A woman has faced criticism online after revealing she refused to give up the second plane seat she had bought so that a fussy toddler could sit next to his mom. The 34-year-old passenger said she had booked two seats on the domestic flight due to previous experiences of being uncomfortable in one. However, things didn’t pan out … Read more
Crappy landings. Another day, another “accident” at 30,000 feet. This time, a parent claimed that a fellow passenger pooped their pants on a Delta flight on Christmas Eve — and left excrement smeared all over the seat, as detailed in a viral Reddit post grossing major views online. “Someone had s–t all in their seat,” … Read more
She didn’t want to play mile-high musical chairs. A female passenger has been commended online after refusing to swap seats with a dad so he could sit with his wife and young daughter. A Reddit post detailing her in-flight switcheroo rejection is currently blowing up online since it was posted on Sunday. “They were giving … Read more
Would you pay $650 for a table at Applebee’s in Times Square to watch the ball drop? Apparently many New Year’s Eve revelers are willing to fork over just that and even more — including $12,500 for a luxury couples package at the Marriott Marquis — to ring in 2024, according to events entrepreneur Joshua … Read more
She didn’t appreciate her neighbor’s in-flight window shopping trip. A passenger experienced every window seater’s worst nightmare after her neighbor invaded her space so he could take photos of outside the airplane. A video of the egregious in-flight encroachment has amassed over 4.5 million views on TikTok. “Do people not know personal space? And that … Read more
In “Ferrari,” Adam Driver looms like a colossus as Enzo Ferrari. Driver is tall and rangy, but he looks even bigger here — wider, too — partly because Enzo wears boxy suits with linebacker shoulders so broad they nearly scrape the edges of the frame. The most famous man in Italy aside from the Pope, … Read more
POV: Another Gen Z Trader Joe’s shopper finds out about the existence of Trader José. The popular Monrovia, Calif.-based grocer has once again gone viral over a decades-old product-naming practice that has previously been referred to as “racist.” A youthful TikToker named Kyi (@kyeatdaays) reignited the debate after calling out the free-spirited retailer over the … Read more
A man is cooling his jets after being “humiliated” by airline staff who made him give up his seat. Writer Todd Plummer wrote an essay for Condé Nast Traveler talking about his experience being double booked on board a Turkish Airlines flight and being made to give his spot to a couple. Plummer, who frequently … Read more
It’s one of the most commonly asked questions on a flight — “Can we switch seats?” And when the answer is (usually) “no”, it often ends in a heated exchange. One woman’s TikTok recently went viral when she refused to switch seats with a passenger who wanted to sit next to her two kids aged … Read more
I knew it the moment I saw her – this woman was trouble. We were at my beautiful sister’s wedding reception. She had just married a man I didn’t particularly like because he didn’t treat her as she deserved. So, I guess you could say I wasn’t in the most celebratory of moods. Of course, I hid my attitude … Read more
Passengers thought this man should check his flight privilege. An aggrieved passenger has claimed that American Airlines bumped his girlfriend from first class so an off-duty pilot could take her seat — after claiming that the seat was broken. He detailed the alleged act of sky-high skullduggery in an X post taking off online. “Y’all … Read more
Rick Kot, an executive editor at Viking who oversaw production on the book, told me, “Publishing books in two volumes is difficult just as a commercial venture. And nobody seems to have any issue with how long” Streisand’s is. The bigness of it makes literal the career it contains. Streisand is poring over, pouring out, … Read more
Aisle be damned! A flight attendant for TUI Airways in the UK is sharing an “airplane hack” for travelers looking to be more comfortable in the aisle seat. “Are you sitting on the aisle seat wondering why your armrest doesn’t go up?” Charlie Silver asks as she tries to pull up the aisle armrest to no avail. … Read more
Higher learning can be a down-and-dirty business. A nightmarish new report reveals that the tables in your average college cafeteria harbor 60,000 times the bacteria of a typical household toilet seat. Researchers at College Rover sought to identify the germiest places on multiple campuses by swabbing various areas including bathrooms, common areas in dorms and … Read more
During the late 1980s, when his movie review show with fellow film critic Roger Ebert was called “Sneak Previews,” Gene Siskel would occasionally take cat naps under the table in their station’s conference room. One day, Ebert — not knowing Siskel was there — used the conference room phone to confirm an interview that would … Read more
She got thrown under the bus. A disabled bus passenger elicited sympathy online after reportedly not giving up her bus seat to an elderly “Karen” — who reportedly decided to sit on her instead. A Reddit thread detailing the alleged etiquette dilemma is currently blowing up online. The unnamed Redditor explained that she suffers from … Read more
A teenager shared an unfortunate personal story on Reddit — and in a very short time has elicited some 15,000 reactions and 2,000 comments from others on social media who responded to the post. “A few years ago,” wrote the young woman, identifying herself as a 16-year-old, “I lost my left leg in an accident.” She said … Read more
Another day, another nightmare at 30,000 feet. This time, an inconsiderate passenger is under fire after a video showed them desperately trying to prevent a female flyer in front of them from reclining her seat back. In the viral clip, filmed on August 13 on a flight from Paris, France to Los Angeles, California, a … Read more
Long-haul flights can be a challenge for even the most seasoned travelers, particularly when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep. We do everything in our power to get some shut-eye, from popping sleeping tablets to going full hibernation mode and covering ourselves in blankets. But the question remains: Is there a way to guarantee you’ll get … Read more
It’s for your own good. Comedian Cindy Arena posted a clip on her TikTok account, @cindyarenacomedy, reminiscing about the time she didn’t have to sit next to her children on a flight, calling it “so peaceful.” In the one-minute clip with over 1.6 million views, Arena discussed the controversial topic of seat trades to sit near your … Read more