What a rock-block. Australian travel vloggers were shocked when they were slapped with a lengthy list of offenses after visiting the Aussie heritage site Uluru, as detailed in a viral Instagram post. “There’s like 20 lines of fineable offenses,” Britt Cromie spluttered in the clip. She and her husband Tim — who post under the … Read more
They were accidental wedding crashers. A flabbergasted couple flew 14 hours and shelled out thousands of dollars to attend a destination wedding, only to realize after booking that they weren’t on the guest list. “We flew across the world for a wedding we technically weren’t even part of,” Yasemin Sarli told People Magazine. “Once we … Read more
A family was banned from boarding their flight because airline staff were suspicious of insect bites on their son’s leg. Expat Jonathan Arthur, 34, and his wife Xun Sun, 35, were flying from Shanghai Pudong Airport to London Heathrow for a family wedding. They noticed some insect bites on one-year-old son Joseph as they went … Read more
A class of drugs commonly used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is pushing people into risky sexual behavior. Patients taking dopamine agonists say the drugs have triggered uncontrollable impulses, including flashing, sex addiction and even pedophilia — leaving them struggling with feelings of shame and confusion. Reports reviewed by … Read more
Imagine … Imagine if MLB players spent as much time practicing winning fundamentals — say, bunting — as they do practicing and perfecting elaborate home run celebrations. Imagine if late in close games in anticipation of a 10th inning with automatic runners on second, prospective leadoff batters were sent inside to the batting cage to … Read more
“That was his defense, and that’s what he did for the rest of his life,” Fortney, 77, told me. The Diverting Tinkerbell: It’s a time-tested survival strategy that gay men like Taylor learn quickly and use generously as needed. Butch he was not. Then again, nobody showed me you could be gay and masculine. On … Read more
Jenna Gibson was just 39 when she was training for a marathon five years ago — but her plans were cut short by a stroke that almost took her life. Nearly 60% of stroke deaths occur in women, according to a recent study by Mayo Clinic — and now Gibson, a Michigan mother of two, aims to help … Read more
COCKTAILS WITH GEORGE AND MARTHA: Movies, Marriage and the Making of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ by Philip Gefter What a document dump! The most delicious parts of “Cocktails With George and Martha,” Philip Gefter’s unapologetically obsessive new book about “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” — the dark ’n’ stormy, oft-revived 1962 Broadway hit by … Read more
In 1989, Joe Simon, a film producer and art collector based in New York and California, bought Andy Warhol’s “Red Self-Portrait” silkscreen from a respected London art dealer for $195,000. Thirteen years later, he was set to sell the piece for $2 million when he hit an unexpected roadblock: the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board … Read more
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift apparently dressed up for Halloween… as the couple in the neighborhood which doesn’t hand out candy. At least Kelce’s Kansas City home was. Crime scene tape was put up around the Chiefs star’s home to keep trick-or-treaters away and a security guard told kids that “nobody’s home today,” The Daily … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s failed partnership with Spotify continues to make headlines. Daniel Ek, the chief executive of Spotify, hinted that the highly publicized deal between the royals and the major streaming giant did not succeed because consumers were not impressed. The Duchess and Prince’s Harry’s company Archewell Audio produced a mere 12 podcasts during … Read more
They cordially invited themselves. Uninvited wedding crashers found a way to watch their friends’ ceremony anyway — even if it meant taking drastic measures. A group of friends rented a boat to watch their favorite couple get hitched on Lake Tahoe, a bold stunt seen in a viral TikTok video with 3.9 million views since it was … Read more
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is opening up about the pressures of playing it straight. The mother of two, 58, revealed how she felt Americans “weren’t ready” for her natural hair as they were still “getting adjusted” to having a black first family in the White House. She made made the revelation during an on-stage … Read more