The Sri Lanka native, who moved to New York from London in 2022, shares his home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with more than two dozen people as part of a shared living space that is akin to a college dorm. It costs him a staggering $2,100 in rent each month. In a recent interview with CNBC, the 33-year-old lifted … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group of four girlfriends. We gather for all of our birthdays and treat the birthday girl to dinner at a restaurant of her choice. However, one girl in the group orders several expensive cocktails, and the bill comes out to be a fortune. She seems to have no regard … Read more
Back to school? More like back in the saddle. September means summer’s ending, but savvy travelers know the coming month is also is the beginning of shoulder season — that quietly magical moment when travel becomes more affordable, destinations can be less crowded, the skies a little friendlier again. But, according to Expedia, there are times … Read more
In a simple twist of fate, Steve Martin is no longer interested in hosting the Oscars. In an interview published Monday, the 79-year-old star told the Los Angeles Times that if he were to host the coveted award ceremony for a fourth time, he’d have to start prepping “yesterday.” Steve Martin at the 82nd Academy Awards. … Read more
Walt Disney said Wednesday it may have to pay up to $5 billion more to buy Comcast’s minority stake in Hulu, if an appraiser were to agree with Comcast’s assessment that the stake should be valued at more than $40 billion. Earlier this year, Disney and Comcast hired investment bank RBC Capital as the independent appraiser to resolve a dispute … Read more
This redefines failing upward. A Massachusetts worker has elicited sympathy online after alleging that her pay went down after she scored a promotion. The woman, named Kelly, took to TikTok to detail the drama, which has clocked up more than 140,000 views. Kelly — who didn’t specify her vocation — said her manager messaged her … Read more
A hot new coif has cropped up on social media. Teen boys are propagating across hair salons for perms to recreate the viral “broccoli cut.” Characterized by a bounty of bouncy curls atop the noggin, TikTok’s trending ‘do is designed to resemble that of the cruciferous veggie’s frizzy florets. “I had always wanted curly hair,” … Read more
The longtime partner of Yankees legend and YES Network commentator David Cone has been ordered to pay the legal bills of a neighbor who accused her of setting fire to her home for fame. Taja Abitbol was at the center of a wild lawsuit after neighbor David Rice claimed she tried to burn down her … Read more
Enough with the gratuitous gratuities. Increasingly common prompts to leave an extra something for the employees at a wide range of businesses across the country has patrons totally tipped off, according to reports. Welcome to America’s “tip rage” era, according to USA Today’s Christopher Elliott. The increasing ubiquity of the dreaded tip screen at points … Read more
TikTokkers are exposing their exes. Millions of people are sharing and commenting on a string of videos of users playing back old voice memos that shed light on the inner workings of past traumatic relationships. The content of the memos vary, with captions like “I heard we’re lip synching our exes voice memos,” but the … Read more
A high-class Queensland escort has revealed the top five reasons married men are paying $1,500 an hour to have sex with her while their wives and kids are at home. Gold Coast based sex worker and adult film star Bonnie Blue says she never judges married men for seeking out her services, but instead places blame on … Read more
It’s a different kind of pocket money. In Illinois, a new amendment to the state’s Child Labor Law went into effect July 1, requiring that children who appear on their parent or guardian’s social media profile be paid for appearances. The bill specifically states that children under the age of 16 should receive 15% of … Read more
The cost will be high for Costner. “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1,” the Western movie Kevin Costner directed, co-wrote and stars in, tanked at the box office last weekend, grossing a paltry $11 million. More alarming is that the three-hour film, which the former “Yellowstone” star reportedly put $38 million of his own … Read more
Uber will pay $1,000 in credits to certain commuters in the US and Canada who ditch their cars for five weeks in favor of public and other transport services, it said Thursday, in its latest effort to drum up business and help reduce emissions. The ride-hailing and food delivery platform operator has, for several years, battled … Read more
It’s a “Smalls” price to pay. Actor Thomas Guiry, who played Scotty Smalls in the 1993 cult classic movie “The Sandlot,” was ordered to pay a nearly $800 fine Monday morning after admitting to hurling a dumbbell into the windshield of a neighbor’s Jeep — and later returning to the home with a knife. Guiry, … Read more
The cast of “Hawaii 5-0” are mourning the loss of Taylor Wily, who has died at the age of 56. His cause of death has not yet been disclosed, but his passing was confirmed by Hawaiian news station KITV 4 Island News on Thursday. “Hawaii Five-0” executive producer Peter M. Lenkov also shared the news … Read more
Emily Webb is homeless, but according to her, she’s so hot that it doesn’t matter. Ms. Webb, 25, lives on the Gold Coast, Australia. Currently, all her most precious items are stuffed in her car while she rotates between couch surfing with friends or going on dates to find a good place to sleep for … Read more
A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether car insurance should pay out benefits to a woman who caught a sexually transmitted disease from a policyholder in his insured vehicle. In GEICO General Insurance Co. v. M.O., a Missouri woman, the titular M.O., claims that her partner, Martin Brauner, negligently infected her with … Read more
Apple plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone. The new features are part of Apple’s annual iOS update that will arrive in the fall, the company said. Apple revealed some of … Read more
Former British pop singer Gary Glitter was on Tuesday ordered to pay a woman he sexually abused as a child more than $637,000 in damages. The 80-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, shot to fame in the 1970s as a “glam-rock” star before he was later repeatedly convicted and jailed for child sex crimes. … Read more