Tag: Offbeat
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Offbeat | Prince Harry, Meghan’s home renovations cost taxpayers $3M
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s home was renovated with 2.4 million pounds (USD3.06 million) of taxpayers’ money, royal accounts revealed yesterday. Prince Harry and his ... -
Offbeat | Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt
Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany’s banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through ... -
Offbeat | Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway
A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the ... -
Offbeat | 100-year-old yoga instructor keeps moving, dancing
A 100-year-old yoga instructor has no plans to stop practicing and teaching. On a spring day in Hartsdale, a northern suburb of New York City where ... -
Offbeat | Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast porn collection
An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth USD29,000. The 40-year-old man last week ... -
Offbeat | Dentist vows to put racy Easter display back up
A New Jersey dentist who created a racy Easter display is vowing to put it back up after a female neighbor used gardening shears to damage ... -
Offbeat | Prince Harry, Oprah work on mental health program for Apple
Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry will be partnering with Oprah Winfrey to create a documentary series on mental health for Apple’s new streaming service. The ... -
Offbeat | Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart
Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall ... -
Offbeat | Judge: Animal shelter to keep tiger seized from Houston home
A judge has ruled that an animal shelter can keep a tiger that was rescued from an abandoned Houston home. The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch ... -
Offbeat | Lithuanian man flies alone on commercial plane to Italy
A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, ... -
Offbeat | Creepy cargo: Philippines seizes 757 tarantulas from Poland
Philippine customs officials were astonished when they opened nicely gift-wrapped boxes of cookies and oatmeal flown in all the way from Poland and found a hair-raising ... -
Offbeat | Mexican police nab man who tried to rob bank with loader
Police in Mexico say they caught a man who stole a front-end loader, drove it to a local bank, knocked down a wall, chained a safe ... -
Offbeat | New York City councilman named as world’s tallest politician
A 6-foot-10 (208 centimeters) New York City councilman from Brooklyn has been named tallest politician in the world. Robert Cornegy Jr. (picture, right) was honored for ... -
Offbeat | Mix-up: British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany
The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country. ... -
Offbeat | Man returns library book 53 years late
A New Jersey man says he has returned an overdue library book — 53 years after he first borrowed the book. Fair Lawn resident Harry Krame ... -
Offbeat | Firefighter sues, says he grew beard as born-again Christian
A New Jersey firefighter has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that he is being forced to shave a beard he says he grew for religious ... -
Offbeat | Oscars: US Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio
Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in “Roma,” is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving ... -
Offbeat | Costume Designers Guild to honor Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close
Oscar nominees Glenn Close and “Black Panther” costume designer Ruth E. Carter will be honored today [Macau time] at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. ... -
Offbeat | Authorities remove cougar from tree outside California home
Firefighters have rescued a very big cat — a mountain lion — from a tree outside a home in the Southern California desert. The homeowner called ... -
Offbeat | Beer from 1886 shipwreck may yield new brew
Ahoy, beer lovers: A bottle from a 133-year-old shipwreck may yield yeast for a new brew in upstate New York. Biotechnology students at the State University ... -
Offbeat | A very prompt Marc Jacobs welcomes back a ‘90s supermodel
Marc Jacobs didn’t waste a second before starting his runway show yesterday [Macau time]. Literally. The designer, whose high-profile show traditionally closes out Fashion Week, was ... -
Offbeat | Gucci creative head breaks silence over ‘blackface’ sweater
Gucci’s creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an USD890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention. Alessandro Michele, a design force at ... -
Offbeat | Nielsen says just under 20 million watched Grammy Awards
Nearly 20 million people watched Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves earn four trophies each at the Grammy Awards, about the same audience as the annual music ... -
Offbeat | Wham! George Michael’s art heads to auction
George Michael’s art collection, including a couple of Damien Hirst’s pickled objects, is heading to the auction block next month. A group of 200 works will ... -
Offbeat | Film featuring disabled actors wins Spain’s top Goya award
The film “Campeones” (“Champions”), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards. Directed ... -
Offbeat | Super Bowl super fan can’t stop because Patriots won’t stop
One of the handful of fans who has seen every single Super Bowl is keeping the streak alive as he prepares to cheer for his New ... -
Offbeat | Canada condemns Netflix for using rail disaster images
Canada’s Parliament passed a motion this week saying Netflix should compensate the people of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, for using footage of the 2013 rail disaster in the post-apocalyptic survival ... -
Offbeat | Christina Aguilera to launch Las Vegas residency in May
Christina Aguilera is joining the growing number of musicians launching residencies in Las Vegas. The singer announced this week that “Christina Aguilera: The Xperience” will open ... -
Offbeat | Michael Jackson family condemns new documentary on accusers
Michael Jackson’s family members said yesterday [Macau time] that they are “furious” that two men who accuse him of sexually abusing them as boys have received ... -
Offbeat | Czech dog sled race hit by severe weather
Severe weather conditions have caused about half of the 100 competing drivers to give up the five-day Sedivackuv Long dog sled race, organizers said. The 23rd ... -
Offbeat | Telegraph to pay Melania Trump ‘substantial’ damages for article
The Telegraph agreed to pay U.S. First Lady Melania Trump “substantial” damages after running an article in its magazine a week ago that it said included ... -
Offbeat | Jimmy Page’s dragon guitar reborn after 50 years on ice
After five decades, Jimmy Page’s dragon has re-emerged from its lair. Fender instruments on Wednesday gave the public its first look at its recreation of a ... -
Offbeat | Orangutan bites zoo volunteer, detaches her thumb
A zoo in Ohio says one of its volunteer’s thumbs became detached when an orangutan reached through a barrier and bit her arm. The Toledo zoo ... -
Offbeat | Commuter’s ‘delay scarf’ bought by German train company
Germany’s biggest rail company, under fire for its unpunctual service, is trying to mollify one disgruntled commuter by buying her “delay scarf.” Deutsche Bahn, which last ... -
Offbeat | Singapore’s female professionals lag men in earnings, Times says
Female professionals in Singapore are, in some cases, earning just half the amount of their male counterparts, the Straits Times reported. High-paying jobs with the widest ...
