Should emergency service workers be allowed to skip queues at cafes? One Australian mom was waiting for a coffee when she watched a group of firemen abruptly leave because the wait time was too long. “That makes me so sad because I assume they only have a short time for a break and then they … Read more
Ming Wang, the real-life physician whose biography is the basis for this fictional feature, is a Nashville-based ophthalmologist whose degree in laser physics has presumably been a boon in his work restoring sight to visually impaired patients, many of whom are children. As is the custom with inspirational medical movies, however, the new film “Sight,” … Read more
Dolly Lewis plays clinically blind ex-cop Tess Avery in “Sight Unseen” — and her acting comes from a very real place. That’s because Lewis has detached retinas in both of her eyes, “not as severe as Tess’ condition,” she told The Post, but dangerous if not closely monitored. “The showrunners based Tess’ experience off a … Read more
This is no magician’s act. British start-up Invisibility Shield Co. has revealed that it has created a 6-foot-tall “Megashield” being sold for $828 — which they claim can make multiple people invisible, like something straight out of a “Harry Potter” film. The shields utilize ultra-large, precision-engineered lens arrays, which form the face of each shield … Read more
For a comedy set piece, different lines can be stitched together digitally to make sure the film keeps the funniest material from each take. “One guy’s line might be funny, but the other guy’s response isn’t,” Grasmere said. “If they touch each other during the shot, we might have to rebuild a hand, or an … Read more
Despite his insistence on “Jeffrey or nothing” for “American Fiction,” Jefferson said he wasn’t quite prepared for the experience. “To be honest, I was a little terrified of directing him,” he said. “It felt like telling LeBron James how to dunk a basketball.” But “he’s great not because he says, ‘I’m Jeffrey Wright — leave … Read more
They say love is blind — but eye beg to differ. Meeting the flirtatious gaze of a potential paramour from across a crowded room isn’t just the cliché stuff of fairytales and rom-coms. In fact, becoming madly, hopelessly and endlessly swept up in a whirlwind romance can happen in the literal blink of an eye, according to … Read more
A strange sight out of a plane window on an evening flight from Vietnam to Australia has baffled social media users. Hundreds of tiny orange and yellow squares can be seen lit up in the darkness below the aircraft in a video viewed more than 14 million times since being uploaded to TikTok earlier in … Read more
Social media users are being challenged to see if they can spot a rabbit hidden in a photograph. The photo was posted in the Reddit thread called Find The Sniper, dedicated to finding objects or animals hiding in plain sight. The image shows a Mountain Cottontail rabbit hidden against a rocky, dessert terrain. A challenge … Read more
MIAMI — Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye. Antonio, who’s been legally blind for much of his 14 years, can see again. The teen was born with … Read more
Talk about house arrest. A TikToker who claims she purchased a 1920s Florida home sight unseen at auction gave viewers a tour of the “creepy and strange” $59,000 abode, which she says once housed inmates in the basement. On the second floor, DIY enthusiast Mallory pointed out outdoor siding and noted all the doors have … Read more
It caused quite a buzz. Controversial “Married at First Sight” star Dean Wells caused quite a stir Wednesday after posting a video of himself using his girlfriend’s vibrator as a way to froth his milk. In the video which was posted on Instagram, Wells, 45, explains that the “frother” — in actuality an Eff Yes … Read more
DEAR ABBY: We are a group of neighbors with the same breed of dog, and we walk together every Saturday morning. All our dogs are well-behaved, except for one — a young, unneutered male that is very active and humps anything that moves. Its owners are against neutering. This dog especially goes after our spayed … Read more
The average American spends nearly $3,000 a year on unused groceries, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults found that on average, those who do grocery shopping for their household spend $248 on weekly groceries, and one in 10 claim that they spend even more — upwards of $500. Of that, people usually … Read more
They have to battle the odds to stick together. On “Married at First Sight,” which airs its 16th season on Jan. 4, singles wed complete strangers — and out of the 59 couples from the show’s 15 seasons, just 15 are still together. But when the Lifetime series was searching for its first batch of contestants in … Read more
The brain’s ability to adapt and rewire itself throughout life continues to surprise neuroscientists. Researchers have found a way to restore sight in adult mice with a form of congenital blindness, in spite of the rodents’ relative maturity. The mice were modeling a rare human disorder of the eye’s retina, called leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), … Read more