“The Alto Knights,” a new mob movie starring Robert De Niro, carries a lot of weight from its very beginning. Not just historical weight about the Mafia — it concentrates on a stretch from the mid-1950s into the early 1970s — but cinematic weight as well. It’s the story of a gangster friendship that turns … Read more
NYU economics professor Bill Easterly, a highly respected expert in foreign aid, global poverty and development in Africa, can add a novel title to his lengthy resume — pingpong player extraordinaire. Easterly, 67, picked up the unusual skill as a way to cope with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause tremors, slow movement … Read more
Colon health is so chic right now. Rates of early-onset colorectal cancer are on the rise, with diagnoses before age 50 expected to double by 2030. Doctors have urged people to stay vigilant of symptoms and to undergo colonoscopies should they arise — and young people who’ve gotten their own colorectal cancer diagnoses are speaking … Read more
King Charles has no interest in getting involved in his son Prince Harry’s ongoing fight to win back taxpayer-funded security protection, according to a royal author. After London’s High Court ruled to strip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their protection in February, Harry has made it his mission to win it back — but has … Read more
Power to the players! Every condescending gamer parent and spouse can finally zip it — that’s according to new research which suggests a love of video games could actually be good for your career. “Online gaming often gets a bad reputation, but our study reveals a different story. We found that gaming can actually help people … Read more
Bonnie Hunt is opening up about how her real-life passion as a nurse has humbled her in Hollywood. The “Cheaper by the Dozen” star, 63, shared that “this business can make you so self-obsessed, so insecure and reveal that you are pompous or a narcissist.” “The one gift patients always give me is perspective,” she … Read more
Another NFL Sunday calls for another quirky Terry Bradshaw take. When previewing New Orleans’ Week 8 matchup on “Fox NFL Sunday,” Bradshaw, 76, acknowledged how injuries have plagued this 2-6 Saints squad and suggested how voodoo can turn their fortunes around. “I called — you guys ready for this – I called Dennis Allen, the … Read more
She’s the cream of the crop — of NYC food influencers. Rachel Brotman — aka “The Carboholic” on Instagram and TikTok — has distinguished herself from the many food lovers on social media with her positive, genuine approach. “I don’t have an agenda, I’m not doing anything mean or click-baity to get views,” the 29-year-old … Read more
Former NHL defenseman Brent Sopel never appeared to be a man lacking self-esteem during his 18 years on the ice, where he felt like “it was the only place I was good.” Sopel, a hard-charging defenseman who played in 659 games for six NHL teams, achieved one of the most sought-after feats in sports when … Read more
The Minions deserve a medal. “Despicable Me 4” was No. 1 in the box office on its second Friday in theaters, earning $13.6 million, The Numbers reported. The sixth installment in the “Despicable Me” franchise, which stars its Minions, a species of little yellow henchmen, helped the franchise to become the first animated one to reach … Read more
Scott Hanson lit into a TikTok streamer who was rummaging through a car crash in which the NFL RedZone host was attending to witnesses. Earlier this week, a video went viral showing a person going through a truck that had flipped over in an apparent wreck, discovering a watermelon inside and encountering a man who … Read more
You’ll be lovin’ this new hack to save on your McDonald’s order. As fast food prices continue to skyrocket across the U.S., the McCheapest Map is the key to seeing if you’re being ripped off. The McCheapest Map, which is the brainchild of British analyst Sacha Fournier, tracks the price of a Big Mac at … Read more
Tom Brady has a headstart over Peyton and Eli Manning as uncle and mentor to a superstar college athlete. As the football world waits for former top recruit Arch Manning to become the starting quarterback at Texas, the final leg of Maya Brady’s record-setting softball career at UCLA was on center stage Saturday in the … Read more
Gone are the days of having to scribble down must-gets like eggs, milk and butter from the grocery store. Artificial intelligence’s got the list — and more — covered at supermarkets. From smart carts that take the brainwork out of budgeting to technology that enables folks to purchase food with their faces, AI is sweeping … Read more
Mariska Hargitay is grateful for her recent real-life Olivia Benson moment. The actress, 60, was shooting “Law & Order: SVU” in New York City on April 10 when a little girl, who got separated from her mother, approached Mariska thinking she was an on-duty police officer. The show halted production for about 20 minutes as … Read more
Upper East Side high school freshman Joshua Small is cooking up hope. Small, a French-American student at the Lycée Français de New York, regaled 60 diners as the acting executive chef of East Harlem’s Tastings NYC Saturday, a “Youth to Youth” dinner to raise money for the sick children at the Ronald McDonald House-New York. … Read more
It should have been a dead giveaway. The Brazilian woman who took her dead uncle into a bank to sign a loan in her name arrived there by taxi — with video even showing the driver helping her move the corpse from his car. Érika de Souza Vieira Nunes was arrested Tuesday after taking the … Read more
John McEnroe accepted spiritual guidance from Jimmy Buffett. The former tennis star appeared at “Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett,” an event commemorating the life of the late great singer at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, and spoke about how their friendship helped him learn how to chill out. “He’d say, … Read more
In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still reeling from Hamas’ murderous rampage? He summarily canceled shows and a moratorium on mirth took hold. But then Gold realized … Read more
If you didn’t see the 2019 movie “Code 8,” but for some reason decide to take a chance on the sequel, fear not: “Code 8: Part II” begins with a vivid account of a not-too-distant-future where 4 percent of people “possess superhuman abilities” and an authoritarian police force leans hard on robots both two- and … Read more