• Shirley MacLaine isolating out West, dispensing wisdom

    Shirley MacLaine isolating out West, dispensing wisdom

    Marooned, blockaded at home, I watched the 1960 film “The Apartment” on Turner Broadcasting. It stars Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon. I then called Shirley. “Couldn’t be happier,” she said. “I’m out west. I’ve had this ranch for years. I love nature. I’m here with my animals and housekeeper. And watching what’s happening to show …
  • Caitlyn Jenner’s son remembers fraught relationship with father

    Caitlyn Jenner’s son remembers fraught relationship with father

    Brandon Jenner speaks to Caitlyn Jenner almost daily now, but that wasn’t always the case. In “To Me, He Was Just Dad,” a collection of 40 first-person narratives shared by the children of famous fathers, the 38-year-old former reality star notes that growing up he had a very distant relationship with Jenner, 70, who was …
  • Coronavirus kills 30 food workers as shoppers ransack supermarkets

    Coronavirus kills 30 food workers as shoppers ransack supermarkets

    More than two dozen US food industry workers have died from the coronavirus as scared shoppers plow through supermarkets with little regard for employees’ safety, it emerged on Monday. The United Food and Commercial Workers labor union says at least 30 workers in the grocery, meatpacking and food-processing industries have perished from COVID-19 in recent …
  • Celebs unite to benefit Mount Sinai workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Celebs unite to benefit Mount Sinai workers amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Fallon, and Jake Gyllenhaal are raising money for healthcare heroes working the frontlines at Mount Sinai amid the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 New Yorkers. Donations go directly towards helping medical professionals working to fight COVID-19. Other big names helping to raise funds for …
  • Why China is threatening to destroy Taiwan for succeeding against coronavirus

    Why China is threatening to destroy Taiwan for succeeding against coronavirus

    “The world has entered an eventful period, during which Taiwan is ineligible to play an active role,” China’s state-run Global Times concluded its anti-Taiwan editorial on Friday. “Taiwan authorities should have the basic rationality to act cautiously. Otherwise, they have to pay the price for their self-righteousness and recklessness.” There is no mention along with …
  • Trent Dilfer spent hours scripting Tua Tagovailoa’s pre-draft workout

    Trent Dilfer spent hours scripting Tua Tagovailoa’s pre-draft workout

    Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Necessity can be the catalyst of innovation, and that’s precisely what retired Ravens quarterback and Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer needed to prepare Tua Tagovailoa for his virtual Pro Day and beyond. “It took a lot of thought to create a glorified workout to show them the things they needed to see,” Dilfer …
  • How to cut men’s hair at home, according to star stylist Chris Appleton

    How to cut men’s hair at home, according to star stylist Chris Appleton

    With many salons and barbershops closed indefinitely in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many people are taking their hairstyling into their own hands — with mixed results. Fortunately for men who are at a loss for how to tame their locks, celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton — whose clients include Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez …
  • RNC, Trump Campaign Haul in $212 Million in First Quarter Fundraising

    RNC, Trump Campaign Haul in $212 Million in First Quarter Fundraising

    The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign on Monday reported raising $212 million in the first quarter of 2020. Fundraising increased 36 percent from the fourth quarter of 2019, despite a drop in fundraising in March following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump campaign and RNC raised $86 million in February versus …
  • Hilary Duff debuts new blue hair for Easter

    Hilary Duff debuts new blue hair for Easter

    Hilary Duff dyed more than Easter eggs this weekend. The “Younger” actress, 32, debuted a new hair look on Sunday, chopping off her blond hair in favor of a bright blue bob. Revealing the look on her Instagram, the mom of two simply captioned the photo, “🤷🏼‍♀️yea.” Lest fans think her wild ‘do was the …
  • Railroad History Suggests Federal Bailouts Could Spell Doom for Airlines

    Railroad History Suggests Federal Bailouts Could Spell Doom for Airlines

    The ultimate lesson of James J. Hill and his Great Northern Railroad is that the “winners” government picks today are the “losers” of tomorrow. A famous saying, especially prescient in times like this, is “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Last month, Congress mortgaged the nation’s future in a …