Days after scoring a custom cleat case worth $4,000, Puka Nacua showed it off at SoFi Stadium. The Rams star receiver brought out the accessory as he walked into the Inglewood, Calif. venue just ahead of Los Angeles’ big tilt with the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Days after receiving a custom cleat carrier from famed … Read more
There’s something in the air this Christmas. A hotel in England unveiled its mammoth 25-foot-tall holiday tree made of 100,000 balloons to create some jolly fun — and help a good cause. Dubbed The Balloon Christmas Tree, the holiday creation stands outside Moor Hall Hotel and Spa in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, to spread holiday cheer and … Read more
Shelly Fireman, the colorful restaurateur who created long-lived Trattoria dell Arte and Fiorello and filled his places with his own whimsical, sometimes bawdy sculptures, passed away at age 93. His passing leaves a deep rupture in the city’s Italian hospitality scene. “If New York City’s restaurant industry had a Hall of Fame, Shelly Fireman would be listed among the … Read more
This card is a slam dunk. A one-of-a-kind basketball card featuring photos, autographs and game-worn jersey patches from both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant is expected to net a jaw-dropping $6 million at auction this month — making it the priciest hoops card ever sold. The 2007 Upper Deck dual Logoman — signed in blue … Read more
John would appreciate this, I know he would. As his longtime friend and co-worker, Dan Steinberg, said Friday on X, “Just about every piece he wrote about a retiring or dead sports great flashed back to a tale involving John Feinstein, by like the fifth graf. It was a running joke: how many grafs in … Read more
Researchers say they have sparked an “exciting” breakthrough in treating Alzheimer’s disease by developing a drug to prevent the build-up of toxic proteins in the brain. “This research is taking promising steps towards a new one-of-a-kind therapy which targets tau, a damaging protein in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s, preventing it from clumping … Read more
Clamping down on mass tourism is in the news lately, as cities around the globe look for ways to deter the hordes and preserve quality of life for the locals. But there’s one stunning destination most people have probably never heard of that plans on staying out of the spotlight — and they’ve been doing it … Read more
Bon appetit, McD’s fans. Tommy Winkler, a food influencer on TikTok with more than 10 million followers, visited a Chicago branch of McDonald’s that reportedly sells special menu items that aren’t sold anywhere else in the US. A June 20 post sharing his unique experience and rating each item has over 1.1 million views on … Read more
Martin Shkreli has been sued in New York by a digital art collective that said it paid $4.75 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, only to learn that the convicted pharmaceutical executive made copies and is releasing the music to the public. Shkreli paid $2 million in 2015 for “Once … Read more
And then there’s mauve. Here we are in January — if you’re not reading this while lying on a white, sandy beach, chances are you’re dreaming about getting yourself to one as fast as possible. But how about something completely different, for the perfect winter getaway — a purple beach, perhaps? There’s only one, but it’s … Read more
Talk about making a grand entrance. Just weeks ago, Madelaine Brockway was an internet nobody — now, the 26-year-old American bride is soaring to nuptial notoriety as videos of her posh Parisian wedding leave TikTokers around the world enthralled. Brockway, who exchanged “I dos” with now-husband Jacob LaGrone earlier this month, chose to share the … Read more