NFL reporter Erin Andrews speaks out on cancer, infertility and playing matchmaker to Taylor Swift

NFL reporter Erin Andrews speaks out on cancer, infertility and playing matchmaker to Taylor Swift

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. What’s Erin Andrews’ secret? Simple: “I’m a superfan myself,” says the famed sports reporter. “I love football so much. I love reading about these guys. I love what they put into this.” It’d be hard to name someone … Read more

Rosie O’Donnell joins ‘And Just Like That’ Season 3 — who is she playing?

Rosie O’Donnell joins ‘And Just Like That’ Season 3 — who is she playing?

Here comes Rosie! Rosie O’Donnell announced she’s joining the cast of “And Just Like That for Season 3. The actress and comedian, 62, shared an Instagram photo of the script for Season 3, episode 1 of the “Sex and the City” revival series on Wednesday. The script reveals that O’Donnell is playing a character named … Read more

Meet the Long Islander who won $100K playing Candy Crush on the LIRR — now he’s gunning for $1M

Meet the Long Islander who won 0K playing Candy Crush on the LIRR — now he’s gunning for M

New Yorkers suffer some of the longest commutes in the US, but Long Islander Jay Simunovich wishes his ride to work was longer. “My commute was about 45 minutes, so as soon as I boarded the Hempstead Line from Floral Park to Penn Station, I was locked into the Candy Kingdom,” he told The Post. … Read more

‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright

‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright

Vera Drew never received a cease-and-desist letter. She would like to be very clear on that point. Drew headed to the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, newly acquired passport in hand, just a half-hour after finishing the final (or so she thought) cut of “The People’s Joker.” The chaotic, crowdsourced movie reframed Batman’s best-known … Read more

Why Santiago Cabrera loves playing ‘menacing’ role on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: He’s from a ‘world of violence’

Why Santiago Cabrera loves playing ‘menacing’ role on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: He’s from a ‘world of violence’

Veteran actor Santiago Cabrera has been part of the superhero world (“Heroes”), domestic dramas (“Big Little Lies”) and sci-fi franchises (“Star Trek: Picard”). Now, he’s entering the crime-thriller world of the Fox hit “The Cleaning Lady.”  “I like to shake things up,” Cabrera, 45, told The Post, referring to his disparate genres.  “I didn’t do … Read more

I used this simple ‘mom trick’ playing the lottery and won $1.4 million — here’s my secret

I used this simple ‘mom trick’ playing the lottery and won .4 million — here’s my secret

When Jane’s* baby woke up crying in the middle of the night, she had no idea it would lead to the most life-changing discovery.   Unable to fall back asleep after settling her child, the mom decided to check her phone, only to find out she had just won $1.4 million in the lottery.  The method she used to secure the … Read more

Playing computer games can increase risk of erectile dysfunction, study finds

Playing computer games can increase risk of erectile dysfunction, study finds

Too much screen time is literally making men soft: Chinese scientists found that playing computer games for a prolonged period can drastically increase someone’s likelihood of experiencing erectile dysfunction, per a study published in the journal “Andrology.” “The present study offered substantial evidence for a positive causal association between computer use and the risk of … Read more

Why Cole Sprouse has not spoken to the ‘Friends’ cast since playing David Schwimmer’s son

Why Cole Sprouse has not spoken to the ‘Friends’ cast since playing David Schwimmer’s son

Cole Sprouse made several memorable appearances on NBC’s hit sitcom “Friends” as Ross Geller’s son, Ben. The “Riverdale” star, 31, appeared in a plethora of episodes between 2000 to 2002 when he was seven-years-old. However, Sprouse has not had contact with any cast members: David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, the late Matthew Perry, Lisa … Read more

Woman celebrates 109th birthday playing bingo – friends say centenarian’s secret is being single

Woman celebrates 109th birthday playing bingo – friends say centenarian’s secret is being single

A Maryland woman celebrated her 109th birthday by playing bingo with her friends who said the centenarian’s secret to a long life is staying single for the past three decades. Jennie Libertini celebrated another birthday on Feb. 5 at Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home in Catonsville and many wanted to know her … Read more

Teacher praised for playing ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game in class — as history lesson: ‘How teaching should be done’

Teacher praised for playing ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game in class — as history lesson: ‘How teaching should be done’

Talk about an A for effort. A middle school teacher is being praised online for using a widely popular historical-fiction video game to teach ancient Greek history in an engaging and immersive way. Educator and TikTok sensation Mr. Mahathey, who has shared many tween-friendly videos on his feed, posted a clip of himself playing “Assassin’s … Read more

How the US is playing catch-up in the quest for the future of energy

How the US is playing catch-up in the quest for the future of energy

For decades, General Motors was the global leader in manufacturing the so-called “rare-earth” magnets that have become essential components of the electric vehicles now powering the global transition to a greener future. But in 1995, the company sold its entire magnet division, along with all its patents, to a consortium of Chinese partners, including one … Read more

Emile Hirsch was inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants for new role — playing a bloody killer

Emile Hirsch was inspired by SpongeBob SquarePants for new role — playing a bloody killer

Emile Hirsch went looking in a pineapple under the sea to draw inspiration for his latest role. The actor plays court stenographer Walden Dean in the new thriller “Walden,” who seeks revenge on criminals that bypass prosecution. Hirsch, 38, initially had “no idea how to play” the role when he originally got the part — that … Read more

Jodie Foster says she turned down playing Princess Leia — here’s why

Jodie Foster says she turned down playing Princess Leia — here’s why

The Force was almost with Jodie Foster. Academy Award-winning actress Jodie Foster revealed Wednesday that she was once offered the iconic role of Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” franchise. Foster, 61, made the revelation during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her new HBO series, “True Detective: Night Country.” … Read more

Richard Simmons does not endorse Pauly Shore playing him in new biopic: ‘Don’t believe everything you read’

Richard Simmons does not endorse Pauly Shore playing him in new biopic: ‘Don’t believe everything you read’

“Like yourself. Your weight doesn’t matter. If you like yourself, you’re gonna be fine.” Those are the first words uttered by Pauly Shore as fitness icon Richard Simmons in the teaser trailer for the new upcoming biopic “The Court Jester.” But unfortunately Simmons himself is not fine with the upcoming project or with the “Encino … Read more

Rage Against the Machine breaks up a third time, won’t ‘be touring or playing live again’

Rage Against the Machine breaks up a third time, won’t ‘be touring or playing live again’

He can testify to that. Rage Against the Machine fans won’t be seeing a reunion anytime soon, as the band has broken up — for a third time. Drummer Brad Wilk made the announcement in a lengthy statement on Wednesday. “I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for … Read more

Adam Driver defends playing two Italians back to back: ‘Who gives a s–t?’

Adam Driver defends playing two Italians back to back: ‘Who gives a s–t?’

Adam Driver is fired up about criticisms of his recent role choices.  On an episode of the “SmartLess” podcast, the actor defended playing famous Italian figures in both of his last two movies, “House of Gucci” and “Ferrari.”  “So many people have been like, ‘How many Italians… ?’. I’m like, it’s just kind of worked … Read more

Willem Dafoe is playing a ‘dead person’ in ‘Beetlejuice 2’: Everything to know about the sequel

Willem Dafoe is playing a ‘dead person’ in ‘Beetlejuice 2’: Everything to know about the sequel

Somebody said Willem Dafoe’s name three times. In an interview, the “Shadow of the Vampire” actor revealed new details about his upcoming appearance in “Beetlejuice 2,” the long-awaited sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice.” “I haven’t seen any footage yet, but it was fun to do,” Dafoe, 68, told Variety of the movie, which wrapped production in … Read more

Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89

Suzanne Shepherd, Actress Known for Playing Mothers, Dies at 89

Suzanne Shepherd, an influential New York acting teacher who found success in midlife as a character actress, including memorable turns as the mothers of Edie Falco’s character on “The Sopranos” and Lorraine Bracco’s character in “Goodfellas,” died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 89. Her daughter, Kate Shepherd, said the cause was … Read more

Kangaroo playing air guitar wins this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — see the winning snap

Kangaroo playing air guitar wins this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards — see the winning snap

And the winner is — a kangaroo playing air guitar. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are back for another year, and the grand prize goes to shutterbug Jason Moore for his photo entitled “Air Guitar Roo.” Moore’s hilarious pic captured the moment a young female Western Grey Kangaroo had a moment to herself where he … Read more

Stripper: Pharma firm used me to push fentanyl to doctors — now Emily Blunt’s playing me on Netflix

Stripper: Pharma firm used me to push fentanyl to doctors — now Emily Blunt’s playing me on Netflix

Sunrise Lee was a stripper at Rachel’s in West Palm Beach, Fla., when she danced for a regular who slipped her his number. But Alec Burlakoff was not a lonely customer propositioning her for sex: in reality he was recruiting her to push doctors to over-prescribe highly-addictive opioids. “Dancers are the best sales people,” he … Read more