They’re dead serious about charging mourners money to visit their loved ones. Owners of a cemetery in the UK have been blasted for offering paid VIP passes to relatives of those buried on the grounds. The Garden of Remembrance, located in the town of Stoke-on-Trent, says those who don’t purchase a pass will only be … Read more
A quarter of Americans are not certain that they’d pass their driver’s written exam if they were asked to retake it now, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults who drive examined how savvy respondents are about the road and their car, finding that just 40% are absolutely certain that they remember and … Read more
It’s the costliest place on earth. Walt Disney World and Disneyland have announced a new, top-tier pass that allows for the ultimate line-skipping at the theme parks for a single day — but it comes with an eye-watering price tag. The Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be available to a limited number of visitors later this … Read more
Mark Cuban didn’t wait long to splurge after his first big pay day. The now billionaire bought a lifetime flight pass from American Airlines for six figures while drunk and celebrating his first big deal back in 1990, Cuban explained to host Shannon Sharpe on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast in an interview released last … Read more
I was offered a job with amazing benefits — health, dental, flexible schedule, the works — but the pay is terrible. It’s about half the industry standard. Do I try talking them into more money, or just walk away? Why would you walk away without trying? If you won’t take the job at the salary … Read more
A famed French restaurant in the West Village will soon serve its last appetizer of escargots as the eatery’s owner retires after more than four decades, Side Dish has learned. La Ripaille – which has attracted celebs and francophiles alike since 1980, long before the neighborhood turned trendy – has been put up for sale along with … Read more
Eight in 10 Americans are too tired to cook themselves a meal after work, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans revealed 77% admit there are days where, after work, they’re too exhausted to cook. And a fifth of respondents have been so tired while trying to cook — they’ve actually … Read more
These acts are 50 shades of cray. Making whoopie might seem like the pinnacle of pleasure; however, certain romantic-seeming sex acts can make it so that “love stinks.” As a service to prospective rompers, salacious social media users have listed the worst sexual situations, some of which could even prove dangerous. The taboo topic came … Read more
This airline literally wrote its own ticket. A passenger in India was flabbergasted after receiving a hand-scrawled boarding pass amid the Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage affecting computer systems across the globe. An X post detailing the scribbled ticket incident garnered over 5 million views as of Friday morning. “I got my first hand-written boarding pass today,” exclaimed … Read more
More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The record, which was widely predicted to happen at some point over the July Four holiday weekend, topped the June … Read more
“Jeopardy!” faced criticism after sharing a meme via its Instagram page, promoting its upcoming spinoff show, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” Known as the “distracted boyfriend” stock photo from 2015, the image depicts a man, “You,” seemingly distracted by “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” and paying no attention to his girlfriend, symbolizing the original show, as she looks on … Read more
The hottest place to shop now is your mom’s closet. The nepobabies of A-list fashion icons are raiding their mothers’ wardrobes brimming with archival luxury instead of shopping off the runway or the rack — after all, who doesn’t love a little vintage? For her 21st birthday, Carys Zeta Douglas, the daughter of Catherine Zeta-Jones, … Read more
New TSA PreCheck technologies are taking off. TSA PreCheck members will no longer be required to show their ID or boarding pass at certain airports. United Airlines has begun offering PreCheck customers a touchless experience during bag drop and security checkpoints at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), as well as partial service at Los Angeles … Read more
It’s no big deal, until it happens to Taylor Swift. Now that we have your attention: Houston, we have an AI-generated porn problem. An oozing societal sore many folks were seemingly happy to ignore until it ran afoul of America’s Sweetheart. This week, deepfake images of the wholesome singer — digitally-altered “photos” portraying her in a … Read more
Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge and Telluride: The bougie resort towns of Colorado do one thing well — gouge the rich. But the Rocky Mountains aren’t just for wealthy tourists in goose down jackets and fuzzy boots. There’s an entirely different side of Colorado in the offing, one that bursts with fall colors and desert sunsets, a Colorado … Read more
Too bad her bowels weren’t Bluetooth-compatible. A Salt Lake City woman swallowed one of her husband’s “good” AirPods after mistaking it for a vitamin, she embarrassingly decreed in a TikTok clip viewed over 2 million times. Realtor Tanna Barker, 52 recalled being out on a walk when she unintentionally ingested the wireless device, telling Insider … Read more
Drop and give me 10 pounds, soldier. The so-called “Military Diet” promises just that, promoting itself as a “three-day weight loss diet that can help you lose 10 pounds in a week.” And the name conjures up images of boot camp-style chow that helps produce lean, mean, combat-ready bodies. The truth, however, may be camouflaged … Read more
Things are going to get a bit rocky. A house-sized asteroid is set to soar by Earth Wednesday, with four other space rocks slated to follow in the coming days, according to NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard. The near-60-foot big fella, named JA5, was discovered in 2021 and is expected to miss Earth by 3.17 million … Read more
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! A bear at Hangzhou Zoo in China went viral for being mistaken as a person in a bear costume when visitors spotted her standing on her hind legs and waving to onlookers. When the zoo shot down claims that Angela the Malayan sun bear was actually human, many on the … Read more
A mom on TikTok shared the moment her husband passed out while she was giving birth. The clip has now been viewed over 12 million times and it’s clear to see why, especially with mom Corianne Johnsons’s hilarious commentary of the situation. The 11-second footage begins with Corianna (or someone else) filming a nurse tending to her in … Read more