New York City is not short of famous bridges, none more so than the crossing that’s appeared in a thousand movies: the Brooklyn Bridge. But if an Aussie were to venture just a little off the tourist track they would see a bridge that might baffle them. In the AstoriaContinue Reading
The honeymoon is over for the longtime ‘Honeymoon Capital of the World’ and ‘The Most Magical Place on Earth’. Several disillusioned globetrotters took to Reddit last week to rate Dubai, Niagara Falls, Disney World, and other surprising locations as overhyped travel destinations. Dubai The so-called City of Gold seems toContinue Reading
Jeffrey Epstein’s Caribbean islands, where he is accused of holding underage sex parties and other debauchery, are slated for a major rebranding. The new owners of the late financier’s playgrounds of perversion in the US Virgin Islands — known informally as “Pedophile Island” — are working to transform them intoContinue Reading
Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant is “quietly waiting” for the other shoe to drop as the court documents exposing more than 170 people with ties to the pedophile’s sex trafficking ring are set to be released on Tuesday, local time. Sarah Kellen, 44 — who allegedly scheduled the “massages” in whichContinue Reading
A troubled vagrant randomly stabbed two teenage tourists enjoying a Christmas morning meal with their parents in New York — after ranting that he wanted “all white people dead,” authorities said. The girls, 14 and 16-year-olds visiting from South America, were attacked at a Grand Central Terminal restaurant around 11:25amContinue Reading
If you asked most Sydneysiders about the thin wire fence that runs around several of the Eastern Suburbs, the majority would reply, “I have no idea what you’re talking about”. I wasn’t aware of it either until recently when a Jewish friend mentioned the Sydney Eruv. “What’s that?” I asked.Continue Reading
Data has revealed the huge amount Aussies plan to spend on Christmas presents in 2023 and it’s more than last year. The Christmas Retail Trends Report surveyed 1014 shoppers from across Australia to understand their budgets in the lead-up to the festive season. The report, conducted by Australian Consumer andContinue Reading
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fall from grace. A 12-member jury in Manhattan federal court convicted Bankman-Fried on all sevenContinue Reading
The trading of debt-riddled property behemoth Evergrande has been halted on the stock market exactly a month since it relisted. On Thursday afternoon AEST, the Chinese property developer entered into a trading halt, according to the Hong Kong stock exchange. At the time of the close, its shares were tradingContinue Reading
Sophie Turner has accused estranged husband Joe Jonas of refusing to let their two young daughters return to their “forever home” in Britain, a bombshell lawsuit filed on Thursday in New York shows. The pair split earlier this month after four years of marriage. They have two children. Since theContinue Reading