Airbnb rolls out ‘anti-party technology’ to block ‘disruptive’ summer revelers

Airbnb rolls out ‘anti-party technology’ to block ‘disruptive’ summer revelers

They’re going to fight for their right not to have a party. With the summer soiree season fast approaching, Airbnb is implementing “anti-party” technology that mitigates the chances of “disruptive” crashers turning their rental units into animal houses. “Our anti-party technology is designed to help identify and prevent certain attempts to book one-to-two-night stays in … Read more

‘Minecraft’ movie screening encourages screaming, popcorn-throwing in wild move to curb vandalism

‘Minecraft’ movie screening encourages screaming, popcorn-throwing in wild move to curb vandalism

Following wild cinema scenes all over the world, resulting in high police and security presence to prevent any kind of commotion at screenings of A Minecraft Movie, a South Australian cinema has taken the opposite approach, hosting a special Chicken Jockey screening of the film for viewers to go wild. The screening, which offers $10 tickets, a … Read more

Minecraft obsessed teen boys are destroying movie theaters: ‘It’s disgusting’

Minecraft obsessed teen boys are destroying movie theaters: ‘It’s disgusting’

The game is supposed to be about building things up! Teens have been wrecking theaters during “A Minecraft Movie,” throwing popcorn buckets, spilling soda, jumping on seats, vomiting and breaking out into fights. Cops have been called to deal with the unruliness, and staffers are stuck clearing up the awful mess, according to employees and … Read more

Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave used in ‘A Christmas Carol’ movie

Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave used in ‘A Christmas Carol’ movie

LONDON — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaptation of “A Christmas … Read more

Rogue street artist plasters pink on Angelina Jolie’s NYC fashion shop and former studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Rogue street artist plasters pink on Angelina Jolie’s NYC fashion shop and former studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat

A rogue street artist plastered pink paper mache over an iconic downtown façade that was once the studio of legendary painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. The face of 57 Great Jones Street in NoHo, which is now home to Angelina Jolie’s luxury fashion venture, has long been a mecca for those who consider street art an essential … Read more

Popular NYC restaurant proudly supporting Israel grapples with vandalism cases: ‘Like someone entering your home’

Popular NYC restaurant proudly supporting Israel grapples with vandalism cases: ‘Like someone entering your home’

A popular Upper West Side restaurant that proudly displays its support for Israel has been vandalized multiple times – leaving the owner wary when someone steps through the door. Gazala Halabi, a member of Israel’s fiercely patriotic Druze community, told Side Dish someone scrawled “Free Palestine” in her restaurant’s bathroom on Monday — the second time … Read more

I found a note from a crazy Hinge date under my toilet written in lipstick — here’s what it said

I found a note from a crazy Hinge date under my toilet written in lipstick — here’s what it said

A singleton said she was horrified to discover that her “unhinged” Hinge date scrawled a message under her toilet seat telling other men to “run.” Luna Ray, 23, matched with the unidentified man on the dating app earlier this year before inviting him to her Michigan home. Ray said she soon realized that she and … Read more

My black-owned business is getting attacked by racists — the police won’t help me

My black-owned business is getting attacked by racists — the police won’t help me

Angel Pittman wanted to hit the road and style clients’ hair in a mobile salon — but she claims her journey has been cut short by racism. The 21-year-old black stylist said she purchased unrestricted North Carolina land for $10,000 to set up home base and spent $14,000 on three school buses to fuel her … Read more

Protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s iconic Sunflowers painting

Protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s iconic Sunflowers painting

Fossil fuel protestors have been arrested for splashing a tin of Heinz tomato soup across Van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers” painting inside the National Gallery in London. Anna Holland, 20, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, carried out the act of vandalism inside the gallery on Friday morning before gluing themselves to the wall beneath the $85 million … Read more