Walt Disney created rich, vibrant fantasies with his animation, but his inspirations were firmly rooted in the real world. A just-opened exhibit at the Met, “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts,” showcases how historical European design influenced both the animator and those that worked for him. The exhibition goes back to the…Continue Reading
December 18, 2021 | 9:49am Enlarge Image The embattled actor was spotted outside his Upper East Side apartment this week. William C. Lopez/NY Post Chris Noth may spend Christmas apart from his wife — who is “very upset” by the recent string of sexual assault allegations against her husband, according to a report. Actress and…Continue Reading
BROWNSVILLE, Pennsylvania — Just before 10 a.m., cars begin pulling into the parking lot of the Country Thrift Market, a sprawling former grocery store 40 miles from Pittsburgh. Normally, folks in the area shop for gently-used clothing, toys and deeply discounted home goods here. But today is different because Santa Claus is on site along…Continue Reading
The city is probing an Upper East Side dog seller after a Humane Society sting allegedly uncovered mistreated puppies that died in the shop or were sold while sick to unsuspecting customers. American Kennels on East 62nd Street — where an English bulldog sells for $7,000 — had “at least one dead puppy, sick puppies…Continue Reading
December 18, 2021 | 9:28am Enlarge Image Larry David writes for Air Mail: “I detest all holidays, but none as much as Christmas.” Getty Images ‘Twas the blight before Christmas. Larry David has penned a new piece for Graydon Carter’s Air Mail about his Christmas traditions — or lack thereof — that puts the curmudgeonly…Continue Reading
There is only one truth: the truth of the party. And the party is Donald Trump. That’s what it’s come down to, folks. The Republican Party has been effectively transformed into a doppelgänger of the Chinese Communist Party, with its own version of Chairman Mao Zedong at its head — and the first thing on the…Continue Reading
President Franklin D. Roosevelt pounded on his desk and swore. His treasury secretary had handed him a series of memos detailing the many ways the wealthy were avoiding taxes. Enraged by a rich businessman’s schemes, Roosevelt asked his treasury secretary to publicly denounce the man as a “son of a bitch.” Roosevelt, himself an heir,…Continue Reading
It would be hard to argue that 2021 was a productive year in politics. But for Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene – the CrossFit coach turned U.S. congresswoman representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district – the year has been just that. No, she hasn’t sponsored legislation that’s passed any chamber of Congress. And no, she hasn’t been…Continue Reading
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Kickstarter unveiled its ambition to develop a blockchain-based crowdfunding system, the company characterized the move as a way to push creators closer to their audiences.”Backers should be able to easily discover and participate more deeply in projects, better control their data, and have more robust tools to…Continue Reading
Taking a veiled dig at Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday raised questions over the alleged scams involving crores of money in cooperative banks of Maharashtra. Shah today attended Dr Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Literary Award distribution programme and Cooperation Council Conference in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. Speaking on the…Continue Reading