It’s 8 a.m. and a crowd of trendy young women have swarmed a spot on West Houston and Sullivan Street in SoHo. But they’re not waiting for the latest fro-yo craze or a Harry Styles sighting. Instead, these cool downtown kids are waiting for a 70-year-old Romanian immigrant named Peter Farkas. A tall, burly man … Read more
Noah Fecks Som puts the finishing touches on his Mahi Mahi Larb with grapefruit chili crisp. Noah Fecks Noah Fecks You come from a food-obsessed family. Who influenced you the most in the kitchen? Without question, my grandmother and my mom. They were the heartbeat of our family kitchen — my grandmother with her intuitive … Read more
“I’m not living a normal life for a 24-year-old.” Alix Earle, in a bit of an understatement, is getting contemplative before jetting off to another dance rehearsal. I’m catching the incandescent social media personality in between attending the A-lister Vogue World event the previous night and a practice session with partner Val Chmerkovskiy for “Dancing … Read more
Remember her name. American tennis sensation Amanda Anisimova upset top seed Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon on July 10, 2025, [6-4, 4-6, 6-4], to reach the ladies’ singles final. It has been an incredible journey for Anisimova from reaching the French Open semifinal as a 17-year-old from a recent mental health break to now reaching the … Read more
“I guess I’m the problem … If I’m so awful, then why’d you stick around this long?” So asks Morgan Wallen on “I’m the Problem,” the title-track hit of his fourth studio album, which dropped on Friday. Clearly, the 32-year-old country sensation — who has taken the genre to the top of the pop charts … Read more
She may be an official Jewish Nanny now — but she’s no Fran Drescher. A wildly popular social media personality went from the “Non-Jewish Nanny” to an official convert, claiming the Oct. 7 massacre only fueled her desire to be Jewish. Adriana Fernandez, a Floridian who attended private Christian school growing up with almost no … Read more
He’s making opera great again. Christopher Macchio, the Long Island vocalist who stole the show singing the “Star Spangled Banner” at President Trump’s second inauguration — earning the nickname “America’s Tenor” — continues hitting high notes in his musical career now as a nationwide sensation. “As a teenager, I really wanted to keep it a … Read more
It looks like North Carolina State will be gaining some aura next season. McNeese State student manager Amir Khan, who has gone viral, is reportedly expected to follow Will Wade to NC State for the upcoming NCAA season. Khan will be a graduate assistant for the Wolfpack and will have other responsibilities that are not … Read more
Players aren’t the only ones whose lives could change in the March Madness spotlight. McNeese State’s men’s basketball team is the latest Cinderella story to come out of the 2025 NCAA Tournament as the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off No. 5 seed Clemson on Thursday, 69-67, to secure the program’s first-ever NCAA victory in the opening … Read more
Oh, word? The top ten slang terms of the year have been revealed — are you prepared to feel old? The Google search-based findings, gathered by Unscramblerer.com, reference notorious memes from 2024 — alongside lots of other terminology that will mostly sound like gibberish to non-Gen Alpha and Gen Z readers. Many of the top … Read more
Country sensation Oliver Anthony has decided to leave the music industry. In a lengthy YouTube video this week, the 32-year-old, whose real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford and who rose to fame a year ago with his hit song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” sat in a wooded area with his two dogs opining on life … Read more
A Taylor Swift fanatic has transformed her New Orleans home into a tourist attraction for Swifties and Halloween fanatics alike after decorating her front yard with a host of hilariously accurate Eras Tour-themed skeletons. Longtime NOLA resident Louellen Berger has become famous for her intricate Halloween displays over the years, having begun decorating the front lawn of her 1950s property for about 20 … Read more
She didn’t even take an arrow in the knee. Shirley Curry, known online as the video game streamer “Skryim Grandma,” announced she is calling it quits from publically playing the mythical game after over a decade. “It seems I spend most of my time sitting in here at this computer, and lately – probably for … Read more
“Apparently” this kid is still a Pennsylvania fair sensation — even a decade later. A 5-year-old youngster who went viral in 2014 for his adorable television interview at the Wayne County Fair in Honesdale reappeared in front of a camera over the weekend and gave viewers a blast of nostalgia. Noah Ritter, now 15 years … Read more
Jon Savitt had never done anything like this before, but he knew it was a meteoric moment for Minnesota. Savitt, a 32-year-old comedian who lives in Denver and grew up outside of Minneapolis in St. Louis Park, has gone viral after a surreal sequence of events involving a TNT postgame interview where Anthony Edwards told … Read more
The Dodgers made headlines in March 2024 before the MLB season began. Members of the team watched in awe on March 17, 2024, when South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo threw out the first pitch before the start of the Dodgers’ Seoul Series game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome. The 29-year-old sported a … Read more
Precocious darts phenom Luke Littler has been shot out of a cannon onto the global stage. Littler, who is just 16, lost 7-4 to Luke Humphries in the finals of the World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace (known to the rowdy fans of the darts world as Ally Pally) in North London on Wednesday. … Read more
The on-field clash between Minnesota and Bowling Green wasn’t the only talking point during Tuesday’s Quick Lane Bowl. Katie Miller, who is engaged to Golden Gophers backup quarterback Cole Kramer, was prominently featured on the broadcast and naturally became a viral sensation on social media. It was perhaps too much coverage for some. “One thing … Read more
A longtime Walmart employee has gone viral on social media as she gave an emotional sign-off to her fellow employees, signaling the “end of an era.” Gail Lewis has turned into an internet icon for calling it quits at the multinational chain in Illinois, where she’s worked for the past 10 years. “Attention Walmart, this … Read more
The hit Netflix documentary “Making A Murderer” is being accused of being a ploy designed to free a killer — nearly a decade after becoming an Emmy-winning sensation that helped propel the streamer’s meteoric rise. The 2015 docuseries followed the legal fight by Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey to be cleared of murdering … Read more