Chaos erupted at a Timothee Chalomet lookalike contest in Washington Square Park on Sunday as cops busted up the event — calling it an unlawful gathering. At least one shaggy-haired Chalamet doppelganger was handcuffed by cops as the crowd yelled, “Let him go!” Chaos erupted at a Timothee Chalomet lookalike contest in Washington Square Park … Read more
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level and could lead to new ways of treating cancer. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, which … Read more
This is one spin that didn’t pay off. “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Vivian Tran lost out on a $1 million prize on Monday night’s episode. During Ryan Seacrest’s second week of hosting the long-running game show, Tran missed one word during the puzzle. “My heart is racing, this is a first for me,” Seacrest, 49, said … Read more
Here’s how to snatch victory from the claws of defeat. A TikTok gamer has revealed the sneaky reason you can’t seem to beat the ever-vexing claw machine arcade game — and how to hack the system so you win every time. The crafty content creator revealed the handy hack in a TikTok video that has … Read more
MrBeast’s team is pushing back on the allegations that make his competition reality series “Beast Games” out to be the literal Hunger Games, with a source telling The Post exclusively that they “acknowledge the need for improvement.” The world’s most popular YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has come under fire again after several … Read more
A $1 million lottery ticket was cashed in the nick of time, just three weeks before it was about to expire. The trust, represented by trustee Elizabeth Caruso, claimed the multi-state Powerball prize on Wednesday, July 31. Nearly one year ago, on August 21, 2023, is when the drawing took place. The winning ticket was … Read more
It was the old man and the sea of clones. In celebration of renowned author Ernest Hemmingway’s 125 birthday on Sunday, a bar in Key West Florida hosted its annual lookalike competition of the penman. The contest at the local watering hole Sloppy Joe’s Bar, one of the celebrated writer’s favorite hangouts, celebrates what Hemmingway … Read more
Only one will tech the crown. While real-life pageant girls have turned cold on participating in the glam extravaganza, these smoking hot bots are turning up the heat. “It’s an exciting [day] for the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards as we announce the Top 10 shortlist for the first-ever ‘Miss AI’ award,” declared pageant executives in a … Read more
Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his movie’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony Saturday. The win for “Anora” … Read more
David Hager, 58, is on the hunt. Next Friday, he, his wife and two sons, ages 16 and 21, will travel from their home near Denver, Colorado, to NYC to search for booty hidden decades ago. “Some place in the city of New York, there is a treasure,” Hager told The Post. “There is a … Read more
A Michigan man stopped for his weekly burger night – and won big. The 57-year-old man from Berrien County, Michigan, wished to remain anonymous, but told the Michigan Lottery that getting a burger and buying lottery tickets was a weekly tradition. “I go to Chatterbox every week for burger night and always buy a few Club … Read more
WASHINGTON — Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of the country’s most recognizable performers, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala performance Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Hart, 44, has honed a signature style that combines his … Read more
“Wheel of Fortune” fans were audibly surprised by a moment on Thursday’s episode of the popular game show. Contestant Tara Brown beat the odds twice when she managed to land on the small $1 million wedge at two different points, and both times, she failed to secure the big prize. Fans of the show, hosted … Read more
She’s got a lotto luck. A frazzled Washington state mom is on top of the world after learning a months-old lottery ticket she’d neglected to check was actually a huge winner. The woman, identified only as M.B., held onto the Hit 5 ticket — now worth a whopping six figures — for five months after picking it … Read more
The top prize at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival was given to “Dahomey,” a documentary by the French filmmaker Mati Diop about 26 looted artworks that were returned to Benin from France in 2021. The unconventional feature, narrated in part by the gravelly, imagined voice of one of the artworks, is a playful exploration … Read more
A “Wheel of Fortune” contestant won last night’s game but failed to correctly guess the bonus puzzle. After the episode aired, fans of the game show began rallying around the contestant, insisting that she had actually named the right answer to the puzzle but that host Pat Sajak had failed to recognize it. The contestant, a woman named Tamara, … Read more
Burger King is offering one lucky – and creative – fan a $1 million prize for devising a new Whopper sandwich. The chain said that the contest is the first time Burger King has “put the sandwich in the hands (and creativity) of its guests.” The sandwich debuted in 1957. “Calling all flame-grilled fanatics, culinary … Read more
A Wheel of Fortune player who divided the internet cleared the air following the viral moment that left fans wondering what her answer was as she claimed the infamous word has “haunted her” since the episode. The contestant, Megan Carvale, joined ABC’s “Good Morning America” for an interview Thursday and revealed what she really said … Read more
What a bummer! Livid “Wheel of Fortune” fans felt a contestant was robbed of $40,000 for her incorrect answer that might’ve actually been correct. The contestant, Megan, a married California high school choir director, needed to guess the two-word answer to solve a bonus puzzle for the category of “Living Thing.” After Megan spins the … Read more
“In the Summers,” an independent film about two sisters navigating fraught summer visits with their father, won the top prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition on Friday. The movie also won the competition’s directing award for its first-time filmmaker, Alessandra Lacorazza. “This film snuck up on us,” read a citation delivered by … Read more