Older adults classified as “SuperAgers” generate at least twice as many neurons in the hippocampus than their typical aging peers, a new study has revealed. These findings, released on Wednesday by the University of Illinois Chicago and Northwestern University, could help explain why SuperAgers have exceptional memory and cognitive resilience even well past 80 years old. Northwestern … Read more
Quentin Tarantino has revealed his top 10 favorite films of the 21st century, and some of his choices came as a welcome surprise. The famed director named Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film “Black Hawk Down” as the best movie of the past 25 years during a new episode of “The Bret Easton Ellis” podcast released … Read more
A Chicago cancer survivor who realized life is too short ventured to see a match-up at all 124 major stadiums and arenas in North America — and set his final stop as an Islanders hockey game over the weekend. Then he discovered something else extraordinarily special about the date. Ashvin Lad,. 51, told The Post … Read more
The one where Jennifer Aniston opens up about her love life. The “Morning Show” actress, 56, recently gushed over her boyfriend, Jim Curtis. “Hypnotism is one of the many things that he does,” Aniston said about the hypnotherapist, 50, in an interview with Elle, published on Wednesday. “He’s quite extraordinary, and helps many, many people. He’s … Read more
Scottie Scheffler hit one of the shots of the day at the British Open Thursday, and almost simultaneously, a spectator unleashed their own. As Scheffler sent a picture-perfect approach shot sailing toward the hole on the 17th during the first round of the tournament, one attendee at Royal Portrush Golf Club passed some gas – … Read more
Gas station food is as much a slice of American cuisine as a single serving of pizza, according to one celebrity chef. In an interview with Fox News Digital, chef Andrew Zimmern, based in Minnesota, said he’s spent the better part of 25 years traveling the country in a van. “I’m not sure there’s someone else alive … Read more
C’mon, Barbie, let’s go party — at the Barbie StreamHouse. This weekend is the last chance for New Yorkers to play pretend in a full-sized replica DreamHouse that is dripping in the Mattel doll’s favorite color: pink. Powered by Verizon, the interactive Soho “Streamhouse” — a historic building reimagined with vibrant magenta exterior accents to mimic the … Read more
Sean Penn went on a rant against the Oscars while defending the biopic about a young Donald Trump at the Marrakech Film Festival. The 64-year-old actor, who has won two Academy Awards, spoke during a press conference Tuesday and accused the Oscars of being “afraid” of embracing “The Apprentice” starring Sebastian Stan as the president-elect, … Read more
Billy Crystal revealed the secrets behind his decades-long marriage to wife Janice. The 76-year-old actor and the 75-year-old producer, who share daughters Jennifer, 51, and Lindsay, 46, have been married 54 years after meeting as teenagers. Crystal, who executive produced and starred in the new Apple+ series “Before,” recently sat down for an interview with his co-star … Read more
Trisha Yearwood unloaded the Tennessee mansion she and husband Garth Brooks share for about a million under the original asking price — only a day before the country crooner’s former hairstylist and makeup artist sued him for sexual assault and rape. According to the listing, the 6,553-square-foot home in Brentwood, Tennessee boasts five bedrooms and … Read more
A newly-deciphered manuscript dating back more than 1600 years has been identified as the earliest known account of Jesus Christ’s childhood. The manuscript, written on papyrus in either the 4th or 5th century, had been stored at a library in Hamburg, Germany, for decades and was long believed to be an insignificant document. However, two … Read more
It’s a bone-a fide discovery. An international team of researchers says it has found evidence of ancient Egyptians performing experimental treatments or medical explorations of human cancer more than 4,000 years ago. “This is an extraordinary new perspective in our understanding of the history of medicine,” said Edgard Camarós, a paleopathologist at the University of … Read more
It’s rare to see a film that feels not just poetic in nature, but like actual poetry. The rhythm and cadence, the imagery and metaphor, even the sense of movement and time that often accompany a great poem don’t translate easily to the screen. Filmmakers need a light touch and trust in the viewer to … Read more
A third of your month is bound to be ‘extraordinary,’ according to a new study. The poll of 2,000 American wine drinkers found the average person has 10 extraordinary days per month — 120 every year. And if you live in Hawaii, Idaho or South Dakota, you can bump that up to 13 days per … Read more
Airplane toilets suck … literally. Airplane toilets are anything but a simple touch-and-flush operation. Flight experts wowed travelers after revealing the “extraordinary” amount of engineering that goes into allowing people to safely do their business at 40,000 feet. “It’s like your vacuum cleaner – it sucks,” explained Nigel Jones, an aircraft engineer from Kingston University in London. … Read more
In a year of huge performances, such as Cate Blanchett in “Tár” and Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” it’s soothing and occasionally a tad unnerving to watch Bill Nighy be so Zen calm in the affirming movie “Living.” Nighy speaks scarcely louder than a whisper as Mr. Williams, a shaken man concealing a fatal illness … Read more