Exclusive | Roots rapper Black Thought looks back on 10 years of the ‘Tonight Show’ — and three decades of hip-hop impact: ‘We changed the game’

Exclusive | Roots rapper Black Thought looks back on 10 years of the ‘Tonight Show’ — and three decades of hip-hop impact: ‘We changed the game’

For the Roots’ rapper Black Thought, the pastoral pleasure of playing SummerStage in Central Park is a no-brainer.  “It’s classic New York — or old New York, as people sort of refer to it — in its energy and the vibe,” the 50-year-old frontman told The Post about the Rumsey Playfield concert series that the … Read more

Oprah Winfrey never thought she’d ‘make it’ to 60: ‘I’m gonna be out by then’

Oprah Winfrey never thought she’d ‘make it’ to 60: ‘I’m gonna be out by then’

Oprah Winfrey is celebrating life. In a conversation with Al Roker on “Today,” Winfrey reflected on turning 70 this past January, a milestone she wasn’t sure she’d reach. “I remember many, many years ago as a young girl, I had always thought that I would never make it to the 60s or 70s,” the talk show host admitted … Read more

Rachel Lindsay says Teresa Giudice thought she was Rihanna: ‘She mistook me for another black person’

Rachel Lindsay says Teresa Giudice thought she was Rihanna: ‘She mistook me for another black person’

Mistakes happen. “The Bachelorette” alum Rachel Lindsay revealed that “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice “mistook” her for Rihanna when they met at BravoCon 2022 in New York. “Teresa thought I was Rihanna,” Lindsay, 39, said on Friday’s episode of “The Ringer Reality TV Podcast.” Rachel Lindsay at BravoCon 2022. Virginia Sherwood/Bravo … Read more

I got kicked out of a job interview for wearing ‘short shorts’ — I thought I looked professional

I got kicked out of a job interview for wearing ‘short shorts’ — I thought I looked professional

Experts have weighed in after a woman was thrown out of a job interview for wearing shorts, leaving many wondering why the wardrobe staple is “inappropriate” for work. Earlier this week, Tyreshia – who posts under the handle @mtyreshiadaily, revealed she had been told to “get changed” after showing up to an interview wearing black … Read more

Exclusive | Aneesa Ferreira, 42, admits she ‘thought about’ retiring from ‘The Challenge’ before Season 40

Exclusive | Aneesa Ferreira, 42, admits she ‘thought about’ retiring from ‘The Challenge’ before Season 40

Aneesa Ferreira has been on “The Challenge” a whopping 16 times, making her a shoo-in to be on the show’s 40th season, “Battle of the Eras.” However, the 42-year-old admitted that she recently came close to retiring from the MTV competition reality series. “I thought about it, briefly, and then I said, absolutely not,” Ferreira … Read more

Meghan Markle ‘thought Harry deserved more’ from the royals when they met: book

Meghan Markle ‘thought Harry deserved more’ from the royals when they met: book

Meghan Markle believed Prince Harry “deserved more materially” than he received from the royals after she visited William and Kate Middleton’s apartment for the first time, a new book has claimed. The Duchess of Sussex was introduced to the Prince and Princess of Wales in January 2017 when Harry brought her along to their apartment … Read more

I thought I rented a hotel room with a seaside view — but I was royally scammed

I thought I rented a hotel room with a seaside view — but I was royally scammed

Hasta la vista, baby! A TikTok influencer was “catfished” on a vacation after booking what she thought was a hotel with a scenic seaside view — only to discover she’d been epically scammed. “We were screwed so hard,” said Sonja Dennig, 28, while recalling the dupe in a video with over 3.6 million views on … Read more

Ancient discovery hints Milky Way is billions of years older than we thought: new data

Ancient discovery hints Milky Way is billions of years older than we thought: new data

A group of ancient stars have been spotted near our sun, hinting to astronomers that our galaxy is billions of years older than we first thought. Most of the more than 100 bilion stars in the Milky Way rest on an invisible “halo” that rotates around the supermassive black hole at the center of the … Read more

Animal life on Earth may be 1.5B years older than we thought: new research

Animal life on Earth may be 1.5B years older than we thought: new research

Life on Earth looks good for its age. Newly discovered fossil records hint that mold-like unicellular organisms — the common ancestor to all complex life on our planet — arrived over a billion years earlier than previous estimates. Evidence was found deep in rock structures within Africa’s fossil-abundant nation of Gabon that suggest conditions for … Read more

Dave Portnoy thought he was ‘dead meat’ in harrowing boat scare

Dave Portnoy thought he was ‘dead meat’ in harrowing boat scare

As Dave Portnoy realized his boat no longer remained tethered to a buoy, leaving him at the sea’s mercy with a dead boat, the brutal reality of the situation set in. “I knew I was dead meat right then,” Portnoy told NBC Boston on Tuesday of his recent boating scare. “The current was strong. It … Read more

I got laid off and told my boss what I thought — should I apologize?

I got laid off and told my boss what I thought — should I apologize?

I got laid off and told my horrible boss exactly what I thought of him on the way out. Will this come back to haunt me? Should I write, or call and apologize? I bet it felt great in the moment, right? It’s every aggrieved employees’ dream to tell a horrible boss off — heck, … Read more

I felt hungover and thought everyone was speaking a different language, turns out I had a brain tumor

I felt hungover and thought everyone was speaking a different language, turns out I had a brain tumor

A nurse was diagnosed with a brain tumor which made her think people were speaking a different language – and she blames it on taking HRT. Lucy Woodhouse, 43, says she experienced severe headaches which felt like hangovers and struggled to read aloud. But then in a meeting with colleagues she found herself unable to … Read more

Henry Winkler details how FBI banged on his door just to meet the ‘Fonz’ — but actor thought it was for weed

Henry Winkler details how FBI banged on his door just to meet the ‘Fonz’ — but actor thought it was for weed

For Henry Winkler, it was no laughing matter when the FBI showed up at his home. The “Barry” actor, who starred as the “Fonz” on “Happy Days,” spoke on the “SmartLess” podcast in an episode released Monday. In it, the 78-year-old recalled how he once received an unexpected visit from law enforcement. “So, I’m sitting … Read more

I thought my wife was having an affair, turns out I had a brain tumor

I thought my wife was having an affair, turns out I had a brain tumor

A dad’s undiagnosed brain tumor left him convinced his loyal wife was having an affair – and even made him fall asleep at the birth of his son. Father-of-four, Andy Hampton, 54, became distant and apathetic, and paranoid his wife of three years, Gemma, 37, was cheating on him. And after the birth of son … Read more

ALDI customer’s horrifying ‘fight schedule’ discovery on store floor: ‘I thought it was a shopping list’

ALDI customer’s horrifying ‘fight schedule’ discovery on store floor: ‘I thought it was a shopping list’

An ALDI shopper recently stumbled upon a note on the supermarket floor that was far from what he expected. What initially appeared to be a shopping list was, upon closer inspection, a compilation of names under the heading “People I want to punch in the face.” The list was accompanied by a “fight schedule” outlining specific times for these … Read more

I thought a stalker was leaving creepy notes around my house — the real source was even scarier

I thought a stalker was leaving creepy notes around my house — the real source was even scarier

Following this breadcrumb trail may have led to a saved life. A tenant shared a personal cautionary tale on social networking website Reddit after discovering mysterious notes around their house from an unknown source. “On the 15th of April I found a yellow Post-it note in a handwriting that wasn’t mine on my desk reminding … Read more

I thought I had come down with the flu on vacation — it was dengue fever

I thought I had come down with the flu on vacation — it was dengue fever

A British content creator on vacation in Bali thought she had come down with the flu — but she had actually contracted dengue fever, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes that can be fatal if left untreated. “I genuinely thought I had the flu, and I was expecting it to go fairly quickly,” Emma Cox, … Read more

Global sperm count may not be declining as rapidly as scientists thought: new research

Global sperm count may not be declining as rapidly as scientists thought: new research

Don’t count men out just yet. New research is challenging recent reports that sperm count in men is on the decline globally. In a study published in the journal Human Reproduction on June 5, researchers at the University of Manchester, Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada and Cryos International, a sperm bank based in Denmark, collected … Read more

ER docs thought I was drunk — but I actually have a rare condition

ER docs thought I was drunk — but I actually have a rare condition

A 50-year-old woman baffled doctors when she visited emergency rooms seven times over two years showing signs of alcohol intoxication even though she does not drink. “She told doctors her religion does not allow drinking, and her husband verified she did not drink,” Dr. Rahel Zewude, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto, … Read more

I thought a Florida alligator was walking near me and my daughter on the road — what it actually was shocked me

I thought a Florida alligator was walking near me and my daughter on the road — what it actually was shocked me

A massive, 5-foot-long lizard, presumed to be an Asian water monitor, was seen scurrying around a busy road in western Florida recently. “He’s huge,” Renee Aland can be heard saying in video she posted on social media of the lizard. “He’s just strutting across the road. He’s heading to the other side of the road.” … Read more