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Farewell to Thailand’s gem The longer you live, the more friends you tell goodbye. A lifetime ago in Bangkok’s Chitralada palace garden I met Her Stunningly Gorgeous Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand. Tiny perfect figure. Ebony black hair. The face marble. Swathed in Thai silk. We stayed friends all these years. She left us last week. We had many visits — me there, she here. Once, in accented excellent English as we sat in the sweltering sun, she told me: “Due to my country’s blessed weather I have no lines in my face. It is because I perspire so often. This…

Earlier this month, I happened across an article on CNBC describing how Julia Roberts learned to handle career criticism. The subject immediately interested me. On one hand, it felt strange that one of the most successful movie stars on the planet would have been dogged by criticism. On the other hand, it’s not at all surprising that a sensitive young woman in a very tough business would encounter emotional challenges she had to learn to cope with. Being insecure, as Roberts described herself early in her career, criticism could be “crippling” to her. It threw her off her game. “If…

An intrepid storm chaser threw up while taking a bumpy ride through Hurricane Melissa. Matthew Cappucci, a senior meteorologist with MyRadarWX, was in the middle of trying to describe Hurricane Melissa when he started to lose his nerve and puked into a can. Representing @MyRadarWX on CNN earlier this evening and breaking down what it was like to fly into the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it was intensifying into a Category 5 monster: pic.twitter.com/xTu1SSKEr3— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) October 28, 2025 Cappucci assured viewers he was fine five minutes after being sick on the flight. CNN “Puking on national TV.…

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday presented scholarships to the three young children of Det. Didarul Islam, the hero NYPD cop who was shot and killed by a deranged gunman inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper. “Detective Islam was a hero to us,” Goodell said during a ceremony at the 47th Precinct, where Islam was assigned before he was gunned down while working security at 345 Park Ave. — a skyscraper that houses NFL headquarters. “He was somebody that we all knew as a friend, as a neighbor. And it’s an honor to be here with his family that I know…

Airbnb is making a big push to loosen the regulatory noose around its neck in the Big Apple – before it’s too late and a Mamdani administration potentially takes over. The home-sharing giant wants the City Council to change a 2023 law that effectively shut down most Airbnb listings in the city. Under the proposed legislation, owners of single-family homes would be allowed to offer rentals without the hosts being present for less than 30 days. The city’s limit on guests would also be lifted, from two to four. Airbnb is hoping the NYC City Council amends restrictive legislation on…

Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli’s on-again, off-again relationship is reportedly over for good. The “Euphoria” actor, 28, and the influencer, 26, are “not getting back together” after briefly rekindling their romance in September, a source told People. “It’s fully over,” the source said. Giannulli is reportedly more concerned about her parents — “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli — separating after 28 years of marriage than the breakup. Olivia Jade Giannulli and Jacob Elordi have split for good after briefly rekindling their on-again, off-again romance in September, a source told People. BACKGRID Giannulli is reportedly “fine”…

Horror Master and Iconic Composer JOHN CARPENTER, in Partnership With Veeps.com and Cineverse’s Bloody Disgusting, to Perform Global Livestream Halloween Concert from Los Angeles on October 31: “His films helped define modern horror. His music still haunts your dreams. This Halloween, legendary filmmaker and composer John Carpenter will perform live in Los Angeles, broadcast worldwide via livestream beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Friday, October 31, 2025. Details on how to watch can be found at theofficialjohncarpenter.com. JOHN CARPENTER LIVE: HALLOWEEN FROM LOS ANGELES will be streamed live from Downtown L.A. Fans everywhere will be able to experience Carpenter performing…

What do secret societies, infectious diseases, and male dominance hierarchies have in common? They all make use of a symbol system that was first developed over 2,500 years ago. Since that time, it has been continually repurposed in all sorts of surprising ways. There may be no set of characters as widely deployed—or as adaptable—as the letters of the Greek alphabet. This symbol system was standardized as a set of 24 letters—from alpha to omega—during the 4th century BC. Because a knowledge of ancient Greek was widely shared by members of Europe’s educated class, Greek letters were readily pressed into…

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Hurricane Melissa unleashed a demonic wail as it made landfall in Jamaica with 185 mph winds Tuesday. The storm screamed as it collided head-on with Treasure Beach, a small outcropping on the island’s southwest coast that bore brunt of the impact. 🚨#BREAKING: Listen as terrifying screams of extreme wind reaching 185+ mph tear through Treasure Beach, Jamaica where a catastrophic, life-threatening Category 5 hurricane is unleashing its full force. The storm’s powerful eyewall is now directly over the area, battering… pic.twitter.com/Mbs3MiZSLD— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 28, 2025 A live camera and microphone…