By the time he turned ten, Jenna Ceriani’s son was too heavy to play football. The local league kicked the budding ballplayer out after he tipped the scales at 155 pounds — well above their 125-pound cap. The middle schooler’s weight had become a safety liability for smaller players on the team, they explained. “Every time … Read more
It was the Sunday before Christmas, 1975, and Vienna was covered by a foot of snow. Just before 11:30a.m., six strangers stepped off a red tram outside the headquarters of OPEC, the world’s most powerful oil cartel, “their long coats and heavy bags casting dark shadows against the snow,” writes Joby Warrick in his new … Read more
Wall Street’s new guilty pleasure started as a lunchroom debate between pre-calc and chemistry classes. Passing the Torch, a newsletter covering markets, economics, politics and culture, was founded in 2025 by Jasper Gould and Emile Chilingirian, both now 17, while they were sophomores at the prestigious Berkeley Carroll prep school in Park Slope. It now … Read more
Jason isn’t asking his father for an allowance, a luxury car, or even help with rent. The 38-year-old New York City-based comedian has spent years making what he considers “reasonable requests” with a clear plan and proposal. He wants a shot at the big time — a $600 improv class, a plane ticket to Los … Read more
Myori Granger could most likely land a date with any man she wanted. The leggy model and influencer turns heads walking down the sidewalk in jeans and a T-shirt, never mind on the catwalk – and she’s got nearly 150,000 adoring followers on her Instagram account. But she was having trouble finding what she was … Read more
They’re heading for the hills. Big Apple business owners are fleeing for the bridges and tunnels in search of a better life upstate — taking their unique talents to the charming towns of the Hudson Valley and Catskills. The trend toward city-weary New Yorkers moving up the Hudson River in search of greener pastures gathered … Read more
Almost every New Yorker is feeling the financial strain these days — it’s like you can’t step outside without being slapped with a $50 tax nobody voted for. Where does it all go? Mostly, we’re just existing — inflated Uber rides, $20 salad bowls, $9 iced lattes on our way to work. Some of us have that … Read more
Wild ocean swells have been ripping and rolling along the coast of California all week — but it won’t stop this super swimmer. Catherine Breed is a 33-year-old Californian swimmer and ocean conservation advocate, and is undertaking a mega swim that covers a 900 mile stretch along the Pacific Ocean coast, all the way from … Read more
If you’ve seen Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” and found yourself wondering what Matt Damon did in the gym to gain those massive biceps, you’re asking the wrong question. When Odysseus was battling Laestrygonians on his 10-year deathly journey, it was actually Devyn Dalton leading the charge: a 4-foot-5 stuntwoman who, according to … Read more
Ruth didn’t want to pay a plastic surgeon to give her the body of her dreams. She wanted to do it herself. Rather than forking over nearly $100,000 on traditional liposuction, under the supervision of a medical expert, the 55-year-old instead purchased a $95 kit of Korean fat-dissolving fluids online, pumped the potion into a … Read more
Life isn’t so ruff for Lilo — at least, not anymore. Three years ago, Luce Clark and her partner were traveling through the Indonesian jungle when they spotted a small white pup tumbling through the brush along a busy stretch of road. After being unable to find the family he belonged to, they took him … Read more
Some couples renovate for resale value. This one is renovated for reach. Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino, recognized as the world’s shortest married couple, are giving fans a tour of the pint-sized paradise they call home in Itapeva, Brazil, on TLC’s new series “Most Extreme Humans.” The show also features a … Read more
They’re partying like it’s 1776. While most will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday this weekend with sizzling BBQs and firework displays — Jack, 74, and Celeste Sherry, 71, will be donning 18th-century attire, role-playing as Benjamin and Deborah Read Franklin. The West Nyack couple has spent the majority of their 48-year marriage participating in Revolutionary … Read more
They aren’t chasing selfies, they’re chasing forever. For most, a celebrity obsession entails rewatching movies they starred in or repeatedly buying pricey concert tickets to see them live. For Anthony Jabin, 62, it means spending eternity next door to where they’re buried. In 2024, the tech investor took his lifelong fascination with Marilyn Monroe to … Read more
For Elizabeth Weprin, the more than $250,000 she shelled over the course of nearly a decade for seven weeks of summer camp for her two daughters at Raquette Lake Camp in the Adirondacks, was priceless. Not just for the friendships her daughters would make at the program — where tuition starts at $17,450 per pup — … Read more
Opposites attract. At least sometimes. Cameron Boozer’s big night at the 2026 NBA Draft led fans wanting to know more about his girlfriend, Yva Lauren Cao. Here’s everything we know about her and how she’s been there to support Boozer through his big career moments. She’s a cheerleader Cao was raised by her Cuban parents … Read more
A psychic cat has correctly predicted the winning teams of all 19 World Cup matches. One-year-old British shorthair Billy has predicted the winners of all the matches that did not end in a draw so far in the tournament, much to the delight of owners Linka Lin, 33, and Mark Kelly, 35. Since the start … Read more
When Bimini Wright, a 38-year-old Brooklyn writer and performer, embarked on a routine subway ride back in September 2025, she did not expect to return home with a pigeon. Wright first found the then-squab, which she has since named Smidgen, “stumbling around” a subway platform off the Q line during a Monday morning rush hour. … Read more
These New York Knicks counted on an adorable second string to help carry them through the NBA Finals. Meet the young children of MVP Jalen Brunson and teammates Josh Hart, Miles “Deuce” McBride and Jose Alvarado, all proud dads whose kids have brightened their A-list lives this season, both on and off the court. Jordyn … Read more
Ever been to a wedding where the officiant states a vow between one husband-to-be to the other, proclaiming that “thou shalt not bite his head off when he gently rouses you from your slumber?” The rom-com wedding officiant, Nico Raineau, explained that “in his defense: it’s 3 a.m., you’re still on the couch covered in … Read more