“One Battle After Another” is not only the title of last year’s best picture Oscar winner. It’s 2026’s fortune cookie message for Warner Bros., the studio that made it. “You will fight one battle after another.” And lose! The studio’s downturn has been sharp and rapid. Hollywood declines often are. But it’s made much more … Read more
Talk about a desert oasis. Developers are plotting a nearly 93,000-square-foot indoor rainforest with free-flying birds, sloths, snakes and exotic plants — smack in the middle of Arizona’s scorching Sonoran Desert. Dubbed Paradise Earth, the four-story attraction is planned for 10.5 acres of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land near Scottsdale and is being billed by … Read more
WWE legend Ric Flair raised some eyebrows when he announced on social media that his ex Wendy Barlow “came running back” to him after their split in September 2024. Flair, who was with Barlow for 13 years before their September 2024 breakup, shared in an X post Sunday that he “is available” and gushed over … Read more
Gal’s girls turned out in force for a watch party celebrating the hottest reality show of the summer: “Love Island USA.” While the Season 8 Islanders and late-arriving “bombshells” remain cut off from the outside world in a Fiji villa with no phones or social media, one Venice, California, café is cashing in on the … Read more
A former Mister USA has revealed the one mistake most people make when bodybuilding – and the exact amount of time to spend in the gym to get ripped. Nick Trigili, 39, fell in love with bodybuilding after working at a gym from the age of 15, and at age 25, he was crowned Mister … Read more
California’s massive new desert surf park has finally made its debut, with one surfing star hailing it as the “best wave pool in the world” after helping to test-drive the long-awaited attraction. DSRT Surf, the expansive new Palm Desert oasis set to open in late summer, recently threw its first super session, welcoming some of … Read more
The countdown is on for one of Southern California’s biggest new developments. OCVIBE, the sprawling 100-acre, $4 billion district rising around Anaheim’s Honda Center, has unveiled the first wave of restaurants, public spaces and attractions set to open over the next year — while also revealing an all-star lineup of chefs who will anchor its … Read more
Thousand Oaks may be one step closer to getting something residents have debated for generations: a real downtown. City officials are pushing a sweeping blueprint to bulldoze sections of the city’s quiet Civic Arts Plaza and replace it with a bustling, pedestrian-friendly downtown district. The grand vision includes a 142-room, seven-story boutique hotel, mixed-use apartment … Read more
The NBA league office must be salivating over the TV ratings for the NBA Finals. Monday’s Game 3 broadcast between the Knicks and the Spurs was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 3 in nearly three decades, averaging 23.8 million viewers, data released by Nelsen showed on Wednesday. Viewership for the game peaked late in the … Read more
Laura Rutledge announced Tuesday that she is leaving SEC Network’s “SEC Nation” after more than a decade on the show. The ESPN host and reporter penned a heartfelt goodbye to “SEC Nation,” sharing that “it became one of the most meaningful chapters of my life” in a release on ESPN Front Row. Rutledge will continue … Read more
It was a birthday bash of epic, chili-drenched proportions. Original Tommy’s, the legendary Southern California staple known for its famous famous bean-less chili, celebrated its 80th anniversary at its first location in Central Los Angeles Friday. To mark eight decades of serving hungry Angelenos, the iconic chain slashed its prices, offering its signature chili cheeseburger … Read more
Former NBA star Lamar Odom is celebrating 100 days sober — sharing an uplifting message with his nearly 1 million Instagram followers. “There are days I don’t think I could make it,” the former Lakers star wrote Thursday. “But with God’s grace, the love of the people around me, and a commitment to myself, I’m … Read more
Surf City, USA… just without the ocean. Deep in the California desert, a massive new luxury surf park promising 1,000 artificial waves an hour is officially set to open next summer. DSRT Surf, a sprawling new surf resort in Palm Desert powered by Wavegarden Cove technology, announced it plans to launch in summer 2026 with … Read more
Panera Bread’s latest menu item is drawing backlash online, as employees of the chain are claiming the new item leads to perfectly good bread and extra salad being tossed in the trash. The fast-casual chain’s new Salad Stuffers, which launched April 8, are marketed as “a bread bowl for your salad.” But workers posting on Reddit claim … Read more
The secret’s out: “Bim” is in! Massive mammaries, erect nipples and kinky kittenishness are all the rage on Pornhub this week — so reveals newly released data in the wake of Bryon Noem’s explosive bimbofication scandal. It’s the breast case scenario for fetishists worldwide. Pornhub searches for bimbo sex have skyrocketed this week, in the aftermath … Read more
Fight or flight. The war in Iran has already caused the cost of plane tickets to rise, experts say. Jet fuel, which accounts for about one-fifth of airlines’ operating expenses, surged a staggering 56% in the days following the initial Feb. 28 US and Israeli strikes on Iran, per CBS News. The Strait of Hormuz, a … Read more
As Americans tighten budgets and experience menu price fatigue, some are heading to a familiar, affordable option: buffets. Last year, Yelp released its 2026 Trends Forecast and found that searches for “all-you-can-eat buffet near me” surged 252%. The data was gathered between September 2024 and August 2025, compared to the previous year — and it’s not … Read more
Southwest’s oft-chaotic open-seating policy is finally coming to an end — and while some anxious flyers may rejoice in the move, experts say it’s a harbinger of worse to come for economy passengers. Flights departing on or after Jan. 27, 2026, will now have seat assignments for passengers, and Southwest will introduce group-based boarding similar … Read more
Country crooner Craig Morgan is incredibly “honored” after being promoted to chief warrant officer two (CW2) at the Pentagon. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan talked about the ceremony and being promoted by the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. Morgan said it was a “huge honor” to have Hegseth officiate the ceremony, which took … Read more
Stranger Snooze. The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” dropped Volume 2, its second batch of episodes, on Dec. 25. Now streaming, episodes 5, 6, and 7 — respectively called, “Shock Jock,” “Escape from Camazotz,” and “The Bridge” — were a bland stretch of the show. They include a breakup, a big Will reveal, … Read more