The ‘Joker’ stairs might be New York’s latest tourist attraction
Are the “Joker” stairs the new “Rocky” stairs? Maybe. Fans of the “Joker,” which hit theaters earlier this month,…
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It’s International Sloth Day … so you have an excuse to be lazy
Today is International Sloth Day, a moment for the world to stop and appreciate the exquisitely strange gift that is the sloth. Below are some of the…
Continue Reading Flying 10,200 miles in nearly 20 hours — first commercial flight from New York to Sydney departs JFK airport
And we have takeoff. A research flight set to test human limits on long-haul flights during what will be the first commercial flight to travel…
Continue Reading 11 juicy details from Elton John’s new memoir
If you saw “Rocketman,” you know that Elton John overcame shyness and a nasty drug problem to become one of the biggest and most enduring…
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‘Fresh Prince’ star Alfonso Ribeiro flaunted his classic moves on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
Now this is a story all about how Alfonso Ribeiro turned TV upside-down And we’d like to take a minute Just sit right there We’ll tell…
Continue Reading Cigarette cockroach is giving pizza rat a run for its money in New York
First there was pizza rat. Then Hennessy rat came along. Now, cigarette cockroach is the latest pest in New York caught on video indulging in its…
Continue Reading Woman who stood on ship’s railing for selfie barred for life from cruise line
A woman was removed from a cruise ship and banned for life by the cruise company after she climbed onto her room’s balcony railing to pose for…
Continue Reading Halloween’s coming so here are 7 movies to scream…uh stream in honor of the holiday
Don’t read any further if you frighten easily. October is when thoughts turn to Halloween and what better way to celebrate than by slashing…
Continue Reading San Francisco man completes ‘figure-8’ sail around the world in one season
Randall Reeves was destined to be a seaman. His father was a naval captain, and Reeves, now 57, grew up surrounded by sea lore. His childhood home…
Continue Reading ‘Haunted Car Wash’ delivers clean but creepy fun
Drivers lined up outside the Rainforest Car Wash in Brunswick, Ohio, are being greeted by ghosts and goblins, and have demons keeping creepy company…
Continue Reading Mindy Kaling’s ‘The Office’ co-stars just defended her against the TV Academy
The stars of NBC’s “The Office” have had enough of the bias in Hollywood. Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer, who played Angela and…
Continue Reading Actress Gina Rodriguez comes under fire over her use of the n-word
Actress Gina Rodriguez is facing yet another racial scandal — this time over a social media post in which she used the n-word. A video posted…
Continue Reading Prince estate releases unheard acoustic track
The Prince estate decided to bless fans with unreleased music in honor of the 40th anniversary of the singer’s self-titled second album. The…
Continue Reading Stephen King is converting his haunting Maine home into a writers’ retreat and archive
Don’t be fooled by the wrought iron gates covered in bats and gargoyles. Stephen King hopes his stately home in Bangor, Maine, will soon be a…
Continue Reading Is this how we’ll live on Mars?
What would a home on Mars look like? What sort of clothes would we wear on the Red Planet? And how would we grow our food? The answers to some of…
Continue Reading Huge Nazi bunker to house luxury hotel with lavish roof garden
A luxury hotel, complete with a lush rooftop garden, is set to open within a huge former Nazi bunker. Originally called Flakturm IV (Flak Tower IV),…
Continue Reading ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant explains that ‘loveless marriage’ intro
The “Wheel of Fortune” contestant whose “loveless marriage” intro went viral swears he was joking and is in fact very happily…
Continue Reading Banned from Champions League glamor game, Ajax fans look to the Orient
After booking travel and accommodation for a high-profile Champions League match against Chelsea, fans of Dutch football club Ajax were dealt some…
Continue Reading Ancient ‘lost city’ of the Khmer Empire uncovered in Cambodia
Researchers have identified the elusive ancient “lost city” of Cambodia for the first time, according to a report published Tuesday. In a…
Continue Reading Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge spotlights the country’s designers on five-day Pakistan tour
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s five-day tour of Pakistan was announced, the palace said, in a press release, that their focus would…
Continue Reading Elton John and Taron Egerton’s ‘(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again’ shines at ‘Rocketman’ screening
Fans at a one-night-only screening of Elton John’s biopic “Rocketman” were treated to a magical bonus Thursday night with the…
Continue Reading Kanye West releases ‘Jesus is King’ film trailer
There’s still no album yet, but we now have the movie trailer to hold us over. Kanye West has released the trailer for his forthcoming IMAX…
Continue Reading ‘Jojo Rabbit’ uses Hitler to awkwardly convey anti-hate message
Described as “an anti-hate satire,” “Jojo Rabbit” seeks to strike a delicate balance in using a Hitler-obsessed boy —…
Continue Reading Paul Rudd will not divulge secrets
Paul Rudd may be the most trustworthy man in Hollywood. The actor, who appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Thursday, would not reveal the…
Continue Reading ‘Zombieland’ rises again with long-delayed sequel
Never mind the rules of Zombieland. The rules governing Hollywood dictate that anything successful gets a sequel, even if you have to wait a decade…
Continue Reading ‘Maleficent’ flies higher in sequel ‘Mistress of Evil’
“Maleficent” wasn’t especially good, but it scared up enough money to conjure a sequel. Happily, this five-years-later follow-up,…
Continue Reading Plane carrying Prince William and Kate forced to abort landing twice amid storms
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was forced to abandon landing twice in Pakistan due to bad weather on…
Continue Reading Lady Gaga plummets backward off stage while dancing with a fan
Lady Gaga may have sung “Edge of Glory” but it was the edge of the stage that proved her undoing during her latest Enigma show in Las…
Continue Reading Ethiopia opens its secretive Imperial Palace for first time
For more than a century, the secretive imperial palace complex has stood over Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa, closed off to everyone…
Continue Reading At 19 hours, it’s the world’s longest flight. But how will the human body cope?
Regular nonstop flights between the east coast of Australia and London or New York could soon become a reality — and in preparation, Australian…
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