Tourist terrified after flight attendants pass out candles to passengers before turbulence: ‘Are we dying?’

Tourist terrified after flight attendants pass out candles to passengers before turbulence: ‘Are we dying?’

A female tourist was left panicking and praying her plane wouldn’t crash after staff handed passengers candles shortly before turbulence hit. Jula Vadini, from Poland, was traveling on a 50 minute flight from Bogotá to San José Del Guaviare, in Colombia, on Saturday, December 17, when a flight attendant woke her up and handed her … Read more

My house is so pretty that ‘rude’ sightseers stop to snap selfies — trying to pass it off as their own

My house is so pretty that ‘rude’ sightseers stop to snap selfies — trying to pass it off as their own

They’re being a bit selfie-ish. A UK homeowner has shamed “rude” Instagram fanatics for trespassing on his unique-looking property to take selfies out front — with some commenters claiming that they’re trying to pass off his house as their own. Security camera footage of these clout-seeking interlopers, including a Domino’s pizza delivery guy, is currently … Read more

My wife-to-be asked for a ‘hall pass’ to have sex with other men before our wedding — do I end the engagement?

My wife-to-be asked for a ‘hall pass’ to have sex with other men before our wedding — do I end the engagement?

To have and to hold — a grudge for the rest of his life. An engaged man says he is feeling “blindsided” after his fiancée asked for a “hall pass” to have sex with other men before they tie the knot next month. Taking to Reddit with the conundrum on Monday, the 28-year-old man admitted … Read more

Cemetery charges mourners for ‘VIP pass’ to visit dead relatives — to help keep grave site ‘safe from undesirables’

Cemetery charges mourners for ‘VIP pass’ to visit dead relatives — to help keep grave site ‘safe from undesirables’

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

Could you pass your driving test if you took it today? Many American’s failed: Here’s why

Could you pass your driving test if you took it today? Many American’s failed: Here’s why

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

Disney World, Disneyland launch new pass to skip long wait lines — for a hefty price

Disney World, Disneyland launch new pass to skip long wait lines — for a hefty price

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 drunkenly bought lifetime American Airlines flight pass for $125,000 — ‘and then I upgraded it’

Mark Cuban drunkenly bought lifetime American Airlines flight pass for 5,000 — ‘and then I upgraded it’

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’ve been offered a great job but the pay is lousy — do I pass?

I’ve been offered a great  job but the pay is lousy — do I pass?

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

Exclusive | Famed NYC French bistro La Ripaille bids adieu after more than four decades: ‘Time to pass the torch’

Exclusive | Famed NYC French bistro La Ripaille bids adieu after more than four decades: ‘Time to pass the torch’

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

Too tired to cook after work? Nearly 80% of Americans are — and some pass out while making food

Too tired to cook after work? Nearly 80% of Americans are — and some pass out while making food

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

Most dangerous sex acts revealed, including one common setting: ‘Made me dizzy like I’d pass out’

Most dangerous sex acts revealed, including one common setting: ‘Made me dizzy like I’d pass out’

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

Plane passenger gets handwritten boarding pass amid Microsoft outage

Plane passenger gets handwritten boarding pass amid Microsoft outage

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 pass through US airport security in record-breaking day as travel surges

More than 3 million pass through US airport security in record-breaking day as travel surges

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!’ viewers slam ‘freaky’ ad for spinoff show: ‘Hard pass’

‘Jeopardy!’ viewers slam ‘freaky’ ad for spinoff show: ‘Hard pass’

“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

How to preserve cherished clothing to pass down to your kids like these A-list moms

How to preserve cherished clothing to pass down to your kids like these A-list moms

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

TSA PreCheck no longer requires ID or boarding pass at more airports — here are which ones and why

TSA PreCheck no longer requires ID or boarding pass at more airports — here are which ones and why

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

AI ‘porn’ of Taylor Swift is a wake-up call: House must pass bill making this a federal crime

AI ‘porn’ of Taylor Swift is a wake-up call: House must pass bill making this a federal crime

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

Pass on Aspen: A family trip to Colorado is best spent on the road

Pass on Aspen: A family trip to Colorado is best spent on the road

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

I accidentally ate an AirPod — with no choice but to let it pass naturally

I accidentally ate an AirPod — with no choice but to let it pass naturally

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

Scam ‘Military Diet’ doesn’t pass muster, say experts

Scam ‘Military Diet’ doesn’t pass muster, say experts

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