Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making ‘Godfather II’ and starting sequel trend: ‘I’m embarrassed’

Francis Ford Coppola apologizes for making ‘Godfather II’ and starting sequel trend: ‘I’m embarrassed’

Francis Ford Coppola apologized for making one of the greatest films of all time. The Oscar-winning director, 85, told the Washington Post in an interview published Monday that he’s to blame for the never-ending amount of sequels in Hollywood, because he helmed 1974’s “The Godfather Part II.” “So I’m the jerk that started numbers on … Read more

Popular Mexican restaurant chain making a comeback 20 years later — thanks to founder’s son

Popular Mexican restaurant chain making a comeback 20 years later — thanks to founder’s son

Chi-Chi’s is returning after closing 20 years ago. The Mexican chain once had more than 200 locations before the last restaurant’s doors shut in 2004. Now, the founder’s son is spearheading the comeback with a plan to reopen Chi-Chi’s locations in 2025. Chi-Chi’s is making a comeback after closing 20 years ago. ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael … Read more

Exclusive | Inside the making of Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in ‘Wicked’: ‘We were never going for a witchy look’

Exclusive | Inside the making of Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in ‘Wicked’: ‘We were never going for a witchy look’

She’s that girl. Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s makeup artist and hairstylist Frances Hannon. Hannon told The Post her work on Erivo, 37, and the rest of the cast started with researching the world of Oz. Frances Hannon at the “Wicked” UK premiere … Read more

Influencers believe ‘making TikToks is harder’ than having a 9-5 job

Influencers believe ‘making TikToks is harder’ than having a 9-5 job

It’s a question that often sparks debate: What’s harder – working a traditional 9-to-5 job or making a living as a TikTok creator? On the surface, it’s easy to assume that being a content creator is all fun and games. After all, doesn’t filming quick videos, vlogging your daily life or dancing in front of … Read more

Hugh Grant takes issue with Luann de Lesseps’ claim they spent a night ‘making out heavily’

Hugh Grant takes issue with Luann de Lesseps’ claim they spent a night ‘making out heavily’

Be cool, don’t be uncool about the past. Hugh Grant is taking issue with Luann de Lesseps’ claim that the pair once made out “heavily.” Grant, 64, took to X on Monday and shared that he has no recollection of making out with the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum. “Steady on. I do … Read more

Is your milk making you sick? Where you store it in the refrigerator matters: ‘Bacteria can grow’

Is your milk making you sick? Where you store it in the refrigerator matters: ‘Bacteria can grow’

Holy cow, you’ve probably been storing your milk wrong — because it shouldn’t be in the door of your refrigerator. According to experts, milk, as it turns out, should never be kept in that convenient spot since it doesn’t stay cold enough to keep from spoiling. “Each time you open the door, it leaves the … Read more

Exclusive | How these clunky running shoes became the ‘It’ sneaker: ‘Every brand is making their shoes look like HOKA’

Exclusive | How these clunky running shoes became the ‘It’ sneaker: ‘Every brand is making their shoes look like HOKA’

Take a walk down any NYC street and you’ll see a pair of Hokas on stylish people’s feet. Once reserved for hitting the pavement, the running shoes — with their hallmark chunky soles, athletic mesh and vivid colorways — have become both a street-style staple, a trendy boardroom accessory and everything in between. And the proof … Read more

My husband accused me of making Christmas about race

My husband accused me of making Christmas about race

A devastated woman has shared the insensitive comment her husband made about her family and Christmas. She explained in an online post, asking for help: “I’m a British-Asian woman married to a white man, and I’m currently pregnant with our first child. I need some advice about a situation that’s really bothering me.” ‘Asian-only Xmas where we just do … Read more

Flight passengers are making ‘the gate escape’ in an attempt to avoid ‘poor airport experiences’

Flight passengers are making ‘the gate escape’ in an attempt to avoid ‘poor airport experiences’

As travelers book holiday vacations for 2025, a new report reveals an emerging trend when it comes to airport travel. Booking.com has released its annual travel prediction list for 2025, and one trend, “the gate escape,” has people embracing enjoyable airport experiences. Booking.com’s website says, “2025 is set to be the year that the airport … Read more

Cameron Brink making Sports Illustrated swimsuit debut in 2025

Cameron Brink making Sports Illustrated swimsuit debut in 2025

Cameron Brink said she feels “super” empowered to be a part of the athlete roster for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. The LA Sparks rookie will make her SI Swimsuit debut in the magazine’s 2025 issue in May, the brand announced on Tuesday. Brink, 22, looked stunning while modeling a white cut-out bikini in a snapshot from … Read more

Rachael Ray and husband have ‘weird way’ of making marriage work after admitting to ‘huge screaming matches’

Rachael Ray and husband have ‘weird way’ of making marriage work after admitting to ‘huge screaming matches’

Rachael Ray and her husband of nearly 20 years have a “weird way” of providing a balance in their marriage. During the third episode of Ray’s new podcast, “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” Ray invited guest Jacques Pépin to discuss the importance of marriage. Ray told the French chef that she and her husband, musician and lawyer John … Read more

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Looks like we’ve got some bad apples. iPhone users are creating inappropriate emojis using Apple’s new Genmoji feature. The generative AI emoji tool allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Genmoji — a generative AI emoji — allows iPhone users to generate custom emojis using simple text prompts. Apple However, since … Read more

Erin Andrews called out by meteorologist for ‘making up weather alerts’

Erin Andrews called out by meteorologist for ‘making up weather alerts’

Not everyone was impressed with Erin Andrews’ game-day forecast. When covering the Lions-Packers game from a rainy Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Sunday, the Fox Sports sideline reporter was called out on X by Milwaukee-based meteorologist Sam Kuffel of CBS 58 for “making up weather alerts.” “Begging Erin Andrews to stop making up weather … Read more

King Charles and Prince William are ‘making millions’ from charities and public services — including Armed Forces: investigation

King Charles and Prince William are ‘making millions’ from charities and public services — including Armed Forces: investigation

King Charles and Prince William’s respective private estates have been cashing in on eye-popping sums of money each year, rinsing charities and public services in the UK of millions, an investigation has found. An investigation led by the Sunday Times and broadcaster Channel 4 looked into the Duchy of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall — … Read more

Exclusive | I banned political talk at my wedding — these are the extreme ways I’m making sure ugly fights won’t ruin my big day

Exclusive | I banned political talk at my wedding — these are the extreme ways I’m making sure ugly fights won’t ruin my big day

Franki Priore will be all dressed in white at her wedding this November — and not hyper-focused on whoever just won the White House.  And the native Long Islander hopes the 200 guests to her “six-figure” ceremony will follow suit.   To mitigate an uncivil mess at their nuptials, brides-to-be from New York to California are … Read more

From orange foam to Balenciaga ‘ear jewels’: How self-care-obsessed Gen Zers are making earplugs cool

From orange foam to Balenciaga ‘ear jewels’: How self-care-obsessed Gen Zers are making earplugs cool

Jennifer Fishburn grew up constantly going to concerts in the ’90s, from Lollapalooza to Woodstock ’99, and she kept an unexpected — and unwanted — souvenir from all of them. The 49-year-old suffers from tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears,” a result of being a concert regular. “Now that I’m older, I don’t need to … Read more

ESPN analysts slam Aaron Rodgers for ‘making extra cash’ to send messages on ‘Pat McAfee Show’

ESPN analysts slam Aaron Rodgers for ‘making extra cash’ to send messages on ‘Pat McAfee Show’

Inspirational speeches on weekday sports talk shows apparently are not the way to galvanize your teammates. Several former NFLers-turned-ESPN personalities ripped Aaron Rodgers’ weekly “Jets State of the Union” addresses on their network’s own “The Pat McAfee Show” for being hypocritical and ironically sending the wrong message, with one even describing it as a cash … Read more

Millennial mom bashed for making homework ‘optional’: ‘Who needs the stress?’

Millennial mom bashed for making homework ‘optional’: ‘Who needs the stress?’

When it comes to virtual vitriol, this “lazy” mama’s hit the motherlode.  For deeming homework “optional,” green lighting unlimited screen time and encouraging her kids to fight their bullies, mom Danielle Gallacher is getting virtually whacked by social media’s yardstick.  “Things we do as parents that not everyone agrees with,” Gallacher, 32, an engaged mother of … Read more

The ancient disease scurvy is shockingly making a comeback — here’s why

The ancient disease scurvy is shockingly making a comeback — here’s why

Arrrrrr you kidding? Scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency disease that plagued sailors and pirates centuries ago, appears to be re-emerging thanks to the rising cost of living and the popularity of weight loss surgery, a new study finds. “Scurvy is still seen as a disease of the past, especially in developed countries,” Australian doctors wrote … Read more

I’m the nude lesbian Jesus in the shocking opera that’s making audience members sick — my role is the ‘thrill’ of a lifetime

I’m the nude lesbian Jesus in the shocking opera that’s making audience members sick — my role is the ‘thrill’ of a lifetime

The actress starring in a radical feminist opera that controversially sickened 18 audience members over its sex scenes and depictions of sadism is speaking out. Annina Machaz plays a thoroughly unconventional version of Jesus in “Sancta Susanna,” which was shelved due to public outrage back in 1921. Now, more than 100 years later, composer Paul … Read more