movie review MUFASA: THE LION KING Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG (action/violence, peril and some thematic elements). In theaters Dec. 20. It’s the Circle of Life at Disney — another boring sequel has been born. Actually, the lackluster “Mufasa: The Lion King” is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1994 classic that … Read more
Life’s unfair — and then there’s the Michelin 2024 guide to New York City restaurants. If MAGA-believers and far-left progressives can agree on one book to ban, it should be the tire company’s red-jacketed travesty of culinary justice. Twenty years since Michelin invaded the Big Apple with its hilariously error-filled debut edition, the publication remains influential enough … Read more
They fight for our freedoms but often struggle to live their own lives freely due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Roughly 7% of all US service veterans have PTSD, with symptoms such as severe anxiety, sleep disturbances and agoraphobia. For some struggling vets, a service dog proves invaluable. “He’s totally changed my life,” said Tarik … Read more
You can’t buy love. After bickering in the New York City flagship Louis Vuitton store, a Brazilian model dumped her multi-millionaire boyfriend, prompting him to return all the designer items he had just purchased for her. Eduarda Jochims, a model from Rio de Janeiro who has earned the nickname “Tiny” for her minuscule 22-inch waist, … Read more
Firing the coach didn’t galvanize the Jets to a win Monday night against the Bills. And Troy Aikman believes things may only get uglier for the reeling Jets. “I could see this totally unraveling, maybe that won’t happen, I know the players won’t agree with that,” Aikman said after the 23-20 “Monday Night Football” home … Read more
“American Pickers” star Frank Fritz had a tough last two years of his life, according to his close friend. Jerry Gendreau told The Sun in an interview published Wednesday that Fritz never recovered after he was hospitalized for a stroke in July 2022. “He felt really, really bad,” Gendreau said about Fritz, who passed away on … Read more
Doctor doesn’t always know best. In his new book, “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health,” Dr. Marty Makary examines how some of the medical establishment’s biggest health recommendations in recent decades have been unfounded and even dangerous. “Much of what the public is told about health is … Read more
A travel blogger was gutted to find out that the hotel he booked in Egypt turned out to be ancient history. Mark Jeavons, 43, was excited for his four night stay at the Pyramids and Sphinx View Hotel in Giza, Egypt, which was quoted as £40-per-night ($52 US). But when he arrived at the listed … Read more
They’re the soup dumplings that saved the Big Apple’s summer. Our sluggish, outdoors-focused dining scene needed a lift. The end of last year saw major openings from Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Daniel Boulud and Andrew Carmellini, but recent months have been far less exciting — and the new fall crop looks thin. Thankfully, there’s been one huge … Read more
First Pluto, and now our alphabet. Is nothing sacred anymore? You might not know your ABCs — or be able to sing along anymore. The Alphabet Song of our youth has been updated, and confused parents are having to learn a new rendition of the song to keep up with their children. The ABCs that … Read more
It’s lowkey lit. Amazon Alexa is giving recently-increased rizz, thanks to a Gen Z vocabulary update designed to help older users who have trouble speaking the language of today’s twentysomethings. The new feature, “Alexa, talk Gen Z to me,” breaks down — with definitions and examples — 20 popular Z-isms like “mid,” “sus” and “hot girl summer,” … Read more
A small Caribbean nation is capitalizing on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom thanks in part to a coincidence that came about when internet domain codes for countries were awarded decades ago. The island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, received the .ai country code for internet domains in 1995 from … Read more
Crikey! Terri Irwin, 59, the widow of the late “The Crocodile Hunter” star Steve Irwin, has opened up about her dating life. “I totally got my happily ever after,” Terri told Us Weekly in an article published Thursday. “And while there are a lot of wonderful men in the world, can you see another Steve … Read more
It’s out of this world. A viral video of an alleged alien encounter outside a Las Vegas home from 2023 is not doctored, experts say. “Once you see it, you can’t deny it,” evidence examiner Scott Roder told News Nation. Police footage initially captured the incident from a year ago. 8 News NOW Las Vegas … Read more
He crossed the finish wine. A wine merchant raised the bar for boozers and runners alike after blind tasting 25 glasses of vino during the London marathon — nearly one for each mile. The som-mile-ier’s running performance currently boasts 3.9 million views on TikTok. “I was totally exhausted, totally cooked, but it was just such … Read more
The only certainties in life are death and taxes — and if you’re alive in America today, folks, the latter is knocking on your door. While taxes predate currency and can be traced to the grain harvests of ancient Egypt, US taxation as we know it dates back to the early 20th century. In 1913, … Read more
On April 8, 2024, the shadow of the moon will move across the land of the free, blotting out the sun and darkening the days of millions in a total solar eclipse. This is a big one, extending from Mexico’s Pacific Coast across North America, touching 15 states from Texas to Maine and pulling itself … Read more
She thinks it’s not fair. British singer-actress Lily Allen, 38, doesn’t stand by the idea that women can have “it all,” including a family and a flourishing career. “My children ruined my career,” Allen said during a recent interview on “The Radio Times Podcast.” “I love them and they complete me, but in terms of … Read more
Not leaving much to the imagination, are we? Bradley Cooper revealed that he is “totally” comfortable walking around his house in his birthday suit since his late father “always” did the same thing growing up. Cooper, 49, appeared on Monday’s episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast where the host admitted his family was “naked … Read more
A widowed Colorado Springs grandma waited until after retirement when she was a septuagenarian to fulfill one of her lifelong dreams — becoming a pole dancer. Starr Stauffer Wise, 75, realized her fantasy in February 2021 when she began taking classes after reading a local article about Diane Martin, who started pole dancing in her … Read more