• ‘Center Stage’ star Ethan Stiefel looks very different these days

    ‘Center Stage’ star Ethan Stiefel looks very different these days

    Stars from the cult 2000 movie “Center Stage” reunited via Zoom on Tuesday night. Zoë Saldana, Amanda Schull, Sascha Radestsky and Ethan Stiefel regaled the audience with behind-the-scenes tales — but it was ballet dancer Steifel’s appearance that had fans buzzing. Resembling a Cher-era Gregg Allman with a large blond mustache, Stiefel, 47, looked unrecognizable …
  • Aroldis Chapman’s high heat sets off bench clearing as Yankees beat Rays

    Aroldis Chapman’s high heat sets off bench clearing as Yankees beat Rays

    The Yankees finally beat the Rays on Tuesday night, but not without some late drama. With two outs in the ninth, Aroldis Chapman’s 101 mph fastball went behind Mike Brosseau’s head. After the umpires huddled, both benches were warned, and Chapman fanned Brosseau to finish the 5-3 Yankees win. But before everyone left the field, …
  • Bethenny Frankel slams plastic surgery rumors with filter-free selfie

    Bethenny Frankel slams plastic surgery rumors with filter-free selfie

    Bethenny Frankel may not be a “Housewife” anymore, but she will always be real. The former “RHONY” star, 49, took to Instagram on Tuesday to post a no-makeup, filter-free selfie — and clap back at those who’ve accused her of using plastic surgery to turn back the clock. “The more I see photos on social …
  • New Yorkers celebrate reopening weekend for museums

    New Yorkers celebrate reopening weekend for museums

    Their temperatures were low and their spirits were high. New Yorkers rejoiced over the reopening weekend at many city museums and other cultural institutions, pumping their fists triumphantly as they entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday for the first time since the coronavirus closed its doors on March 13. Masked Met visitors had their …
  • NYC museums reopening: Everything you need to know

    NYC museums reopening: Everything you need to know

    Culture vultures, rejoice! Gov. Andrew Cuomo decreed that NYC’s museums and cultural institutions could reopen at 25 percent capacity starting Aug. 24, reversing the mandated months-long hiatus of the city’s beloved institutions since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. Gyms and bowling alleys are also allowed to reopen with safety precautions, and movie theaters are …
  • Yankees get devastating Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres injury news

    Yankees get devastating Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres injury news

    The injury news keeps getting worse for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is headed back to the Injured List and it doesn’t sound like Gleyber Torres will be back anytime soon. On a Zoom call with fans Thursday, general manager Brian Cashman said Judge (calf strain) will be shelved twice as long as the first time …
  • Familiar injury puts Aaron Judge back in Yankees limbo

    Familiar injury puts Aaron Judge back in Yankees limbo

    Three at-bats are what the Yankees got from Aaron Judge’s return from a strained calf and the injured list on Wednesday. When their anemic lineup gets the next one is unknown. Thursday, one day after Judge left the second game of a doubleheader against the Braves in Atlanta due a right calf issue, the right …
  • Coty posts bigger-than-expected loss as lockdown dents beauty business

    Coty posts bigger-than-expected loss as lockdown dents beauty business

    Cosmetics maker Coty on Thursday posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss and a 56 percent slump in sales, as the coronavirus-induced closure of stores and parlors hammered demand for its beauty products. Cosmetics makers are battling the closure of other channels of sales, including duty-free shops at airports, and also contending with work-from-home customers focusing on …
  • Elon Musk’s brain-implant firm Neuralink to show off ‘working’ device Friday

    Elon Musk’s brain-implant firm Neuralink to show off ‘working’ device Friday

    Elon Musk says his brain-implant firm Neuralink will show off a “working device” at a highly anticipated Friday event. Musk announced the live demonstration on Twitter early Wednesday, apparently referring to the brain-machine interface — a device that would link human brains to computers — that Neuralink has been developing since it launched in 2017. …
  • Mets blanked twice in sweep in return from coronavirus hiatus

    Mets blanked twice in sweep in return from coronavirus hiatus

    After spending the weekend cooped up inside their homes following a player and coach testing positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, the Mets resumed their season Tuesday. They were quickly reminded of frustrations that don’t exist in quarantine: rain delays, runners left in scoring position and all-around sloppy play. What was a problem before the Mets’ …