Looking to escape your feuding families and spend Valentine’s Day in the world’s most romantic city? Now, you and your star-crossed lover have the opportunity to stay in Juliet’s historic home in fair Verona, Italy — poison not included. Airbnb is granting one couple access to the site where William …
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January, 2020
December, 2019
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22 December
Eddie Murphy SNL: Eddie Murphy takes a swipe at Bill Cosby in his return to “Saturday Night Live”
Eddie Murphy returned to Saturday Night Live after a 35 year absence on Saturday and decided to take a swipe at Bill Cosby during his opening monologue. Cosby, who is currently in prison after being found guilty of aggravated indecent assault in 2018, always disliked Murphy’s comedy due to the …
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13 December
Can’t find a black Santa? There’s an app
Black parents looking to take their kids to a Santa Claus who looks like them can now turn to technology for help, thanks to a Texas mom who developed an app after several years of struggling to find a St. Nick her twin sons could relate to. Citing studies that …
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October, 2019
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20 October
Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment
The beauty of Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, inspired many works by one of the most renowned American artists of the 20th century: Helen Frankenthaler. But though you may notice shimmering ocean blues and tawny shades of sand in her work, don’t expect to find recognizable landscapes. It was the …
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September, 2019
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18 September
Bachelor in Paradise finale: “Bachelor” couple Demi and Kristian make history with franchise’s first LGBTQ proposal
Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty just made “Bachelor” history. Both women proposed to each other during the “Bachelor in Paradise” season finale Tuesday night, marking the show’s first LGBTQ engagement. As the first same-sex romance featured in the long-running franchise‘s history, the duo were trailblazers throughout this season of “Paradise,” …
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August, 2019
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26 August
Amazon rainforest fires: Bethenny Frankel says she’ll send a supertanker plane to the Amazon to help put out rainforest fires after tweeting RHONY split and marriage
Entrepreneur and reality star Bethenny Frankel has been making waves on social media lately. The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum recently announced on Twitter she is going to charter a full-size supertanker to spray fire retardant on the Amazon rainforest, which is being ravaged by flames. Frankel had …
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July, 2019
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18 July
Rapper YG’s home searched after police
Los Angeles — Authorities searched the Los Angeles-area home of rapper YG on Thursday in connection with a police shooting in Compton that killed a bystander earlier this month. The rapper, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, has not been implicated in the shooting and was not home during the …
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7 July
Graffiti beyond the streets
What was once a symbol of New York’s ‘bad old days’ is now being celebrated. Serena Altschul reports on “Beyond the Streets,” the largest exhibition of graffiti and street art ever produced. At an exhibition called “Beyond the Streets,” New York’s ‘Bad Old Days’ are being celebrated. LL Cool J …
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June, 2019
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25 June
“Yesterday”: How Danny Boyle knew that Himesh Patel should star in the new Beatles film
The Beatles had 20 singles that topped the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart and they remain one of the most influential bands of all time. We assume their songs are unforgettable — but the new film “Yesterday” is set in a different world where an aspiring singer named Jack is …
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3 June
Does Jeopardy! champ James Holzhauer lose today?
Jeopardy! contestant James Holzhauer needed just $58,484 in winnings to exceed Ken Jennings’ record of $2.5 million.Holzhauer has provided the correct questions for 1,160 pieces of trivia, while asking only 36 incorrect questions. The average Jeopardy! champion takes away $19,980, according to fan site TheJeopardyFan.com. Love him or hate him, Jeopardy! …
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