A pair of pedestrians recently stumbled across an ancient deadly weapon in a peaceful and most unlikely location: a beach in Poland. The artifact, a 2,500-year-old dagger, was found on March 30. Poland’s Museum of the History of the Kamieńska Land announced the discovery in a Facebook post later that day. The weapon was found … Read more
They were both born to rock. Fate brought Steven Tyler’s Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen together to record their classic third albums side by side at the Record Plant in Midtown Manhattan. That’s where the magic happened for Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” and Springsteen’s “Born to Run” to turn both acts into rock royalty 50 … Read more
“The White Lotus” didn’t do it first. Incest has been playing out on television long before the third season of the hit HBO series explored the sexual tension between brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan Ratliff (Sam Nivola). One of the earliest instances was in the late 90s/early 2000s soap opera “Passions.” Chad Harris (Donn … Read more
An Australian reality star has just scored the biggest ever win in TV history. On the latest episode of NBC’s Deal or No Deal Island, Australian Survivor winner David Genat took home the major prize. Deal or No Deal Island is a US reality series and a spin-off from the original game show, Deal or No Deal. It’s a lot more … Read more
Five years after Covid-19 shut down activities all over the world, medical historians sometimes struggle to place the pandemic in context. What, they are asking, should this ongoing viral threat be compared with? Is Covid like the 1918 flu, terrifying when it was raging but soon relegated to the status of a long-ago nightmare? Is … Read more
Amanda Seyfried discovered stunning information about her family history that left the Oscar-nominee bewildered and “sad.” The “Mean Girls” actress, 39, was astounded to learn that her third great-grandfather was murdered during a clip from the season 11 premiere of Ancestry’s “Finding Your Roots” obtained by Entertainment Weekly. Harvard scholar and host, Henry Louis Gates … Read more
It was a sex crack-er-down. People are shocked to discover the sex-fueled history of graham crackers as the salacious backstory resurfaces online. “I need you all to go Google why graham crackers were invented,” one surprised person wrote on X. “Apparently this went around on Twitter a few years ago but I am just now seeing … Read more
Travis Kelce’s Christmas Day came with plenty of presents and some stocking stuffers to boot. Not only did his Chiefs beat the Steelers and clinch the top spot in the AFC playoffs, but Kelce recorded his 1,000th career reception, set a franchise record with his 77th career receiving touchdown and was also featured in a … Read more
ESPN’s dismissal of top executive Lee Fitting — a senior vice president of production who had been at the company for more than 25 years — was a mystery for many at the company in August 2023. Others were shocked that it hadn’t happened much sooner, according to The Athletic, which reported Wednesday that Fittings’ … Read more
Topping the list of Miami must-do’s: cruising Ocean Drive in a convertible, sipping a cafe-cito in Little Havana, strolling the Vizcaya gardens and discovering Bal Harbour Shops. The latter is a retail rite of passage in the 305. The luxurious open-air mall is arrayed with more than 100 European and American designer boutiques and eight … Read more
Prolific action movie star Danny Trejo shows off his more academic side in his new History Channel show, “Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo.” “I hate to admit it, but I think history, science, geography are the only classes I ever got a good grade in,” Trejo, 80, told The Post. Premiering Friday, Dec. 6 at … Read more
Disney did it again. The animated musical adventure “Moana 2” took first place at the box office on Friday, its first day in theaters, with $54.5 million in revenue, according to The Numbers. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in “Wicked,” which made history as the highest domestically grossing film based on a Broadway musical. ©Universal/Courtesy … Read more
He’s the new top dog. Vito, a competition-squishing stud-muffin pug from North Carolina, took home the Best in Show title at the 23rd annual National Dog Show, which aired on Thanksgiving, making history as the first pug to do so. Vito, a 2-year-old pug, made history as the first pug to win the Best in … Read more
ART Cats of the World Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila (Plume), $45Marttila’s “Shop Cats of New York” showed off Gotham’s cutest cats. Now he and his wife Shaw — known as The Kitten Lady on social media — have turned their lens on kitties around the globe, from Turkey to South Africa. Cone of Shame … Read more
Streaming giant Netflix said that 108 million people worldwide watched last Friday’s bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, calling it the “most-streamed global sporting event ever” in a post on social media. The claim comes despite highly publicized issues with the stream during the fight on Friday and just days after the streamer claimed … Read more
Pluto, our planet of profound change, is changing signs — are you prepared? Pluto in Aquarius 2024 On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, death daddy Pluto will leave the patriarchal scaffolding of Capricorn and set up shop — or excavate the basement — in the professionally weird, utopian leaning space cowboy climes of Aquarius. What does this once-in-a-generation … Read more
Her beauty isn’t only skin-deep. A Miss Universe contestant has been praised for flaunting her skin condition ahead of the international beauty pageant, which is set to take place Saturday night. Logina Salah, a 34-year-old model representing Egypt, has vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that results in a loss of pigment to areas of the skin. … Read more
With superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift in the stands at Arrowhead Stadium, Travis Kelce reached a milestone Sunday afternoon. The star Kansas City tight end caught his second touchdown pass of the year from Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs’ game against the Broncos, which was also the 76th of his career for the future Hall of … Read more
Stacks of books have been written about the kings and queens of England and Henry the Eighth. But few books have chronicled the lesser-known side-characters in history until now with Adrian Bliss’s humorous – albeit strange new book, “The Greatest Nobodies of History [Ballantine Books]. Bliss is no historian. Rather, he’s a well known British … Read more
Beyoncé can’t help herself from making Grammy history. In 2023, Queen Bey reigned supreme as the artist with the most Grammy wins ever when she picked up her 32nd gramophone. And when the nominations were announced for the 2025 Grammy Awards on Friday, Nov. 8, the 43-year-old superstar set not one but two more records. … Read more