Kroger employees must wear company uniforms as the grocery giant updates its dress code for the first time in a decade. Nearly 400,000 in-store workers are required to wear company-issued shirts featuring Kroger’s shopping-cart logo, according to Bloomberg. Employees will wear T-shirts or polos while managers will get button-down shirts or quarter-zip jackets, all in … Read more
Step inside your favorite horror movie. A newly opened exhibition at LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures showcases items from nearly a century of horror films, bringing you closer than ever to your worst nightmare. Opened last Saturday, “The Horror Show” exhibit displays of 396 objects from 167 popular horror titles. Sign up for the … Read more
For some, it’s the hand perhaps intertwined with the photographer’s. More daring “soft launchers” might opt for two cocktails, height-distinct shadows, or, if you’re truly fearless— the back of a suspiciously looking boyfriend doing something completely banal. But the face? Absolutely not. Instagram’s new AI feature allows users to pixelate a romantic partner. tock.adobe.com For … Read more
The “Grand Slam” strikes again. Chaos engulfed US Open fans after Coco Gauff’s semifinal loss Thursday night — as exhausted attendees faced insane rideshare price hikes for short journeys, ridiculously long wait times and heavy traffic when exiting Arthur Ashe Stadium. The troublesome transit situation has been pissing off tennis fans trying to snag a … Read more
A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving enforcement in Canada and some US jurisdictions. Most previous cannabis-driving studies have involved smoked … Read more
A UK student was left unable to move the left side of her face after undergoing life-saving surgery to remove a tumor wrapped around her nerves. Ella Tyman, 21, woke up with a puffy and swollen eyes and went to the walk-in clinic thinking she had an infection. But the doctors noticed an inch-long lump … Read more
It was “armed” and dangerous! Wild footage shows the moment an octopus latched onto a fisherman’s face with an eight-armed death grip — forcing him to club the critter to avoid suffocating. Jesser Cervantes was on wooden dinghy near the Philippines last month when he reeled in the spunky sea creature and it suddenly latched … Read more
A social media influencer who used sunbeds without sun cream as a teen ended up looking “like Frankenstein” with 60 stitches across her cheek – after being diagnosed with skin cancer two decades later. Anna Papalia, 48, noticed a spot on the side of her nose five years ago which a dermatologist told her was … Read more
Wrinkles, dark under-eye circles, and dull skin? They could be signs of something more than skin deep. From “monster” sheds to the prehistoric “caveman” ritual, nicknames for skin issues and care routines run the gamut. But “ferritin face,” the latest viral trend, could be signaling low levels of an essential mineral that doesn’t always show … Read more
The fountain of youth may be hiding in the graveyard. As Americans embrace cadaver fat to enhance their curves, South Korea’s latest anti-aging obsession is taking the dead-body craze even further, using human skin donated from corpses to help turn back the clock. But don’t book your flight just yet. While the treatment isn’t currently … Read more
A Brazilian court has sentenced a couple to 50 days in prison for “intellectual neglect” after they homeschooled their two daughters without a state-approved curriculum. A São Paulo criminal court ruled against Audato and Ieda Denardi, alleging they had failed to include programs on “gender and sex education” and “tolerance and diversity” in the curriculum for their … Read more
He took stupidity to the maxx. An Australian “looksmaxxing” influencer named Ronan Androgenic was kicked off a Jetstar flight home after flight attendants claimed he looked “ill” following surgery in Thailand. The cosmetic jet-setter detailed his jettisoning in a TikTok video with over 1 million views. “When some jesters are actively f–king with my conscious … Read more
They throw a mean “check” right hook. It’s April 18 and Max Medley is having an amateur sparring session at the inaugural Interclub chess boxing event at the iconic Gleason’s boxing gym in Dumbo, Brooklyn. As is common with this paradoxical pursuit, the scrimmage had come down to a contest between brains and brawn. As … Read more
A woman’s “tingly” and numb face turned out to be a brain tumor – after it was revealed by an MRI for an unrelated back problem. Amy Seager, 38, experienced numbness and tingling on the left side of her face, as well as hearing loss in one of her ears. It wasn’t until she had … Read more
Yosemite National Park and other national parks across the country have dropped their entry reservations for 2026 — and are now facing problems with overcrowding. Back in February, Arches, Glacier and Yosemite parks all announced they were either getting rid of or scaling back on their vehicle reservations. That change has led to congestion at … Read more
MODESTO, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been a lot to celebrate in elementary schools in Modesto, California. Both reading … Read more
Spring in NYC is famously fickle — we have to prepare for everything from slushy snow and gloomy rain to gusty wind and even “pollen tsunamis.” Wait, pollen tsunamis? Before you consult your Farmers’ Almanac, a pollen tsunami is a significantly longer and more intense allergy season buoyed by warmer temperatures, rising carbon dioxide levels … Read more
What direction do you face when you shower? It’s likely not a question that you’ve spent much time pondering. But it turns out the way you answer says a lot about you. The internet seems to be struggling to agree on whether we should be facing the spray of the water or facing our backs … Read more
One of the most common sports injuries is increasingly affecting young women at alarming rates. Teen girls are bearing the brunt of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knees, experiencing up to eight times the rate of injury compared to their male counterparts. So why are young female athletes suffering these setbacks, … Read more
Just weeks after the upcoming animated film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaked online in its entirety, the individual responsible for the leak has been placed behind bars. An unidentified 26-year-old man was arrested in Singapore, on charges that he illegally accessed a media server without authorization, according to The Strait Times. Local … Read more