On July 9, 2015, a dead raccoon appeared on a Toronto sidewalk and, for reasons no one fully understood, four men from a nearby office decided to hold a funeral. They bought a cellophane-wrapped rose, signed a card, and placed it on the corpse, whom they named Conrad. In “Our Wild Familiars” (Crown, out Tuesday), … Read more
He was the ultimate daredevil, launching himself through the air on motorcycles (and, once, a rocket), shattering records — and 433 bones, enough to earn him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Robert “Evel” Knievel became a global icon in the 1960s and 1970s, completing more than 75 ramp-to-ramp jumps during a career … Read more
Sometimes it costs more to keep than to toss. Back in February, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) filed a $1.7 million lawsuit against Extra Space, a self-storage company with 60 locations across the City. And this week, the company settled. City officials said $1 million will be rolled out to … Read more
A laboring mother has delivered her baby while sleeping, missing the birth of her own son. In a now-viral video, the woman detailed the circumstances that would be unimaginable to any mother. The 27-year-old mother-of-three had been called into a hospital in Canada for a medical induction. She had tested positive with Group B Streptococcus … Read more
Keith Hernandez became upset out of nowhere on the Mets broadcast Tuesday night. In the sixth inning of the Mets’ 16-12 loss to the Royals, Hernandez and SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen discussed names being passed down from generation to generation, where Hernandez lamented the fact that his family lineage is ending. Essentially, there won’t … Read more
Dave Chappelle certainly kept things real about Travis Kelce’s bachelor party and this may have provided a “wrong” moment for CNN on Friday. Kelce attended one of the comedian’s performances in San Diego last month during his bachelor party ahead of Friday’s wedding to mega popstar Taylor Swift, and Chappelle said he interacted with the … Read more
A cast member of the hit show “Baddies Gone Wild” on The Zeus Network was coerced into having sex with the network’s CEO with promises of making her a star, according to a bombshell new lawsuit. Jadynn Brown, who made a splash on the first season of the popular series accused Lemuel Plummer of sexual … Read more
A bunless burger hack is beefing up social media. Fitness enthusiasts are blowing up about In-N-Out’s little-known 3-Patty Flying Dutchman, an off-menu creation boasting 44 grams of protein and just 4 grams of carbs, clocking in at 550 calories — but not everyone is buying the hype. The high-protein order exploded online after food account … Read more
Channing Tatum is taking on a whole new role for the World Cup in honor of his new doppelganger. While not a paid gig, the “Magic Mike” actor embraced his similar looks to Norway’s Erling Haaland and could be found in a sea of fans on Friday at Gillette Stadium for the group stage match … Read more
Maja Lindelof is taking full advantage of all the World Cup has to offer. The wife of Sweden and Aston Villa defender Victor Lindelof was having a ball in Texas on Wednesday night, sharing pictures of herself among friends enjoying a night out at a steakhouse and then moving on to a dance hall and … Read more
Ball family members are no strangers to being in headlines. This has been proven once again after LaMelo, the youngest Ball son, was traded from the Hornets to the Timberwolves on June 24. But LaMelo isn’t the only Ball who is drawing attention this week. His father, LaVar Ball, was on a livestream with N3on, … Read more
These Knicks fans are flying high — very, very high. As the New York Knicks secured the Game 4 comeback win in the NBA Finals on OG Anunoby’s miraculous put-back shot with 1.2 seconds, you may have heard distant screams from 30,000 feet. After Wednesday’s history-making victory over the San Antonio Spurs, a viral video … Read more
Maybe lay off the hot sauce, B-dubs-dubs. Buffalo Wild Wings earned widespread backlash after offering to host “on us” the arrested Spurs fan who interrupted Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday to run on the court and take a selfie with Victor Wembanyama and Mitchell Robinson in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ … Read more
There’s nothing lighthearted, let alone fun or flashy, about death — but a flamingo-colored casket or a bowling pin-shaped urn suggests otherwise. A doom-and-gloom, Addams Family-esque funeral service is not what Dan Madden, a funeral director of 23 years who owns Ohio-based Stark Memorial Funeral Home, strives for. Instead, when mourners reluctantly step into his … Read more
ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins doesn’t hold back on TV, but he needed someone to do so for him at a youth basketball tournament. During one of his son’s games over the weekend on the AAU basketball circuit in Norman, Okla., things got intense and chippy. Both teams, YPG Perkins and Swaveway Playaz, were fouling each … Read more
Brooke Rose captured a candid moment of some of the Knicks’ WAGs, and diehard fan, Timothée Chalamet, after the New York’s Eastern Conference finals sweep of the Cavaliers on Monday night. Taking to her Instagram Story, Brooke, who is the daughter of Knicks president Leon Rose, shared a photo of Ali Brunson, Shannon Hart and … Read more
This month, America’s largest budget carrier Spirit Airlines crashed into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, grounding its fleet for good after 34 years in the sky. The tens of thousands of price-sensitive passengers who flew the zero-frills, dirt cheap airline each day are now being forced to return to premium carriers like United, American, Delta and JetBlue … Read more
Back to the good old (clubbing) days. It’s 2:30 a.m. outside Artichoke Basille’s Pizza on 10th Avenue. A line of drunken, hungry customers spills out onto the sidewalk. The smell of cigarettes and cheese permeates the air as ravenous millennials, fresh off a nearby nightclub’s dance floor, wait impatiently for an oversized slice before stumbling … Read more
Haley Kalil let loose at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2026 party in New York City on Thursday night. The scientist-turned-content creator, who’s featured in the iconic brand’s May issue, shared some behind the scenes videos of the star-studded bash to her Instagram Story for her nearly 10 million followers. Haley hit the dance floor with … Read more
Enemy at the e-gates? An enraged Chinese passenger was apprehended after attacking an airport’s automated passport gates in Thailand, as seen in wild footage. The flyer, Zheng Liwei, 30, had been trying to pass through the checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Wednesday, May 13, Viral Press reported. However, he mistakenly tried to … Read more