DEAR ABBY: Our mom just turned 100, and she is in good health. I threw a big birthday celebration to honor this amazing woman. My brother and I were adopted as infants. She gave us a fabulous childhood, and we grew up to be responsible adults. My brother, who’s retired, lives 6 miles from Mom, … Read more
One of the best feelings in the world is when you’re sitting in economy and realize the seat next to you is empty (or even better, the whole row is empty). But it can come with its own dangers, as other not-so-lucky passengers begin eyeing off one of those free seats. A traveler who found … Read more
Kelly Gartland still remembers the feeling of excitement the day she got her driver’s license in 1993. Savoring her first real taste of freedom while behind the wheel of her family car, the then-17-year-old high schooler felt as if she was flying on the 10-minute drive from her home in Woonsocket, RI, to her part-time … Read more
Plane etiquette has become a hot topic of late. Just this week, an Aussie man sparked a heated debate when he asked the person sitting next to him on a Virgin flight in business class to switch seats so he could be next to his girlfriend. He took to TikTok asking if he was in the wrong … Read more
In promoting her new memoir “Love, Pamela” and the accompanying Netflix doc, “Pamela: a Love Story,” it would have been easy for Pamela Anderson to cast herself as Hollywood’s most coveted role: victim. How refreshing it is, then, that the Gen X bombshell has the fortitude to reject the poor-me trope. “I’m not a victim, … Read more
Will Jessie James Decker and her husband, former NFL wide receiver Eric Decker, be adding another member to their roster in the future? At the moment, “it’s probably a no,” the country singer, 34, recently told Us Weekly but added that the 35-year-old Decker, with whom she shares three children, “refuses” to get a vasectomy. … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Where do I begin? I’ve been a loyal reader of your column for years. I have been married to my current husband for 14 not-good years. He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiomyopathy seven years ago and hasn’t had a job since then. We have a daughter who … Read more
Brendan Fraser is taking a stand. “The Whale” star, 53, won’t be attending the 2023 Golden Globe Awards next year even if he’s nominated for his role in the highly-praised drama. In an interview with GQ, he noted that he “will not participate” in the awards ceremony run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). … Read more
Animal advocates are fighting to see the “world’s saddest gorilla” freed from captivity. Authorities in Thailand have failed to free an aging gorilla that has been kept in a zoo atop a high-rise mall for 33 years, as the owner is refusing to sell the animal for less than $780,000. Bua Noi, whose name means … Read more
This horndog likes it ruff. A cheeky canine in the UK elicited sophomoric guffaws galore after unearthing a giant black dildo — a NSFW chew toy he refused to relinquish for 20 minutes until he received a treat, according to his dog walker. “When I realized what it was, I was just like ‘oh my … Read more