It’s National Chicken Wing Day, and fans of one of America’s most iconic foods have reason to celebrate: Wing prices have fallen after years of soaring costs. Wholesale whole wing prices are down from a year ago. There’s also a steady supply available, according to a July market trend report published by Performance Foodservice. It’s likely chicken … Read more
A man has given a wounded butterfly a second chance at life — by creating a tiny prosthetic wing from dried orchid petals. Morhaf Ghazi, 30, discovered the fragile insect while hiking in Amman, Jordan, when he noticed it was unable to flutter away as he approached. On closer inspection, he saw the butterfly’s right … Read more
He’s lord of the wings. A JFK worker is building a social media following as Long Island’s “Wing Scout” with increasingly popular reviews of the pub-menu mainstay that adhere to two cardinal rules: nothing boneless and no ranch dressing. “I’m hearing from restaurants that they’re selling out of their wings after I stop in,” Babylon’s … Read more
Timothy Busfield has been accused of sexual abuse by a third alleged victim. The embattled “West Wing” star, 68, was accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl “several years ago” in Sacramento, Calif., per a pretrial detention motion filed by prosecutors in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on Jan. 14. Colin Swift, the alleged victim’s father, … Read more
Timothy Busfield was once ordered to pay $150,000 to a Minneapolis law firm for a case involving allegations of child sexual assault. The situation occurred in 1996, 30 years before a warrant was issued for the 68-year-old “West Wing” actor’s arrest in connection with child sex abuse charges. At the time, U.S. District Judge James Ideman … Read more
An arrest warrant has been issued for Timothy Busfield, the actor and director best known for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and the TV shows “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething,” on allegations of sexual abuse involving a minor in New Mexico. The investigation into the matter was launched in November 2024 when an officer was … Read more
An iconic American chain is expanding its Australian foothold after the wild popularity of its first store, which opened to huge queues. Wingstop opened in Sydney’s Kings Cross in May to a lot of hype from fans, and now it is expanding, with a Penrith location now open. The fried chicken establishment was just one … Read more
In a finger-licking feat, the City of Buffalo has earned a new world record — just by noshing on its signature food. The Western New York city, the birthplace of buffalo wings, broke the Guinness World Record for the largest chicken wing eating competition last week after 499 people gathered for the record-breaking chowdown at the Buffalo … Read more
Party fowl. A DoorDash driver was caught shoving a stray chicken wing back into a takeout container after it plopped onto the concrete — then licking the sauce off his fingers as he sauntered away, all without warning the customers. The disgusted Florida customer, Trena Brown, shared the damning Ring camera footage with WJXT shortly … Read more
Former ESPN and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann extended his torrent of controversial social media attacks this week, this time taking aim at current ESPN star Stephen A. Smith. Smith weighed in on ABC’s decision to indefinitely pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air for recent remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, during an episode of his podcast on Thursday. Smith criticized … Read more
Dissatisfied at being remembered merely as oil barons, real estate tycoons, political bellwethers, and lavish philanthropists, at some point the Rockefellers began to specialize in dramatic exits. Politician Nelson, at least as Johnny Carson would tell it, died doing what he loved best: his aide and alleged mistress Megan Marshack. But it was Nelson’s son, … Read more
A newly released video showed the stunning moment an “anxious” Alaska Airlines flyer opened an emergency exit and climbed onto the plane’s wing feet away from unaware Washington state airport workers. The woman opened the emergency exit door shortly after Flight 323 from Milwaukee landed on the tarmac and pulled up to the gate at … Read more
“The West Wing” might be returning to office. Aaron Sorkin, who created the political drama series that aired from 1999 to 2006, revealed after he visited the White House on Friday that he’s thinking about reviving the show. “If I had an idea, sure,” Sorkin, 63, told Variety. “I didn’t think about it seriously, frankly, until … Read more
With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval Office experience to stand at the front of the Rose Garden and give a rousing call to service. Martin Sheen and others from the cast of “The West Wing,” the hit drama about a liberal president and … Read more
Sunday’s Emmys 2024 ceremony had us screaming, “Bartlet for America!” “The West Wing” stars Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney took the Emmys stage to present the award for outstanding drama series. The cast began the segment huddle around the famed Resolute desk in a recreation of the Oval Office before … Read more
Aaron Sorkin knows today’s Republican Party is nothing like the one in “The West Wing.” Sorkin, who created early aughts political drama series, spoke at a Los Angeles event for his upcoming book on Saturday and addressed what he thinks the show would look like if made in the present day. “What would be different … Read more
It’s over for Joshua Malina and Melissa Merwin. The 58-year-old “West Wing” actor’s wife of nearly 28 years filed for divorce, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Monday, August 5. Merwin, 61, cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split but did not list their date of separation. Joshua Malina and Melissa Merwin married in … Read more
A restaurant offering a hot wings challenge makes daring competitors sign a waiver before they begin — in case of “loss of life”. Wing Kingz in Canterbury, Kent in the UK runs an ‘Earn Your Wingz’ endurance test in which challengers take on 15 chicken wings coated in a Carolina Reaper sauce. If participants can … Read more
More than once during “Oh, Mary!,” which opened Thursday night off-Broadway, it hits you: How am I laughing so uncontrollably at a play about Mary Todd Lincoln? Yes, Abraham Lincoln’s wife is the subject of this riotous new comedy at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, written by and starring Cole Escola, that definitely does not aim … Read more
What a sticky situation for Boeing. It was another day, another mile-high issue for the fiasco-plagued airplane designer when a UK passenger grew alarmed after noticing pieces of tape on the exterior of a Boeing 787 during a flight to India, as seen in shocking photos. “I’ve flown all around the world, but never seen … Read more