Several popular beaches along the Maryland and Delaware coasts were closed to swimming after medical waste, including needles, washed ashore last week. Swimming was prohibited at beaches that included Ocean City, Maryland, and Fenwick Island, Delaware, as well as state and federal beaches on Assateague Island, which is part of Maryland and Virginia. In a … Read more
Dear ABBY: I live in a building. I’m calm and I keep to myself. There is a janitor here who is very loud. When I receive my package, she asks, “So what’s in the package?” like I’m doing something dirty. She is also a terrible gossip and a liar. At the front desk, as well … Read more
Ever wanted to have the discipline and focus of a monk? It’s easy to do, says lay monk Walter Gjergja, who practices discipline and concentration for a living. George, or Shi Xing Mi, is said to be the world’s first official non-Chinese master of the 32nd generation of the Shaolin Temple. Walter Gjergja, a Shaolin … Read more
Forget Eyes Wide Shut – this is Nicole Kidman’s weirdest movie yet. The 57-year-old actress, who recently revealed she feels “sexier than ever”, is winning rave reviews for her fierce role in the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl. The film, scheduled for release on Christmas Day, sees Kidman play a New York business executive who begins … Read more
Gen Z has revived a pocket-sized toy that many millennials remember fondly. Tamagotchis – digital devices in which users can take care of a virtual pet – have been hot among the younger generation lately, going back to their heyday in the 90s. Bandai Namco, the brand behind the popular toy, reported that worldwide sales … Read more
Why spend thousands of dollars per month on prescription weight loss when store bought supplements claim to have the same effect? Trendy GLP-1 supplements are being touted as “nature’s Ozempic,” promising to deliver a similar result to the wildly popular injection—all for a fraction of the price. Ozempic and its sister drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro … Read more
In October. On the 26th, 1957, Reinhold Kulle and his family departed on the MS Italia from Cuxhaven, Germany, destined for a new life in America. But as Michael Soffer reveals in Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil (University of Chicago Press), Kulle harbored a dark secret. Throughout World War II, Kulle had … Read more
A bag of Lays and a $106,000 watch? In an age where quiet luxury reigns supreme, the ultra-rich have found new and subtle ways to signal their status, opting for simple foods and seemingly inconspicuous jewelry. When it comes to handbags, the 0.1% are abandoning visible signs of wealth, opting instead for accessories known only … Read more
A man has imposed a financial penalty on his wife because she was always late in picking up the garden. In his post, which was so outrageous it was caught on TikTok, the husband says his wife was solely “in charge” of their four-year-old’s schedule because: “I am at work. I work for a living.” … Read more
Claire Casbolt loves unicorns, mermaids, art and her friends. She just turned seven and has planned her biggest party ever, complete with face painting, ponies and a bouncy castle. Sadly, her seventh birthday will likely be her last. In June, Claire’s mother, Meghan Tucker, noticed one of her bold and bubbly students was acting more … Read more