Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

As we reach the brink of winter, this is your last chance to get out for some late season camping. You know how it goes, smoke a little dope, have a little premarital sex, and get slaughtered! That’s right, kids, it’s time for a trip to Crystal Lake for the movie that tried to say a second goodbye to everyone’s favorite machete-wielding killer with Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Join us this Wednesday November 19th at 8pm Eastern as we gather around the (Twitch) campfire!  As many of you have heard me complain about in the past, Jason…

I was recently reading an article1 on the science of kindness that emphasized how acts of kindness (doing them and witnessing them) produce measurable neurochemical and physiological effects. Being kind or experiencing kindness triggers a biological “safe zone” that includes bonding, reward, lowered threat, and lowered physiological arousal. That zone is comfortable and reinforces prosocial behavior. Within a day of reading that article, I got a call from a colleague who had received a sharp, critical email from another colleague. The way my colleague responded so kindly and amicably left me astonished because I thought an equally sharp response was…

Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Charmers are back. Bravo’s “Southern Charm” returns tonight for Season 11, and if the previews are anything to go off, things are going to get very interesting for this group of Charlestonians. Craig Conover is entering Season 11 newly single, following his high profile breakup with Paige DeSorbo that occurred between filming for Season 10 and filming the Season 10 reunion. “I’m having fun, like being able to kiss someone if I want to guilt…

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Insurance giant AIG has reportedly taken back the hire of a senior executive over allegations he carried on an affair with a subordinate at his previous job. John Neal was just days away from assuming the presidency of the Manhattan-based conglomerate after a six-year stint as CEO of Lloyd’s of London, according to The Wall Street Journal. Industry insiders were left stunned when the company pulled its offer at the last minute after learning Neal was involved in a close relationship with Rebekah Clement, the newspaper reported. Insurance giant AIG has rescinded the hire of a senior executive, John Neal,…

Okay, cave horror. We’ve all been there, right? Just kidding, most of us haven’t willingly trapped ourselves underground. Although we might like to make fun of those who do it online. But we have seen many movies about it. After all this time, The Descent continues to be the most unnerving film on the subject. Got Claustrophobia? First off, let’s talk about the setting. Caves are terrifying to most people, but some people see a playground in that wet, dark hole. Dark, cramped, disorienting. It’s almost like we aren’t meant to be down there at all. Neil Marshall, the director,…

A New Zealand woman has spoken out after her horrifying experience while traveling went viral. Molly, who goes by molsgonewild online, left a chill down every woman’s spine over the weekend after sharing an interaction with a local man during her solo trip across Sri Lanka. “I debated sharing this – but this is the reality of solo travel as a woman,” she wrote to her Instagram followers. “During my solo tuk-tuk road trip across Sri Lanka, a man asked for sex and exposed himself to me. It was one of those moments that shakes you a bit, even when you think…

Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Eminem has taken legal action against an Australian beachwear brand called Swim Shady due to the company name being too similar to his Slim Shady alter ego. The “Lose Yourself” rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, filed his petition against Swim Shady with the US Patent and Trademark Office on Sept. 29, per a filing obtained by The Post. Eminem performs in Detroit, Michigan, on June 6, 2024. Getty Images Eminem took legal action against the Australian beachwear brand Swim Shady on Sept. 29, 2025. Swim Shady Eminem, 53, alleged…

Job, career, or calling: How do you think about your work? What role do family and friends play in your life? Like it or not, our sense of purpose and goals are ever-changing. Here are some common challenges and dangers as you move through your life. 20s This stage involves starting out, exploring, learning, dating, and possibly marriage. Finding your place in the world. Learning how to be an adult with everything that comes with it—paying bills, buying cars, dating, maybe becoming a parent. Challenges: How to get a foothold on the job ladder; how to find a partner; how…

New York City’s “Bernie Madoff of landlords” has defaulted on nearly $170 million in loans — and is facing foreclosure on a whopping roughly 35 Manhattan properties, new court records show. Steven Croman, a longtime notorious landlord and convicted fraudster — who did a stint on Rikers Island more than a decade ago — is now facing another reckoning, but this time in civil court. A bevy of lawsuits filed recently filed against Croman in Manhattan Supreme Court claim he is in default on $168 million worth of real estate loans. Steve Croman, who pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud a…