Dear Abby: I can’t make friends in my new town because local women keep trying to steal my husband

Dear Abby: I can’t make friends in my new town because local women keep trying to steal my husband

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old stepdaughter has decided to date another female. She has dated boys in the past, but that’s not the issue. We have nothing against the LGBTQ community. (My husband’s brother is gay.) My issue is, should my stepdaughter spend time with her girlfriend in her bedroom with the door closed?  If this … Read more

‘Demonic’ 27-foot doll in town square terrifies locals: ‘Never seen anything like this’

‘Demonic’ 27-foot doll in town square terrifies locals: ‘Never seen anything like this’

Nobody puts baby in a corner. Residents in the English village of Rochdale are freaking out after a giant baby doll was erected in the town square, with some petrified pedestrians describing the installation as “creepy.” The 27-foot-tall toy tot, named Lilly, features giant moveable limbs and a mouth that opens and shuts like a … Read more

Crazy Town ‘Butterfly’ singer Shifty Shellshock’s official cause of death revealed: coroner

Crazy Town ‘Butterfly’ singer Shifty Shellshock’s official cause of death revealed: coroner

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock’s official cause of death has been revealed precisely three months after his passing. The Post has confirmed with the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office that the “Butterfly” singer died of an accidental overdose. Fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine were found in his system. Shellshock — whose real name was Seth Binzer — passed away at … Read more

Chef Todd English launches Whitefish food festival to put Montana resort town on culinary map

Chef Todd English launches Whitefish food festival to put Montana resort town on culinary map

An under-the-radar Rocky Mountains resort town – with a name traditionally associated with a New York deli staple – is poised to land on the culinary map, at least that’s the hope of famed chef Todd English. Whitefish, a boomtown in northwest Montana, has become a magnet filled with one-percenters and celebrities looking to escape … Read more

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock promised to get clean in haunting audio before fatal overdose

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock promised to get clean in haunting audio before fatal overdose

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock promised he’d detox and get sober before he died of an accidental overdose in June. The “Butterfly” singer — whose real name was Seth Binzer — told his longtime pal and bandmate Mike “Rebel” Raymo that he knew he needed to get clean but wanted “one night of fun” beforehand. Sadly, Shellshock … Read more

Exclusive | Solo dining in NYC is hotter than ever — here’s how to own the town as a table for one

Exclusive | Solo dining in NYC is hotter than ever — here’s how to own the town as a table for one

Jess Brohier is sitting alone at Brooklyn’s Chez Alex — and she couldn’t be happier. While she does “dine with friends a lot,” the 35-year-old photographer says having a solitary meal in a nice restaurant is a “form of self-care” for her. Jess Brohier advises solo diners to sit at the bar and chat with … Read more

This tiny town has been world’s toe-wrestling capital for 50 years: ‘People don’t realize how much skill is actually required’

This tiny town has been world’s toe-wrestling capital for 50 years: ‘People don’t realize how much skill is actually required’

Talk about a “feet” of strength. If Brazil is ground zero for jiujitsu, then Ashbourne, Derbyshire is the mecca for toe wrestling — every year, competitors flock to the tiny U.K. town to see who’ll reign supreme in the unusual sport. “I’m currently the six-time world champion and I plan on making that seven today,” Lisa … Read more

Tourist town near Yellowstone fights reckless behavior with wildlife selfie safety PSA — after grandma gored by bison

Tourist town near Yellowstone fights reckless behavior with wildlife selfie safety PSA — after grandma gored by bison

It’s becoming un-bear-able. Jackson, Wyoming, a popular gateway for visits to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park, is testing an innovative new method to combat the ongoing problem of clueless, clout-chasing tourists approaching dangerous wildlife in hopes of creating winning social media content. The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board have released a … Read more

Exclusive | We’re nerds using our smarts to fight NYC’s loneliness crisis — we hold boozy and fun pop-up lectures in bars all over town

Exclusive | We’re nerds using our smarts to fight NYC’s loneliness crisis — we hold boozy and fun pop-up lectures in bars all over town

Brooklynites Felecia and Ty Freely are bona fide nerds.  But the clever married couple — she a seasoned techie, he a psych student at Columbia — don’t view their brainy lots in life as a negative.  Instead, the perspicacious pair have wrangled their collective wit to help build community in the Big Apple — by creating … Read more

NJ residents forced to stay indoors after town plagued by ‘disgusting’ smell of rotting fish: ‘You can’t breathe’

NJ residents forced to stay indoors after town plagued by ‘disgusting’ smell of rotting fish: ‘You can’t breathe’

There’s something fishy in this New Jersey town. Residents of Osborn Island in Little Egg Harbor have been forced to remain inside their homes as the pungent smell of rotting fish overwhelms the town. Thousands of dead fish are floating up into a lagoon in the area. Locals are unable to see the water because … Read more

These laid-back Mexican villages are the taco the town

These laid-back Mexican villages are the taco the town

From smog-choked Mexico City to the cartel-infested jungles of Tulum, Mexico can be a lot. But tucked away from the tourist traps, from Baja to the Yucatán, are a rich collection of cultural gems. In these pint-sized places, where the car horns and screeching camote sellers disappear into a concert of mariachi music and the … Read more

Parts of popular tourist town ‘burned to the ground’ by wildfires in Canada: ‘Significant loss’

Parts of popular tourist town ‘burned to the ground’ by wildfires in Canada: ‘Significant loss’

Parts of the popular tourist town of Jasper in Canada have been fully destroyed as a wildfire continues to ravage the historic alpine resort and the surrounding national park. On Wednesday, authorities reported more than 170 blazes across the western province of Alberta, prompted by a lightning storm, fuelled by powerful wind gusts. Officials say … Read more

‘Vampire tourism’ ruined this town — and ‘Twilight’ is to blame, residents say

‘Vampire tourism’ ruined this town — and ‘Twilight’ is to blame, residents say

They sucked the life blood right out. A small Washington town has seen its tourism numbers rise from the dead, thanks to being the setting of the “Twilight” novels turned film series with Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart — and residents are still fed up nearly 20 years later. Locals in the town of Forks … Read more

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock talked sobriety in 1 of his final interviews before death: ‘Music has kept me alive’

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock talked sobriety in 1 of his final interviews before death: ‘Music has kept me alive’

The late Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock, aka Seth Brooks Binzer, talked about sobriety in one of his final interviews before his accidental overdose, in footage obtained by TMZ.  In the interview, the singer was at a Rock to Recovery benefit concert last August at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, and told Mayra Dias Gomes, “I’m … Read more

Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock’s cause of death revealed 

Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock’s cause of death revealed 

Shifty Shellshock, the frontman for Crazy Town, died of an accidental overdose after years of struggling with addiction, according to the band’s manager. Howie Hubberman, who manages the rap rock group, explained that Shellshock — whose real name is Seth Binzer — died after taking a deadly “combination of prescription drugs and street purchased drugs,” he … Read more

Shifty Shellshock, Crazy Town frontman and ‘Butterfly’ singer, dead at 49

Shifty Shellshock, Crazy Town frontman and ‘Butterfly’ singer, dead at 49

Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of the rap rock band Crazy Town, has died. He was 49. Per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, Shellshock — whose real name was Seth Binzer — died on Monday. Shifty Shellshock at the Download Festival 2014. Redferns via Getty Images The singer, who battled addiction for years, passed away … Read more

Woman from town called Surprise says she didn’t know she was pregnant until she was in labor

Woman from town called Surprise says she didn’t know she was pregnant until she was in labor

Surprise, indeed. This new mom got quite the shock when what she believed to be appendicitis turned out to be labor pains. After 38 weeks with no signs of pregnancy, Taylor Dobbins — fittingly from Surprise, Arizona — gave birth to a healthy son named Noble, weighing 8 pounds and 15 ounces. Noble was born … Read more

Tourists keep trying to go to an Australian town that doesn’t exist — here’s why

Tourists keep trying to go to an Australian town that doesn’t exist — here’s why

Tourists are on the hunt for a place in Australia that doesn’t exist. Searches for the town of Agnes Bluff are at an all-time high this month, with people across the country and even the world wanting to know where it is. Agnes Bluff is a remote Northern Territory location in the The Lost Flowers of … Read more

Town forbids rowdy, raunchy bachelor and bachelorette parties — and violators face a hefty fine

Town forbids rowdy, raunchy bachelor and bachelorette parties — and violators face a hefty fine

Rowdy best men and maids of honor might want to think twice before booking this spot. Locals in this popular bachelor and bachelorette trip destination are officially fed up with the wild antics of those celebrating their final days before getting hitched. The town of Platja d’Aro, a coastal town about 60 miles northeast of … Read more

This Italian beach town wants you to get married there — naked

This Italian beach town wants you to get married there — naked

Something borrowed, something nude. Nudist couples hoping to celebrate their nuptials au naturel have an open invitation from officials in at least one beautiful Italian coastal destination. Is Benas beach, located halfway up Sardinia’s west coast, is already famous for its tan line-free tanning opportunities. Soon it will also allow nude weddings, according to CNN. … Read more