It’s the middle of US Open Fan Week, and Peter Rundquist is sitting on a bench inside the Chase Center at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. No, Rundquist wasn’t waiting to take the court for a qualifying round match — instead, he was waiting to meet his date who would be part of a … Read more
Stop, hammertime! Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive, toxic hammerhead flatworms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals. “It was terrifying, like these are truly the end times, even the worms are demonic,” Keller resident Adam Ingle told NBC5 of the subterranean scourge, which … Read more
A newly discovered archaeological site may provide evidence of Biblical truth. Researchers in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient military base that may provide clues of a battle ground for God’s army against Assyrian soldiers who came to conquer the Holy Land around 2,700 years ago, per a Sunday report in the Daily Mail. As the … Read more
The a-claw-caplypse could soon be upon us. Move over murder hornets. Invasive Chinese mitten crabs known for terrorizing anglers and German citizens have surfaced on Long Island, sparking fears of a crustacean invasion in New York waterways. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation detailed the so-called scourge in a Facebook post making a … Read more
One by one, nations are falling — to dreaded “tipflation.” The American practice of overtipping due to passive-aggressive tactics — and often guilt — is spreading overseas to Europe, where it is customary to leave only a Euro or two. First, cafes and brasseries in Paris were caught red-handed begging for an all-American extra 20% … Read more
Barbie’s getting snubbed in Palm Beach, too. “Old Palm Beachers snicker as they watch women new to the scene arrive in pink, yes, pink, Rolls-Royces, like a battalion of invading Barbies—a shocking display in a town accustomed to understated wealth,” journalist Daisy Prince wrote last month in a Vanity Fair piece exploring Palm Beach’s “identity … Read more
After an image of a person’s socked foot sneaking into an airplane passenger’s legroom went viral on Reddit, many people weighed in on what they would do if something similar happened to them. The viral post touched off quite a flurry of comments. “Don’t be this person,” user “stefahnia” posted on the “Mildly Infuriating” subreddit, … Read more
Whatever you do, don’t offer them a kiddie menu. All over the Hamptons and Manhattan, tweens and teens are going out to posh restaurants on their own. They’re running up high checks ordering uni and steaks — and sometimes trying to sneak in a pricey bottle of vino — then plunking down mommy and daddy’s … Read more
Maybe New York isn’t so bad after all. Beaches in sunny South Florida are experiencing “the perfect ‘pathogen’ storm” of flesh-eating bacteria that are washing up to shore, according to new research from Florida Atlantic University. It’s happening due to a brown and smelly algae known as sargassum, which is intertwining with plastic marine debris … Read more