Edna Ferber didn’t want James Dean to play Jett Rink, the wild farm hand turned millionaire oil magnate from her 1952 novel Giant. ‘ She had envisioned someone bolder for the film adaptation. At least someone more famous! Dean was an angelic-faced 24-year-old engineer whose film debut (in the 1955 drama East of Eden) had […]

An Italian chef has discovered the telltale signs of good quality pasta. Francesco Mattana said he gets the question all the time, and while he can’t share a brand, he can share what people should be looking for. The chef, who boasts more than 326,000 followers on TikTok, showed off two different penne pastas. “They […]

A video shared on social media of a baby reacting to his new glasses has sparked worldwide attention and received more than 100 million views on TikTok and Instagram. The baby’s mother, Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer, posted the video of 1-year-old Liam Frederick trying on his new glasses — and it was clear he liked what he […]

It is a real journey! A Jersey girl has sparked a major dating debate. Zach, a 34-year-old software engineer from FiDi, made plans for a first date after meeting a woman from Jersey City on Hinge, but as soon as they scheduled the date, she asked, “How am I getting there? ?” “My initial reaction […]

Welcome to December, Star Seeds. The month begins with a powerful new moon in Sagittarius in the early hours of December. 1, (November 30 for those on the West Coast.) Under these dark skies and the influence of Sagittarius, we’re reminded that the unknown is the last horizon of hope, and that curiosity—a better bet […]

Dear ABBY: I am the mother of a 16-year-old daughter, “Leia”. She has lived with my parents since she was 10 years old because that is what she and my people wanted at the time. I didn’t want it to, but I let it happen because I had health problems. Leia chose to stay there […]