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

Prosecutors in the central state of Morelos say the loader had a front bucket as well as a jackhammer the thieves used to destroy the wall

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 that

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. The

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 says he checked

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 reasons.

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 in Mexico.

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 at the 21st annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. Close will

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

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 of

Offbeat | A very prompt Marc Jacobs welcomes back a ‘90s supermodel

Marc Jacobs didn’t waste a second before starting his runway show yesterday . Literally. The designer, whose high-profile show traditionally closes out Fashion Week, was clearly determined

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 show had

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 be

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 by Javier Fesser,

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 England Patriots.

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 film “Bird

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 at Zappos

Offbeat | Michael Jackson family condemns new documentary on accusers

Michael Jackson’s family members said yesterday that they are “furious” that two men who accuse him of sexually abusing them as boys have received renewed attention because of

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 edition of one

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES