Jay-Z brought Kanye West and Rihanna out to the New York City borough of Queens on Thursday to shoot scenes for his video for "Run This Town," from his forthcoming album The Blueprint 3. The powerful trio didn't hit famous Queens 'hoods like Queensbridge, South Side or Hollis, instead they hit the park. However, this was no picnic scene: from the looks of… Continue
Cooked, salted or dried, field mice strung on sticks are sold as a popular delicacy in Malawi markets and roadside stalls.
The mice are hunted in corn fields after the harvest when they have grown plump on a diet of grains, fruits, grass and the odd insect. The most widely eaten species is known locally as Kapuku, gray in color and with a shorter tail than the more common rat.
Young boys have to be quick as they chase the mice through the fields and catch them. But local… Continue
Oy vey! This is a matzo ball to make you kvell. Weighing 267 pounds and measuring 29.2 inches in diameter, the biggest matzo ball in the world was unveiled Thursday and served up to hungry lower East Siders.
The giant kosher creation was schlepped across the city with a police escort after spending 19.5 hours on a slow boil in a custom-made 100-gallon New Jersey kettle.
It was created to raise awareness and money for a charity… Continue
Nine people were presumed dead Saturday after a small plane collided with a tourist helicopter over the Hudson River, sending both aircrafts spiraling into the murky waters.
The dead included five Italian tourists taking a helicopter tour above Manhattan, both pilots and two passengers on the single-engine plane - including a child, Mayor Bloomberg said.
Two bodies were recovered in the hours after the noon crash on a clear, sunny day… Continue
Prospect Park was a sea of violet Thursday night as a Prince-loving crowd watched "Purple Rain" and sang along to every song.
Brooklyn disco group Escort led the sing-along, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's groundbreaking album and the outrageous movie it inspired.
"We love 'Purple Rain' and the '80s!" said Nandini Gopalarathinam, 38, dressed in a purple zebra print dress.
Maybe if they would have used the actual poseable action figures, the producers of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" would have gotten some lively performances. As it is, star Channing Tatum speaks his lines as if someone is pulling the voice cord attached to his neck.
The dialogue, of course, isn't the point of "G.I.Joe," which wasn't screened for critics before opening, and for good reason. Director Stephen Sommers' actioner joins such embarrassing… Continue
There were no laughs for comedian Tracy Morgan on Friday, when he filed for a divorce from his high school sweetheart.
The legal split, filed in Bronx Supreme Court, was no surprise to acquaintances of Morgan, who said he has been separated from his wife, Sabina, for about eight years.
"Basically they were divorced without the paperwork," one friend said. "It seems like he has had a different girlfriend every five months or so. In the… Continue
Billy Mays' widow is "extremely disappointed" with the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office -- accusing them of sending out a "speculative" report that's damaging her husband's image.
Moments ago, Deborah Mays released the following statement:
"We are extremely disappointed by the press release released by the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office. We believe it contains speculative conclusions that are frankly… Continue
Police on Long Island say three people are dead and a fourth has been injured following a shooting in Roslyn Heights.
Nassau County Police Sgt. Tony Repalone says a man and woman were found dead inside a small white house on Elm Street. Two other women were taken to Winthrop University Hospital, where one of them died. The fourth is listed in critical condition, with a reported gunshot wound to the head.
A man in Detroit was charged Tuesday with mailing threatening letters to Jay-Z, his wife, Beyoncé, and football star Jerome Bettis.
The complaint, filed by Bettis, stated that Leon Desmond Barrett has been sending the threesome threats since 2006. Barrett denies the allegations, and claims the letters were sent because of a legitimate — but unknown — dispute with the former Pittsburgh Steelers running… Continue
There's no cover and no minimum at the not-so-exclusive club awaiting R&B singer Chris Brown.
The 20-year-old is poised to join the ever-expanding ranks of celebrity community service defendants, bold-faced names who brave mingling with the masses to avoid jail time.
The tangled saga of Michael Jackson has taken one more unexpected twist with the discovery of computer hard drives that allegedly contain a virtual treasure trove of unreleased material, reports Rolling Stone magazine.
The "Thriller" singer's sister, LaToya Jackson took possession of the hard drives, which include collaborations with A-listers like Ne-Yo, Akon, and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.
Will Posh be sugar or spice as a guest judge on 'American Idol'?
Hot on the heels of Paula Abdul's departure from the ratings juggernaut, Victoria Beckham's publicist has confirmed to Sky News that she will make a "one-off appearance" as a guest judge on the show.
No one would be blamed for reacting to the news with . . . Waa?
Even with the Spice Girls reunion tour in 2008, it's easy to forget that Mrs. David Beckham… Continue
South Florida rapper Brisco got robbed in broad daylight while getting his touch up at a barber shop. The robbers stole more than $35,000 worth of jewelry - including a yellow gold watch with diamonds, a chain and a yellow gold bracelet with diamonds. A Louis Vuitton wallet and more than $1,000 in cash was also taken. The critically acclaimed “Opa Locka Goon” was on his way back from a photo shoot, when he decided to stop by at a local barber shop where this all took place. I… Continue
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Brooke Hogan denied rumors that she got breast implants for years, but finally admitted on the "Howard Stern Show" in June that they were indeed fake.
Hogan, who claims she's naturally a C-cup, told Stern she got the surgery because, “I wanted them more rounded…I like them [now]. They definitely look pretty. But I didn’t need them.” Now if only she could admit to overdoing… Continue
A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.
Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it was "defending against a denial-of-service attack," in which hackers command scores of computers to a single site at the same time, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through.
For Twitter users, the outage meant no tweeting about lunch… Continue