November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, talked with us about the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-year-old guy. I am single and have two daughters and four grandkids. A young woman (“Sarah”), who is my daughter’s age, and I have been hiking buddies for the past five years. I treat her like my third daughter and a family member. Sarah is married, and her husband does not … Read more
Surprise! Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most attractive female body shape — and it may not be about the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Researchers at the University of Konstanz in Germany claim to have … Read more
“What is … sexist?” Ken Jennings apologized for a “problematic” clue during Monday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” During the category “Complete the Rhyming Phrase,” the 50-year-old game show host gave the three contestants the phrase, “Men seldom make passes at…” Returning champion Will Wallace correctly answered, “Girls who wear glasses.” However, the situation became awkward because … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I used to play in a band together. He played guitar, and I sang. He now has another female singer in his band, and I can hardly contain my feelings. In the beginning, he was invited into an existing band she was already in, and he accepted. But then, that … Read more
What a cockpit-block. An airplane captain has been suspended for locking his female co-pilot out of the flight deck because she went to the bathroom during a 10-hour flight. The Sri Lankan Airlines flight had been traveling from Sydney, Australia to Colombo, Sri Lanka, last month when the first officer decided to use the lavatory, … Read more
She never goes out of style. Taylor Swift has officially surpassed Rihanna as the richest female musician in the world. An update from Forbes revealed that Swift, 34, is now worth $1.6 billion. She reached billionaire status in October 2023 with a $1.1 billion net worth, Bloomberg reported at the time. Meanwhile, Rihanna, 36, is … Read more
The Mets are on fire — and so are their female fans. The New York Mets Hotties Instagram account boasts a roster of women posing in team gear — and hopefully serving as good luck charms for the Amazins as they face the Phillies in the NLDS. Bronx bombshells, on the other hand, seem to be camera … Read more
What’s worse than sitting next to a “manspreader” on a flight? Getting smooshed between two of them, as one woman discovered during a recent plane trip from hell. “Why would anyone EVER need that much room???” fumed the flyer, named Erin, in the caption to the claustrophobic clip, which currently boasts 16.7 million views on … Read more
This girl did not feel interrupted. The only female lead in Broadway’s “The Outsiders” said the show’s producer Angelina Jolie helped advocate for her and the other women in the cast. “I knew that if anything ever happened, like she had our back, especially the girlies,” said Emma Pittman, who plays Cherry Valance in the … Read more
Jeremy Jackson was just as bad as his “Baywatch” character, spilling the gross — and intimate — thing he used to do when his female co-stars weren’t around. In the “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun” documentary that airs August 28, Jackson, 43, who played Hobie Buchannon on the popular ’90s beach series, revealed he’d sneak into the … Read more
Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie’s daughter, Lady Louise, is planning to follow in her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps by serving her country, according to a report. The 20-year-old has her sights set on joining the military, the Sun reports. The outlet added that Lady Louise — who is King Charles’ niece — is currently … Read more
One avid solo traveler has blacklisted the island of Mykonos after her latest visit, slamming the Grecian getaway for having “a problem.” Christina Ford, 63, took to TikTok to voice her dissatisfaction with her recent trip, baffled by the island’s tipping culture after she was asked to leave gratuity when checking out of her room … Read more
Meghan Markle was speaking at a women empowerment panel in Cali, Colombia on Sunday when she was interrupted by a transgender rights heckler. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, participated in the Afro Women and Power conference with Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez on the final day of her and Prince Harry’s whirlwind Colombian tour. After speaking … Read more
In Gill Paul’s latest book, “Scandalous Women,” a historical novel about phenomenally bestselling authors Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins — both famous for their sex-driven fiction, and their battles for recognition and critical acceptance in the male-dominated publishing world of the 1960s — there’s a shocking scene that could be right out of the #MeToo … Read more
It’s frog-eat-frog in the amphibian dating game. An ecologist has captured the moment a female green and golden bell frog attempted to eat a male suitor. Dr. John Gould, from the University of Newcastle in Australia, observed the female holding onto his leg with a firm bite. Dr John Gould, from the University of Newcastle … Read more
Behind every good, straight man is a sexually satisfied woman. In the US alone approximately 30 million men are living with erectile dysfunction while an estimated 2 out of every 100 American males is not producing testosterone within a typical healthy range, a condition known as male hypogonadism. Fortunately, drugs like Viagra [sildenafil] and testosterone … Read more
This lingerie campaign has people’s panties in a twist. Bra brand Bluebella is facing backlash for its latest ad campaign, featuring three players from Great Britain’s women’s Olympic rugby team clad in lacy lingerie. The campaign, titled “Strong Is Beautiful,” shows Celia Quansah, Ellie Boatman and Jasmine Joyce dressed in black bras and underwear as … Read more
A California doctor is urging businesses to give female employees three days off work each month in order for them to deal with their menstrual cycle. Dr. Mindy Pelz, the author of “The Menopause Reset,” made the remarks on Steven Bartlett’s podcast “The Diary of a CEO,” saying male workers should also be able to … Read more
Women’s clothing is no longer out of pocket. While men can usually carry their keys, wallet and phone around inside their clothing, ladies have been forced to buy handbags to hold their essential items while running errands or out on the town. But that is changing. Both women’s workwear brands and high-fashion houses are creating … Read more