I owe it to … Read more
In “Oppenheimer,” the writer and director Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster biopic — three words that generally don’t go together — the character of Kitty Oppenheimer is effaced twice over. Kitty, played by Emily Blunt, is the woman behind the man: Though a scientist herself, she is the sidelined wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), … Read more
A TikToker went viral for showing why “influencer makeup” doesn’t work well for real life. Bennet Northen, who goes by @bennetnorthen on TikTok, went viral this month with 7.8 million views by showing why “influencer makeup” isn’t realistic for most people’s everyday lives. “This is exactly why influencer style makeup doesn’t work,” the makeup micro-influencer … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I moved to a smaller city from a larger one seven years ago. There are fewer businesses here. I often struggle to get home repairs done because people here operate on “regional time,” meaning they get to stuff when they feel like it, if they feel like doing it at all. Some of … Read more
Australian Whitney Portwine has shared exactly what she spends in a typical day in a series of candid TikToks. Ms Portwine, 25, works in marketing and lives at home with her parents, but she still spends anywhere between $300 [$197 USD] and $500 [$330 USD] weekly. She told news.com.au that while she’s living rent-free, she … Read more
Angelina Jolie revealed that she doesn’t have much of a social life anymore — and that her six kids are really her only friends. “They are the closest people to me and my life, and they’re my close friends, Jolie, 48, shared with WSJ Magazine in a cover story, which published Tuesday. “We’re seven very … Read more
Afraid of losing your luggage? Here’s how to make sure it’s in the bag. An increase in holiday travel — a record of more than 2.9 million ticket holders went through security at the nation’s airports Sunday, post-Thanksgiving — means that luggage is bound to get lost. (And don’t even get us started on dreaded … Read more
Australian model and actress Ellie Gonsalves has shared a list of 117 reasons she doesn’t want to have children after “years of being asked why.” Taking to her Instagram Story on Sunday, the 33-year-old uploaded a screen recording of the “very HONEST personal list as to why I will remain child-free”, written in the Notes … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m 20, and I recently moved into an apartment with my 19-year-old sister. I thought it would be a great idea because we’d get to see each other more often and we’d be more comfortable living together than with strangers. Recently, however, she has gotten a new boyfriend she brings over all the … Read more
For Joan Collins, the fifth time’s the charm. The “Dynasty” star married husband no. 5 – producer Percy Gibson – in 2002. And after kissing plenty of frogs, Collins believes she has finally found her prince. “First of all, we were great pals before we got married,” the actress explained to Fox News Digital. “We … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My boss, who recently separated from her husband and is getting divorced, has moved within walking distance of work. The problem is, she can’t drive, and her daughter needs to be taken to and from school. I offered to help her out with her daughter, but now she’s asking me to take her … Read more
He’s just not that into you. A New York City dating expert is warning women everywhere of the seven clear signs — and one brutal code word — that will tell you a man is uninterested in a serious relationship. Sarah Lauren dished the tough-to-take deets in a series of viral TikTok videos, in a … Read more
Now that Blake Shelton is off “The Voice” he’s enjoying god’s country. The eight-time Grammy nominee is the longest running judge on the hit NBC competition reality series, but after 23 seasons he is happy to be retired. The country crooner sat down for an interview on Friday episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show” and revealed … Read more
Take apart Barry Manilow’s new musical “Harmony,” which opened Monday night on Broadway, and you’ll find a lot to admire. There’s the “Copacabana” singer’s catchy score that, while undeniably traditional, comes as a refreshing break from the soft pop, chart toppers and clinical university fare that dominates the boards nowadays. Theater review Two hours and … Read more
All that glitters is bold. If you’ve ever used glitter, or even just been around glitter, you know that it gets everywhere — and you’ll be finding it everywhere for days, even weeks or months. Thanks to its persistence, savvy daters are now using glitter to spot their significant other cheating. TikTok users are posting … Read more
A woman who shared a picture of an Aldi food container “fail” has not received the reaction she was hoping for, instead sparking backlash online. The woman took to a US-based Facebook group to share her frustration with a “special buy” at American Aldi stores. Her complaint was that one of the three containers she … Read more
Do young Australians know who Kylie Minogue is? Well, maybe not. The question went viral because media personality Andy Cohen quizzed the impossibly tall Aussie actor Jacob Elordi about her on his podcast, Radio Andy. “Do young straight Australians care about Kylie Minogue?” Cohen asked. “She’s a national treasure, period,” Elordi said. The 15-second clip … Read more
When Molly Manning-Walker was a teenager, her favorite film was Gaspar Noé’s “Irreversible.” In a recent interview, she remembered being impressed by the film’s infamously brutal, nine-minute rape scene, and how “immersive” it was. But now 30, and a director herself, she questions Noé’s approach to that scene. With such graphic — and prolonged — … Read more
Stroll the streets surrounding Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan and you can’t miss the Vanderbilt name. It adorns street signs, building facades and a hall inside Grand Central, which was built during the 19th and early 20th century by “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt and his grandson William Kissam Vanderbilt. It is here, in a pricey Italian … Read more
It was always wishful thinking to believe that Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, which was tinkered with for almost a decade before the composer died in 2021, would hold a candle to his finest works. But even going in with modest expectations and the awareness that Sondheim hadn’t created a strong show in nearly 30 years … Read more