America loves beer. From IPAs to lagers, America’s preference for beer varies across regions and states, though one brand seems to stand out from the rest. In a recent study by Coffeeness, a German coffee-focused website that publishes beverage-related studies, analysts compiled a ranking of the most popular beer in each state. Using data from YouGov’s popularity ratings, as … Read more
In light of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Catholic authorities are preparing the much-anticipated process to decide upon his successor. However, many people are wondering about a more burning question — how was the late pontiff embalmed? This was a crucial issue given that the body of the religious figure — who died at … Read more
Some birds haven’t flown the coop. Moving out on your own has long been considered a mark of adulthood, but in recent years, young adults are purposely delaying getting their own keys — especially in one state. According to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data, California parents are the unlucky ones, as … Read more
In a galaxy far, far away… After the release of the sequel trilogy films that concluded the Skywalker Saga in 2019, “Star Wars” pivoted to television — and the results have been a mixed bag. Some of the Disney+ shows, including “The Mandalorian” spinoff “The Book of Boba Fett” and the Leslye Headland series “The Acolyte,” … Read more
Turns out, you can leave the Hotel California. Ben Affleck has criticized California for not doing more to keep Hollywood the “center” of the TV and film industry, which is increasingly drawn to other states and countries offering better tax incentives. “I think part of the problem with California is they came to take this … Read more
Morgan Wallen is welcome back to Studio 8H. Sources close to NBC told TMZ Monday that “Saturday Night Live” is willing to have the country superstar, 31, on the show again following his abrupt on-stage exit over the weekend. The insiders said “there’s no bad blood” on the show’s end with Wallen. From NBC’s perspective, … Read more
One in 10 young Americans schedules “worry time,” according to new research. The survey of 2,000 general population Americans revealed that 10% of younger Americans (Gen Z and millennial respondents) schedule a specific time in their day to worry. That’s compared to just 3% of older Americans (Gen X and baby boomers) surveyed. The survey … Read more
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on a mission to make America healthy again, and he’s tackling the country’s most obese state — and its governor. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R, and Kennedy held a joint event on Friday to announce a ban on certain food dyes. The governor … Read more
The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues. The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which are already underfunded and struggling with competing … Read more
The U.S. State Department has upped its travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean island off the northeast coast of Venezuela, due to a state of emergency. The State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory to the island, meaning Americans should reconsider travel, amid “heightened risks of terrorism and kidnapping.” “On December 30, … 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
These tips are anything but booming. Baby Boomers are the worst tippers according to a new survey of over 2,000 Americans, with the generation’s average tip percentage landing at 16.40%, more than two percentage points lower than the national average of 18.85%. Meanwhile, Millennials tip the most, averaging 19.49%, with Gen Z trailing behind at … Read more
We need to get laid more. The average American has sex only once per week, according to new research — with just two remote states out of fifty managing two or more rolls in the hay. The sad sack statistics, released by mattress company NapLab, took a hard look at how much hanky panky is happening … Read more
movie review THE ELECTRIC STATE Running time: 128 minutes. Rated PG-13 <br>(sci-fi violence/action, language and some thematic material). <br>On Netflix. We’ve really been sold a pig in a poke with directors Anthony and Joe Russo. In 2019, their entertaining three-hour Marvel epic “Avengers: Endgame” deservingly became the second highest-grossing movie of all time. That was … Read more
In “The Electric State,” a young woman and a silent robot slowly make their way across the carcass of the United States, littered with beached war ships and drones. In this alternative history, machines got on a fast track to sentience during the 20th century and waged war against humanity, which barely won. By the … Read more
Kid Cosmo’s head is enormous, as robot heads go. The primary nonhuman hero of the film “The Electric State” (on Netflix March 14), Cosmo has a bright yellow globe of a head the size and shape of an exercise ball, propped atop an incongruously spindly frame. Cute? Yes. Mechanically feasible? Not really. Cosmo’s character was … Read more
What’s the air quality in New Delhi, Jakarta or Buenos Aires? Until Tuesday, the United States Embassy in those cities could have told you. But the Trump administration has effectively shut down a global air quality monitoring program, ending more than a decade of public data-collection and reporting from 80 embassies and consulates worldwide. The … Read more
Will Howard’s celebration was unexpectedly delayed after Ohio State’s 41-21 victory over the previously unbeaten Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes quarterback couldn’t get on the stage to join his teammates for the postgame festivities after being stopped by a security guard, as seen in a video that surfaced on … Read more
As the wise Troy Bolton once sang in “High School Musical” — and Nick Saban echoed on Friday — getcha head in the game! The former Crimson Tide football head coach appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Friday and chastised Ohio State fans, whose Buckeyes are three wins away from a national championship but are … Read more
HGTV star Ben Napier lives in a “constant state of fear” as a girl dad. “Growing up, I had three brothers, and I know exactly how to handle boys,” Ben told Fox News Digital while speaking about his show, “Home Town.” “I am in a constant state of fear with two little girls and wanting to … Read more