It was a sacrilegious scrubbing. Last week, actor Matthew Modine made a horrifying discovery on Amazon Prime. The platform seemingly had altered the iconic poster for Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war movie, “Full Metal Jacket,” starring Modine and Vincent D’Onofrio. The phrase “Born to Kill,” scribbled on a camo Marine helmet, was suddenly gone. The digital … Read more
Justin Timberlake’s “Forget Tomorrow World Tour” should be renamed “Forget Yesterday When I Got a DWI Tour.” It’s been nearly a week since the singer was busted. And not a peep from him about allegedly getting ossified at a Hamptons celeb mainstay, blowing a stop sign and being taken downtown by a babyface copper who … Read more
The arrogance of Silicon Valley’s tech overlords is as wide and endless as the “Sky.” We’ve seen over and over again that they are greedy pirates, capable of plundering intellectual property and the unique gifts of creative artists, photographers, musicians and writers. The material they use to inform AI operating systems is essentially stolen booty, … Read more
The moment the Dublin Portal, a live outdoor video feed linking Ireland and NYC, was announced on May 8, you could hear the collective shout of eight million New Yorkers: “Uh oh!” Because every single person with a pulse knew what the end result of dropping a barely-monitored, 24/7 Zoom call into the middle of … Read more
Last weekend, audiences watched Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt yuk it up in the meh movie “The Fall Guy.” But the crowd, such as it was, looked nothing like the ticket buyers of nearly a year ago when the same A-list duo was part of the cinematic phenomenon known as #Barbenheimer. Remember those three surreal … Read more
Guests had to say “I do” to this matrimonial mandate. A bride and groom have been blasted as “a–holes” for giving guests a list of 15 rules to follow on their wedding day. The couple — who have not been identified — were shamed after a disgruntled invitee leaked the list, which wound up on … Read more
The Netflix show “Baby Reindeer” has become a sensation, skyrocketing to No. 1 on the streaming service in 30 countries, including the US. Created by and starring Scottish comedian Richard Gadd, the show is based on his real-life experience. The psychological thriller centers around Donny (Gadd), a struggling comedian who meets Martha (Jessica Gunning) during … Read more
Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex has had a few exciting years – if we’re talking frequent flyer points, that is. This week he will add to his grand total when he does the Los Angeles-London hop in the confines of first class. While his wife Meghan the Duchess of Sussex might have dodged having … Read more
A child star’s transition into adulthood is an age-old right of passage, and one only a handful have ever truly managed it successfully. For every Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, there’s been a Victoria Justice and a Haley Joel Osment; stars who have failed to evolve their brand and flourish into fully-fledged celebrities. Now, it’s … Read more
There was a day, circa 1066-1953, when all a future king needed to learn was how not to fall off their horse when addressing their troops and to develop a real taste for killing small birds. School and formal education, you see, were for people who would one day have “jobs” or would need to … Read more
In 1981, then-Prince Charles’s private secretary Michael Colborne tried to prepare sacrificial lamb and the very inexperienced Lady Diana Spencer about the life that lay ahead: “You could get a diary for three years from now and write in it the things that you are going to have to be doing – Trooping the Color, … Read more
When twerpy “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon says “Please welcome Conan O’Brien” on Tuesday, those words will pack a glorious punch. Because Conan — the funniest of all — is returning to the storied late-night franchise for the first time since he dramatically left it in 2010 after his public spat with NBC: the Nimrod … Read more
High schoolers are applying to a record-breaking number of colleges — frenzied by confusion over campus antisemitism, changing testing policies and the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Before the pandemic, Christopher Rim’s average client would apply to 12 schools. This application cycle, the college admissions consultant said, 90% of the students he works with are … Read more
For a long time, Kate the Princess of Wales and her late grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth had little in common. One believed in dogged hard-work; the other spent a few too many years lolling about Mustique languidly applying Ambre Solaire sun tan lotion. One never had any jot of formal education beyond conversational French and basic instruction in … Read more
There was a time when parents, schools and society aimed to create resilient, independent kids. But somewhere along the way, we ceded that noble pursuit for squishy concepts like happiness, kindness and empathy while helicopter-like hovering became the parental default setting. And that shift has produced Gen Z, who report being more anxious, more depressed … Read more
King Charles III believes there’s simply no way back into the royal fold for his estranged son Prince Harry, according to a report. The Duke of Sussex, 39, last week dished on his father’s cancer diagnosis in an interview with “Good Morning America,” where he hinted that the recent health woes could have a “reunifying … Read more
Happy birth-pay! California influencer Christina “Tinx” Najjar divided opinions online after controversially claiming that the birthday person should pay for everyone’s dinner during their special celebration. She aired her inflammatory etiquette opinion in a TikTok video with nearly 800,000 views. “If you invite a person to a restaurant of your choosing for your birthday you … Read more
You might think kids just use TikTok to waste time watching cat videos and doing silly dances. But they’re actually using it to learn about the world and form opinions — because TikTok is the new Google for Gen Z. According to a new report from Search Engine Journal, 64% of those 27 and under … Read more
Not content with spreading political lies and hosting videos praising Osama bin Laden, TikTok has branched into medical misinformation. The social media giant has a “wellness hub,” where viral videos have a huge impact, particularly on young people’s approach to health. The problem is that little of this information is vetted, and much of it … Read more
Call it the Silver Linings Hookup. Long before “Silver Linings Playbook” — the 2012 box-office hit that earned him his first Oscar nomination — a young Bradley Cooper was writing the script on besties becoming boos. The Cooper Opinion — in a 1993 column titled “When best friends cross the line” — was published in … Read more