Meet bear-fighting Russian boxer Arslanbek Makhmudov, who is challenging Tyson Fury for boxing’s heavyweight crown

Meet bear-fighting Russian boxer  Arslanbek Makhmudov, who is challenging Tyson Fury for boxing’s heavyweight crown

Tyson Fury’s next opponent can bear-ly wait for their fight. Fury, the legendary two-time world heavyweight champion, is coming out of a short-lived retirement to box Russian-born Arslanbek Makhmudov Saturday in a 12-round bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Northern London — and he faces a grizzly challenge. Makhmudov, 36, sports a 21-2 professional record … Read more

Sean Penn says Will Smith slap made him want to melt his Oscars down to bullets to ‘shoot at the Russians’

Sean Penn says Will Smith slap made him want to melt his Oscars down to bullets to ‘shoot at the Russians’

Over a year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the notoriously hot-tempered Sean Penn is questioning why he was jailed for a similar incident. “I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn, 63, told Variety in a new interview. He seemed very nice when I met him. He was … Read more

Ukrainian women flash helicopter fighter pilots to boost morale

Ukrainian women flash helicopter fighter pilots to boost morale

Women in Ukraine are baring it all to support their troops and boost morale. Ukrainian women are supposedly flashing fighter helicopter pilots as they do their daily flyovers, a member of the country’s air force told the UK’s Sunday Times. Maksym, a pilot who declined to give his last name, shared that he and his … Read more

Russian beauty uses billboard to find love — and is wooed by Ukrainian tycoon

Russian beauty uses billboard to find love — and is wooed by Ukrainian tycoon

Make love, not war. A Russian woman who advertised her search for love on a gigantic billboard is being wooed by a wealthy Ukrainian tycoon after her ad went viral. An image of Maria Molonova, 26, appeared on a billboard in her home city of Ulan-Ude several weeks ago, accompanied by a quote claiming that … Read more

The challenge of making ‘Sesame Street’ for Russians

The challenge of making ‘Sesame Street’ for Russians

When the Russian version of “Sesame Street” (“Ulitsa Sezam”) first aired in Russia in October 1996, there was a premiere event at a Moscow theater. The star muppet came out — Zeliboba, an 8ft hound-like animal tree spirit who could smell music and was even taller than Big Bird, his American counterpart. “The kids went … Read more