The last time the world heard about Exuma, it was because of Fyre Festival, 2017’s infamous non-event that turned this Bahamian island chain into a meme-a-palooza. But what Fyre Festival got right was the real estate: This pristine archipelago, just a 45-minute flight from Miami, offers white sand beaches and shockingly clear waters on par with … Read more
Apparently, France’s reputation as a culinary mecca doesn’t apply in the sky. Air France has been ripped online over an in-flight meal that put the “plain” in airplane, per a Reddit post taking off online. According to the Post, the sky snacks were the “preflight” meal aboard an unspecified flight from Charles de Gaulle airport … Read more
“And Just Like That … ” ended as it started: terribly. I’m not the only “Sex and the City” fan who thinks so. On Thursday, I attended a small viewing party for the finale of the reboot series with a group of pals who loved the original. Like me, the majority of them were disappointed … Read more
This sale was not on Fyre. Billy McFarland sold the rights to his infamous Fyre Festival brand on Tuesday, but he wasn’t happy about the amount it went for. After the week-long sale involving 175 bids from 42 bidders, the undisclosed buyer paid $245,300 for the Fyre Festival IP, brand trademarks and social media assets. … Read more
A fantasy romance novel convention quickly went from Velaris to very messy. Romantasy fans — the extremely popular book genre among millennials and Gen Z women that blends fantasy fiction with smutty romance tropes — were baffled when they arrived at the A Million Lives Book Festival in Baltimore on May 2 and 3. What … Read more
Fyre sale. Plans for Fyre Festival 2 went up in smoke Wednesday after its creator Billy McFarland revealed he was putting the Fyre brand up for sale, effectively cancelling the doomed music event. News of the sale, which includes the company’s “trademarks, IP, digital assets, media reach, and cultural capital,” was shared on Fyre Festival’s Instagram … Read more
Déjà vu. Ticketholders who planned to attend Billy McFarland’s controversial Fyre Festival 2 next month were left in a state of panic on Wednesday after its official website posted – and then deleted – an announcement saying the event was postponed. “Fyre 2 Festival is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date in … Read more
Ireland? More like Fyre-land. Halloween revelers in Dublin felt trick-or-cheated after showing up in droves to a much-anticipated parade — that wasn’t actually scheduled. In one TikTok video with over 100,000 views, thousands of disillusioned partiers could be seen milling aimlessly along O’Connell Street in the Irish capital, as they try and process the alleged … Read more
They aren’t going to shake off this backlash. Australian Swifties were feeling some serious bad blood following a “bizarre” and “terrible” Taylor Swift tribute concert where performers read cue cards on the ground and swore in front of children. “Worst concert I’ve ever been to,” fumed aghast attendee Saga Wessman on Facebook while torching the … Read more
Is it Fyber Fest? Incensed guests at New York’s Vegandale are comparing the much-hyped plant-based bash to the “Fyre Festival” due to its hours-long lines, water and toilet paper shortages and other issues. “We were starving and cranky and miserable,” Rocco Marrongelli, 46, a graphic designer from Queens, told the New York Times of the … Read more
Nine months after his wife died of brain cancer in September, 2022, Rochester, New York native Rami Mina, 82, planned to cruise around the world. The retired engineer sold his house in Temecula, California, and submitted a $5,000 deposit to Life at Sea Cruises — a three-year world trip run by Turkey-based parent company Miray … Read more
Kareem Rahma just wanted a slice of the pie, but he got burned in the process. In 2018, the New York City comedian wanted to cash in on the success of Instagrammable food-inspired museums in the Big Apple with the immersive Museum of Pizza, but his pie-in-the-sky idea resulted in his “biggest financial failure” that … Read more
She turned a fiasco into a golden ticket to online fame. The “meth lab” Oompa Loompa actress who went viral during Scotland’s “embarrassing” Willy Wonka “experience” might have the last laugh. After being lampooned mercilessly online, the entertainer has managed to cash in on the fudged event — by joining Cameo. “Come get your own … Read more
They’re living in a world of pure imagination. The organizers behind the recent, disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland have some explaining to do — and Billy McFarland wants to offer his expertise in event failures. TMZ asked McFarland, 31, for his thoughts on the “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” at the Box Hub Warehouse in Glasgow — which … Read more
Just like Ja Rule did in the wake of the Fyre Festival, he also felt “hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray.” An actor hired to work at the recent, disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland feels his golden ticket was a scam. Paul Connell, who played the part of Wonka at “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” … Read more
If you’re in the mood for being stranded on a field with nothing but a cheese sandwich and FEMA tents to stay in, you’re in luck! Billy McFarland announced in a video posted to YouTube on Sunday that Fyre Festival II is officially a go. “This is a big day. It has been the absolute … Read more
They say they’re the best burlesque show in America. Burlesque performers say they’re giving the industry a bad name. Red Velvet Entertainment claims to put on the ultimate variety act in more than 30 cities across the US, but showbiz insiders allege the company is a racket that uses devious internet marketing to sell overpriced … Read more