He’s the man. “Baby Reindeer” creator/star Richard Gadd is back with another show — and it’s brutal. Called “Half Man,” the six episode limited HBO series is a gnarly watch that’s hard to stomach at times, but it’s riveting, provocative, and filled with searing performances. It should sweep the Emmys, just like “Baby Reindeer” did. … Read more
Backed up? Dr. Jennale, a primary care doctor with over 275,000 followers on TikTok, recently shared a video that can help get things moving — but, fair warning, she cautions that the trick is dangerously effective. “Be careful where you use this because you might poop right away or within 30 minutes,” she says. Dr. … Read more
Was the Knicks’ elimination in the Eastern Conference finals just delaying the inevitable? New York certainly had the star power coming out of the East as opposed to the Pacers, but Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski doesn’t think the Knicks could have held up against the Thunder. “I’m glad it was the Pacers, not the Knicks … Read more
A London chimney sweep has revealed some of the strangest things he has found in people’s homes – from a World War Two revolver and a teenage girl’s diary to dead pigeons and porn magazines. Josh Firkins, 37, from Enfield, has been sweeping chimneys across the capital for the last 20 years. He works for … Read more
Haley Alonso jumped on the bragging rights train. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso’s wife reposted a photo of her husband from the Mets’ account on her Instagram story Wednesday night, celebrating the team’s series victory over the Yankees. “Subway series!!!,” Haley captioned the photo, followed by three broom emojis to emphasize the sweep. Haley Alonso … Read more
Mike Francesa still has his heater. The legendary former WFAN host dialed up his fastball to torch the Yankees after their embarrassing display in the two-game Subway Series sweep at the hands of the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday. Francesa particularly lambasted Gerrit Cole for his “pitiful” job Wednesday, along with brutal assessments of general … Read more
While the cast of “The Notebook” sings and dances up onstage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, there is an even more dramatic performance going on in the seats. Theater review THE NOTEBOOK Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission. At the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W 45th Street. The sniffle chorus. Ingrid Michaelson’s musical, … Read more
Oh, bother. Winnie the Pooh was the big winner at Saturday’s Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, scoring prizes for Worst Screenplay; Worst Director; Worst Screen Couple; Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel; and overall Worst Picture. “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” earned 3% among critics and 50% among audiences on Rotten … Read more
Move over, Ozempic. There’s a new slimming trend sweeping TikTok, but this one’s strictly for the gams. People on the platform are discussing using Botox injections in their calf muscles to slim them down in a hot trend nicknamed “calf tox.” While cosmetic Botox is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat fine … Read more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a flying dress. The train of Adriannea Smith’s canary yellow dress flowing in the wind could be seen for miles as she posed with the backdrop of the Aegean Sea and whitewashed rooftops and blue domes in Oia, the coastal village on the Greek island of Santorini. … Read more
The one consistent element that I appreciate in British thrillers across all genres is their knack of getting right to the point, sometimes in the opening scene — then toggling back and forth to fill in the contextual blanks and simultaneously move the action forward. “Clean Sweep,” a new Irish thriller starring Charlene McKenna, fits … Read more