There are few things stranger than reading a highly anticipated new book — in this case, Tracy Daugherty’s biography “Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited” (St. Martin’s Press, Oct. 6) — only to find yourself cited in it. My admittedly slight contribution to the afterlife of McCarthy was to have written an article in 2024 that … Read more
The daughter of National Rugby League (NRL) great Mark Carroll, Indianna, has fulfilled her dream of making an NFL cheer squad, selected to join the Las Vegas Raiderettes for the 2026-27 season. Carroll, who has cheered for the Manly Sea Eagles’ Seabirds for 10 years, announced that she had been selected on Tuesday, in an … Read more
Erin Andrews was emotional as she shared that her dad, Steven, had a heart attack in front of their family and was helicoptered to a Montana hospital on Christmas Eve. During Thursday’s installment of the “Calm Down” podcast, Fox Sports’ top NFL sideline reporter explained that her dad — who is an Emmy Award-winning investigative … Read more
It’s “super flu” season in California. The mutated influenza strain — a highly aggressive offshoot of Influenza A — is spreading faster and hitting patients harder, as a second child has died, according to the California Department of Public Health. Another child has died of the mutated influenza strain as cases across California continue to … Read more
One look at the punishing fitness routine Taylor Swift endured to prep for the Eras Tour and it’s easy to see why she’d be ready to shake it off for good. “I’ve never worked out this much in my life, it’s horrible,” the pop icon confessed in “The End of an Era,” the new six-part … Read more
Craig Carton’s return to WFAN has left Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata in limbo, and ESPN’s Don La Greca isn’t so sure that’s a good call. The ESPN radio co-host, who used to run a show with Michael Kay, hates the new move to bring in the embattled radio personality, as Carton will take over … Read more
This is no laughing matter. Nikki Glaser is facing backlash for making jokes about sex trafficking, rape and molestation while she hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend. During her nearly 10-minute opening monologue, the stand-up comedian said that she’s become “obsessed with slavery recently” because she keeps seeing sex trafficking warnings … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my 4-year-old a toy car she’d picked up at a garage sale (fine, so far), but one … Read more
Mamma mia. It’s common knowledge — maybe not to everyone — that Italian-American dishes are different than those served in Italy. Which means that you cannot order fettuccine alfredo or chicken parmesan at a restaurant in Italy and expect them to know what you’re talking about. Well, that’s exactly what one American tourist did while … Read more
Jay Leno is opening up about his wife’s ongoing battle with advanced dementia. The former “Tonight Show” host revealed that his wife of 45 years, Mavis Leno, has “still got the fire” despite her shocking diagnosis during an interview with People published Tuesday, Sept. 9. Jay Leno attends a press conference for the Love Ride … Read more
From full sleeve to clean slate: Brazil’s onetime most-tattooed man is erasing his past, one laser pulse at a time. Leandro de Souza, a 36-year-old photographer from Bagé in Brazil’s southernmost state, spent two decades turning himself into a walking canvas. The Brazilian had more than 170 inkings covering about 95% of his body, a … Read more
Melissa Gilbert is reflecting on her past love life. During an appearance on the “I Choose Me With Jennie Garth” podcast, the “Little House on the Prairie” star got candid about navigating fame from a young age and explained how dating Rob Lowe impacted her view on relationships moving forward. “I guess looking back on … Read more
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend — but this bride-to-be can’t stand her new bestie. After saying “Yes” to her fiancé’s request for her hand in marriage, a woeful woman is saying “No” to the diamond ring that he spent months designing before “blindsiding” her with the round-cut rock. Now, sickened social media scolders are … Read more
People are losing their chill over a viral pregnancy reveal. In a video posted to Instagram with 2.2 million views, a woman is seen using her positive pregnancy test as the stick for a homemade popsicle — yes, the same test on which she had presumably urinated. The baby daddy ate the entire popsicle before … Read more
Rosamund Pike experienced a traumatic robbery nearly ten years ago. The “Gone Girl” star, 46, recently appeared on U.K.’s “Magic Radio” and revealed that she was mugged in London in 2006. “I was on the phone to my mother – on a mobile phone walking along a road – and I was mugged,” Pike recalled. “The phone … Read more
Eva Erickson is clearing up online comments about her “Survivor” experience. After coming in second place during Wednesday’s Season 48 finale, Erickson insisted that she got to the final three on her own merit, and not because players were afraid to vote her out due to her autism and the potential backlash they’d receive. “These … Read more
It was no la la land. For Michelle Williams, living with Ryan Gosling while filming the 2010 drama “Blue Valentine” wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. “We shot the first part where they’re young and in love and everything is going really well and then we took a two-week break and we lived … Read more
Robert Griffin III and wife Grete are still digesting Bill Belichick’s disastrous CBS interview that was railroaded by his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. When discussing Belichick’s awkward Q&A on Tuesday’s episode of the “Outta Pocket with RGIII” podcast, the wife of the former NFL quarterback said the legendary coach’s now-viral interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” … Read more
Kaitlyn Dever dealt with a family tragedy shortly before she filmed Joel’s death scene for Sunday night’s episode of “The Last of Us.” “To be as honest as possible. I will just say that my days leading up to this scene were horrible,” the 28-year-old actress, who plays Abby in the HBO series, said in … Read more
The show must go on! Pop-rocker Benson Boone trolled his Coachella crowd on Friday night when he brought out a surprise guest after last week’s crowd had an underwhelming reaction to iconic Queen guitarist Brian May. The “Beautiful Things” hitmaker staged a cardboard cutout of the legendary rocker to appear onstage — instead of the … Read more