We’re both 80 and are pen pals for 68 years — now we finally met

We’re both 80 and are pen pals for 68 years — now we finally met

These two 80-year-old pen pals were stationary for 68 years, but they finally found a way to meet. Patsy Gregory, from England, and Carol-Ann Krause, from New York, both 80, have been writing letters to each other from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean since they were both 12 in 1955. They discovered each other … Read more

I make men submit a 500-word essay to date me: Do not waste my time

I make men submit a 500-word essay to date me: Do not waste my time

One woman is looking for the write man. Lauren Kempton, from England, requires her suitors to write a 500-word essay if they want to date her. Feeling fed up with online dating, Kempton revealed a dating strategy last year that resurfaced recently. “Asking for an essay is definitely a good way of weeding out what … Read more

MasterChef’s Melissa Leong brutally shuts down troll: ‘I’m writing this sitting in my house that I bought’

MasterChef’s Melissa Leong brutally shuts down troll: ‘I’m writing this sitting in my house that I bought’

Don’t mess with Melissa Leong. The MasterChef judge, 41, rose to prominence in mainstream Australian media after debuting on the long-running Ten cooking show in 2020, and was immediately praised by viewers for her warmth with contestants and eloquently worded critiques. And, just two years into her gig, she managed to score TV’s highest honor last year with a Gold Logie nomination. … Read more

Jeremy Renner: I was writing ‘last words to my family’ in the hospital

Jeremy Renner: I was writing ‘last words to my family’ in the hospital

Jeremy Renner is opening up about his near-fatal snow plow accident.  In a new clip from his upcoming interview with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, the Marvel star shared, “If I was there on my own, that would have been a horrible way to die. And surely, I would have.”  Renner, 52, was crushed by … Read more

Hate your signature? Try plastic surgery for autographs

Hate your signature? Try plastic surgery for autographs

Priscilla Molina in Los Angeles does a minimum of 300 custom signatures a month, offering packages that include up to three ways to sign, limitless drafts or a new set of initials. She charges between $10 to $55, using the motto: “Where originality meets legacy.” Molina said her Planet of Names clients include professionals and … Read more

Plane-obsessed 11-year-old has ‘best day’ ever at Jetstar hangar after writing flight crew touching note

Plane-obsessed 11-year-old has ‘best day’ ever at Jetstar hangar after writing flight crew touching note

An aviation-obsessed boy’s kind gesture has resulted in him being given the “best day of his life.” Seb was flying from Brisbane to Melbourne with his family for a holiday when he gave the Jetstar crew a homemade thank you card. He thanked the crew for putting a smile on his face, “as always.” “From … Read more

Pamela Anderson gained 25 pounds writing memoir: ‘My puffy suit of armor’

Pamela Anderson gained 25 pounds writing memoir: ‘My puffy suit of armor’

Pamela Anderson claims she did not work with a collaborator or ghostwriter on her upcoming memoir, which caused her to gain “like 25 pounds.” The “Baywatch” bombshell, 55, explained Wednesday on “The Howard Stern Show” that it was not only a “massive battle” to get people to believe that she could write “Love, Pamela” without … Read more

CNN analyst slammed after writing COVID deaths are being overcounted: ‘TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATE’

CNN analyst slammed after writing COVID deaths are being overcounted: ‘TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATE’

CNN medical analyst and Washington Post columnist Dr. Leana Wen admitted in a column, Friday, that the medical community is “overcounting” the amount of “COVID deaths and hospitalizations.” Wen, who writes an occasional Washington Post column providing her observations on the pandemic, masking and other COVID-related subjects, cited sources claiming that most “patients diagnosed with COVID are … Read more

Quentin Tarantino on violence, racial slurs in film: ‘See something else’

Quentin Tarantino on violence, racial slurs in film: ‘See something else’

Quentin Tarantino doesn’t care if you hate his movies. The Oscar winner, 59, recently appeared on HBO Max’s “Who’s Talking With Chris Wallace” where he discussed the criticism against him for the violence and racist language in his films. Wallace, 75, asked the director: “So when people say, ‘Well there’s too much violence in his … Read more

Andrew Morton thought he’d be ‘assassinated’ while writing Princess Diana biography

Andrew Morton thought he’d be ‘assassinated’ while writing Princess Diana biography

While writing his controversial biography of Princess Diana, author Andrew Morton was constantly worried about being murdered.  “I was looking for danger in the shadows. I was looking for people following me,” Morton told Entertainment Tonight. “It was like a different world and I remember vividly going back home on the subway and standing well … Read more

Alan Rickman’s diary reveals he wanted to quit ‘Harry Potter’ movies

Alan Rickman’s diary reveals he wanted to quit ‘Harry Potter’ movies

Alan Rickman had a career full of eclectic characters, however, probably one of his most memorable ones was playing professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series. Six years after the British actor’s death from pancreatic cancer, excerpts from his journals are set to be published in a book titled “Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of … Read more

Fit and healthy Kiwis dying unexpectedly from mysterious adult condition

Fit and healthy Kiwis dying unexpectedly from mysterious adult condition

Piyata Touvre, 30, of Hokitika was found dead at a tanning salon in Swansea on May 28. photo / supplied Every year, otherwise healthy New Zealanders die without warning. The research hopes the new funding will prevent more deaths, writes health reporter Emma Russell. Efan Jones remembers saying goodbye to his 30-year-old wife and saying … Read more