As a kid, Anna Asprey’s Friday evenings included neurofeedback training, where sensors measured her brain activity to teach it to function more efficiently. Time with her dad, biohacker Dave Asprey, involved divvying up his supplements before a trip. At bedtime, she rejected a nightlight, concerned it might throw off her circadian rhythm. When she was … Read more
As the granddaughter of Hungarian Holocaust survivors, British author Natalie Livingstone wasn’t just fascinated by World War II history, she was determined to excavate it. While negotiating the galleries inside London’s Imperial War Museum, she found herself beholding an arresting 6-foot oil painting simply titled “The Nuremberg Trial.” The defining artwork of the “trial of … Read more
In the city that never sleeps, these runners refuse to quit — even after midnight. “Last place” doesn’t sound like something to celebrate. But at one iconic event, coming in last can feel like winning: the TCS New York City Marathon. The race officially closes at 10 p.m., but its final finishers can cross the … Read more
Go big or gourd home! Deep-pocketed Los Angeles families with more money than time are increasingly skipping the traditional pumpkin carving, instead shelling out hefty sums for block-besting Halloween displays — and Madison Clark is the man they call when they want the job done scarily right. In the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, where spooky season … Read more
Scoring a 22-carat championship ring, à la the 2026 New York Knicks, is no easy feat. But scoring a custom blinged-out engagement ring from a professional basketball player is no sweat for WAGs — wives and girlfriends of NBA, NFL and other big league athletes — with game, like Julia Benville, 29. The gutsy Manhattan med student, engaged … Read more
When Dave Obelkevich ran the New York City Marathon through all five boroughs in 1976, Staten Island felt like uncharted territory. The race was expanding beyond Central Park for the first time, bringing runners into neighborhoods and crowds Obelkevich had never experienced. He had no idea he’d still be running it 50 years later. Now … Read more
Austin, Texas, is known for keeping things weird, but last week, the city got downright trippy when 600 people descended on it to expand their minds. There were neuroscientists and researchers, wellness gurus and biohackers, seasoned psychonauts who’d journeyed to South America to take ayahuasca with a shaman — and enough women who looked like … Read more
It’s been 44 years since Willi Blumer last missed a softball season. He would be damned if this year was the first — even if he was too injured to actually play. So when his longtime team, cheekily called Consenting Adults, gathered on a Central Park ball field last month, the 83-year-old pitcher settled onto … Read more
Polly may not wear a white coat, but she has excellent bedside manner. The Labrador Retriever recently visited an 8-year-old cancer patient at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM), who began experiencing tremors after doctors removed their breathing tube and reduced their sedative medications. “When Polly was present in the bed with this patient, they calmed significantly … Read more
Drake Maye’s wife was a hit at a local grocery store as more than 1,000 people waited in line to meet her. Patriots fans surely turned out for Ann Michael Maye during her first public meet and greet at Market Basket in North Andover, Mass., on Friday. Two women told the Boston Globe they stood … Read more
Welcome to the Boo Apple. In the midst of spooky season, Halloween-themed bars are scaring up monster business timed to Halloween, with lines out the door for the chance to sip on an array of chilling cocktails while taking in some over-the-top frights. From a tiki bar serving up tropical delights to a gothic spectacle … Read more
Long before social media turned personal branding into a career, Hooters turned waitresses into stars —cultivating their looks and building fan bases that extended far beyond the restaurant. That luster was one of the reasons Hailey Slobodzian grew up dreaming of following in her mother’s footsteps and becoming a Hooters Girl. As a child, trying … Read more
How old is too old to play with dolls? According to 45-year-old Diane McMillin, the limit does not exist. The Massachusetts mom of five told The Post that she has over 80 American Girl dolls in her collection — and she has spent over $10,000 on the toys and accessories. McMillin said the American Girl … Read more
Some people call it self-advocacy. Their bosses call it a scheduling headache. Either way, “chronoworking” — structuring your job around your personal circadian rhythm instead of the traditional 9-to-5 — has become the workplace buzzword of the return-to-office era, and it’s already dividing offices into two camps: the biologically enlightened, and the deeply annoyed. The … Read more
Forget Erewhon, LA’s influencer set has found a new hotspot: the bus stop. With gas prices spiking and parking a never-ending headache, hip Angelenos are ditching their cars for the city’s beleaguered Metro transit system, and encouraging others to do the same. “I almost feel like I’m rediscovering LA,” Julianna, who posts under the handle … Read more
Modern dating seems so easy: more options than ever, devices to connect you, and loosened taboos and expectations. But every single one of these transformations has made things more difficult, too: Potential partners start feeling more like products, it’s more difficult to hold boundaries and it’s paradoxically harder to settle down in an era of … Read more
Alex Cora is ready to hit pause on baseball — all for good reasons. The former Red Sox manager, who was fired in April, informed the Phillies he is planning to sit out next season even though he seemed to be the favorite for the managerial job. The reason largely revolves around family matters, as … Read more
Seasonal workers are relying on temporary work to make ends meet this holiday season, according to new research. A new survey of 1,000 Americans with seasonal jobs revealed that seasonal workers are looking to earn an average of 38% more money for their expenses compared to last. Last year’s survey revealed the average respondent needed … Read more
Before we shoot, we meditate. It’s 10 AM on the edge of a sorghum field in South Dakota, and I’m standing head-down in a circle of first-time female hunters. Soon, we will load our guns and attempt to shoot wild pheasants out of the September sky. But first, Karen Butler, the founder of the female … Read more
Last week, nearly 6,000 superfans packed Radio City Music Hall — but not to see their favorite pop star. Instead, wellness obsessives were there to worship at the altar of their hunkiest high priest — tattooed skateboarder, rock-music obsessive, Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman. They stood in the aisle of the esteemed venue, posing and taking … Read more