Scientists warn that a modern supermarket staple is messing with women’s fertility

Scientists warn that a modern supermarket staple is messing with women’s fertility

It’s the food, baby. While shopping the perimeter of the grocery store is an age-old tip to stock up on good-for-you foods, reaching for chips, cookies and soda can be the ultimate comfort habit. But these and other junk food staples could be messing with women’s chances of trying to have a baby, according to … Read more

Medal from first modern Olympics dramatically exceeds estimate at auction

Medal from first modern Olympics dramatically exceeds estimate at auction

A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a Danish auction house on March 1. The silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics was hammered down for $179,920 excluding buyer’s premium at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers’ online sale. The piece had been … Read more

Exclusive | Mr. Darcy AI bot is giving modern love advice to heartstruck women as ‘Pride & Prejudice’ fever reignites

Exclusive | Mr. Darcy AI bot is giving modern love advice to heartstruck women as ‘Pride & Prejudice’ fever reignites

He’s tall, brooding, bad at first impressions — and now, apparently, great with WiFi. More than 200 years after first insulting Elizabeth Bennet at a Meryton ball, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is back — this time as a chatbot. The swoon-worthy leading man of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice” has entered the digital age — as “AI … Read more

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Opera is waging a battle to save itself in the modern world — and against self-inflicted wounds

Jonas Kaufmann will no longer sing at London’s Royal Opera House — because, of all things, the pay is too low. “I don’t know how you do it,” the tenor recently told BBC Radio 3. In the same interview, he revealed that he won’t bother singing at the Metropolitan Opera anymore, either, though that’s about … Read more

Rare Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4M in record-breaking auction for modern art

Rare Gustav Klimt painting sells for 6.4M in record-breaking auction for modern art

A recovered Gustav Klimt painting made history this past Thursday night at Sotheby’s when it became the most expensive piece of modern art to ever be sold at auction. The Vienna-born artist came to prominence during the early 20th century and is best known for his gold-leaf-laden works “The Kiss,” “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” and … Read more

Common act might be slowly dying out in modern dating

Common act might be slowly dying out in modern dating

Modern dating is a brutal left-swiping madhouse, and the big question is, has the humble pick-up line gone extinct in 2025? It used to be normal to approach someone you didn’t know in a bar and roll out a pick-up line, but then dating apps launched in 2012, and we’ve all forgotten how to speak … Read more

How TV star Ariel Winter forged a new path after ‘Modern Family’

How TV star Ariel Winter forged a new path after ‘Modern Family’

Ariel Winter is a modern woman. After growing up in the spotlight as Alex Dunphy in the hit sitcom “Modern Family”, Winter, 27, has forged a new path in Hollywood. Along with landing various acting roles, including the new Apple TV+ animated series, “Sisters Grimm,” the actress has partnered with Safe from Online Sex Abuse … Read more

Sofia Vergara’s ‘Modern Family’ co-star reveals the other NFL legend she dated before rumored Tom Brady romance

Sofia Vergara’s ‘Modern Family’ co-star reveals the other NFL legend she dated before rumored Tom Brady romance

Eric Stonestreet said his “Modern Family” co-star, Sofia Vergara, previously dated a tight end on the Chiefs — and it wasn’t pal Travis Kelce, who is newly engaged to pop megstar Taylor Swift. During a recent appearance on the “Like a Farmer Podcast,” Stonestreet, who is a diehard Chiefs fan, recalled Vergara telling him that … Read more

‘Modern Family’ star Eric Stonestreet marries longtime girlfriend Lindsay Schweitzer

‘Modern Family’ star Eric Stonestreet marries longtime girlfriend Lindsay Schweitzer

Eric Stonestreet has officially tied the knot. On Tuesday, the actor, 54, announced he married his longtime girlfriend Lindsay Schweitzer in a sweet social media post. “It’s my birthday and guess what I got,” Stonestreet captioned his Instagram post. Eric Stonestreet and Lindsay Schweitzer at the “Dexter: Resurrection” premiere. Johns PKI / SplashNews.com The carousel … Read more

‘Modern Family’ star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons ‘surprised’ by the reaction over coming out as bisexual

‘Modern Family’ star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons ‘surprised’ by the reaction over coming out as bisexual

“Modern Family” star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons said she didn’t expect the reaction she got when she came out as bisexual in June. “I didn’t even mean to come out, I just thought the video was really fun. I just thought it was kind of funny. And I was like, ‘People will find this funny,’” said Anderson-Emmons, … Read more

Ty Burrell has ‘no regrets’ leaving Hollywood for Utah after ‘Modern Family’ success

Ty Burrell has ‘no regrets’ leaving Hollywood for Utah after ‘Modern Family’ success

One big happy family. “Modern Family” star Ty Burrell, 57, recently admitted that he has “no regrets” ditching Hollywood for Utah following his success on the popular ABC sitcom. “It’s just been spectacular,” he told People in an interview published Sunday, August 3. Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in the final season of “Modern Family.” … Read more

Exclusive | No screens, no screams: Here’s how modern moms are ‘restaurant training’ their kids to crush their zombie tablet behavior

Exclusive | No screens, no screams: Here’s how modern moms are ‘restaurant training’ their kids to crush their zombie tablet behavior

When it comes to NYC dining, mom Jamie Boxer doesn’t kid around.  The Brooklynite is one in the expanding pack of parents proudly “restaurant training” their tykes to eat, drink, be merry and behave in public spaces — strictly sans digital distractions or temper tantrums.  “I love New York City dining. We have some of the best … Read more

How Greece and Germany helped make archeology modern

How Greece and Germany helped make archeology modern

Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was actually a German cultural institute which played a pivotal role in transforming reckless Jones-style treasure hunting into the modern science of archaeology we know today. That institute, the German Archaeological Institute at Athens (DAI … Read more

Starbucks launches new ‘blended’ drinks for summer: ‘Modern take on a classic’

Starbucks launches new ‘blended’ drinks for summer: ‘Modern take on a classic’

Starbucks is stirring things up this summer. Starting July 8, the coffee giant will officially introduce the brand-new Strato Frappuccino Blended Beverage to menus nationwide. Inspired by the Italian word “strato,” which means “layer,” the drinks layer the Frappuccino with different cold foam flavors and colors. “Strato” is an Italian word for “layer.” Starbucks The … Read more

‘Modern Family’ child star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, 18, comes out as bisexual

‘Modern Family’ child star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, 18, comes out as bisexual

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is coming out for Pride Month. The “Modern Family” alum — known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the beloved sitcom — revealed she is bisexual in a video that paid homage to her character. In the social media clip posted via Threads on Monday, June 16, Anderson-Emmons was seen lip-syncing to an iconic scene from … Read more

‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter goes undercover as 12-year-old for ‘scary’ sting operation

‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter goes undercover as 12-year-old for ‘scary’ sting operation

“Modern Family” star Ariel Winter opened up about her harrowing experience posing as a preteen girl to help catch a child sexual predator.  The 27-year-old actress, who played Alex Dunphy on the hit sitcom “Modern Family” from 2009 to 2020, joined forces with the nonprofit Safe from Online Sex Abuse (SOSA) for an undercover sting operation … Read more

Where to find thoroughly modern amenities in ye olde Ireland

Where to find thoroughly modern amenities in ye olde Ireland

Across Ireland, historic properties are keeping up with the times and upping their hospitality game with new suites, modern amenities and cutting-edge wellness. But is all this new coming at the expense of Ireland’s ye-olde-timey charm? In Cork, bookings are booming at a former butter merchant’s mansion built circa 1820 known as the Montenotte. Yet, … Read more

Exclusive | I’m a modern nun — I ditched my soul-crushing career for an NJ convent, but I can’t live without my Netflix

Exclusive | I’m a modern nun — I ditched my soul-crushing career for an NJ convent, but I can’t live without my Netflix

This nun makes a habit of keeping life fun. Sister Monica Clare is still surprised when outsiders don’t believe how superiorly hip it is inside the convent, like one who thought nuns were forbidden to use electricity. “People have interesting ideas about the way nuns live,” the 59-year-old Sister Superior at the Community of St. … Read more

‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter reveals why she fled LA: ‘Painful’

‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter reveals why she fled LA: ‘Painful’

Ariel Winter’s life in LA is behind her. The 27-year-old “Modern Family” alum revealed in a new People cover story published Wednesday that her decision to move away from Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Luke Benward, in 2020 stemmed from dealing with online bullying. “It was just everywhere,” she said. “It was every headline I … Read more